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Pilot Playbooks and Example Outcomes

Fixed-scope pilots you can run in 30 days — what we build, how we measure success, and what you get.

Founder-ledAligned with Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA and PIPA)No training on your data
Book a 30-minute discovery call→See pilot scope and pricing

Planning baselines — not prior results.

  • Playbooks
  • Measurement
  • Method Glossary
  • Artifacts
  • FAQ
  • Cohort
1

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant Setup

A branded assistant connected to your knowledge and tools with safety rules and human handoff when needed.

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What We Measure

  • 📊
    Tickets handled without a person (percentage)
  • 📊
    Response time at median (P50) and 95th percentile (P95)
  • 📊
    Customer satisfaction (CSAT) for assistant chats

What You Get

  • 📄
    Assistant settings and prompts
  • 📄
    Retrieval setup
  • 📄
    Web widget and text messaging (SMS) option
  • 📄
    Analytics and owner’s manual

Project Details

⏱️Timeline

2–4 weeks

💰Price Range

$5k–$9k

🎬

How the pilot unfolds

  1. 1

    Scope & safety workshop

    Start with 60 minutes to collect approved content, refusal rules, and escalation paths. We map data sources and guardrails before we write a prompt.

    Agree on "can / cannot answer" in plain English.
  2. 2

    Assistant build & retrieval wiring

    We connect knowledge sources, craft system prompts, and configure human handoff in a staging environment your team can poke at.

    Pilot-ready assistant in a secure sandbox with logging.
  3. 3

    Launch with transcripts + metrics

    Flip on the web widget and optional SMS channel. Weekly Slack digests capture deflection, CSAT, and flagged chats so you never lose context.

    Increase in self‑serve resolution shortly after launch.

Transcript from the staging assistant

Redacted but representative sample — shows refusal, lookup, and escalation.

Start this pilot →Prefill ROI estimate→
2

Operations Reporting and Invoicing Automation

A fixed-scope automation that assembles weekly reports and invoices and delivers them on schedule.

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What We Measure

  • 📊
    Hours saved per week (time study)
  • 📊
    Error rate (before and after)
  • 📊
    On-time delivery (percentage)

What You Get

  • 📄
    Connections and checks
  • 📄
    PDF or email templates
  • 📄
    Scheduler
  • 📄
    Operations owner’s manual

Project Details

⏱️Timeline

3–6 weeks

💰Price Range

$7k–$14k

🎬

How the pilot unfolds

  1. 1

    Map the manual workflow

    Document your source sheets, accounting system, and approval rules. We translate that into a swimlane so nothing is missed.

    Shared checklist with roles + failure points.
  2. 2

    Wire automations + validations

    Build the Zapier/Make pipeline, add guardrails for totals and tax, and send proofs for sign-off before anything gets delivered.

    Automation catches missing purchase orders before invoices go out.
  3. 3

    Launch & operator playbook

    Provide a short Loom walkthrough, runbook, and one-click rerun controls so your team owns the workflow on day one.

    Meaningful time back for the operations lead.
Start this pilot →Prefill ROI estimate→
3

Analytics Quickstart

A focused dashboard pack with 6–8 key performance indicators (KPIs) that answer the questions your team actually asks.

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What We Measure

  • 📊
    Time to answer (top 5 questions)
  • 📊
    Adoption (weekly active viewers)
  • 📊
    Use of one trusted source of truth

What You Get

  • 📄
    Data model and definitions
  • 📄
    KPI tiles and drill-through
  • 📄
    Alerting
  • 📄
    Admin guide

Project Details

⏱️Timeline

2–3 weeks

💰Price Range

$6k–$10k

🎬

How the pilot unfolds

  1. 1

    Question-first workshop

    Facilitated session to list the top questions you ask every week. We turn that into a shortlist of KPIs and required data sources.

    Shared glossary that keeps everyone aligned.
  2. 2

    Data model & dashboard build

    Model the metrics, configure Looker/Looker Studio, and craft tiles with story-driven annotations so insights are clear.

    One trusted dashboard across finance + operations.
  3. 3

    Enablement & alerting

    Train teams on the new dashboard, enable scheduled emails/Slack alerts, and capture adoption metrics to keep accountability high.

    Team adoption increased shortly after launch.
Start this pilot →Prefill ROI estimate→
4

Lead Qualification Assistant

Forms and chat that qualify inbound leads and schedule calls with customer relationship management (CRM) notes.

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What We Measure

  • 📊
    Qualified leads/week
  • 📊
    Booking conversion (percentage)
  • 📊
    Median time to first response

What You Get

  • 📄
    Form and assistant
  • 📄
    Routing rules
  • 📄
    Customer relationship management (CRM) notes template
  • 📄
    Analytics

Project Details

⏱️Timeline

2–3 weeks

💰Price Range

$5k–$8k

🎬

How the pilot unfolds

  1. 1

    Qualification scoring + routes

    Define the rules that separate tire-kickers from ready buyers. We codify scoring, required fields, and calendar availability.

    Lead scoring rubric everyone agrees on.
  2. 2

    Assistant + CRM sync

    Embed the assistant in your forms, sync notes into the CRM, and create instant “next best step” tasks for the right rep.

    First response time drops to minutes with no extra headcount.
  3. 3

    A/B prompts + calendar tweaks

    Review transcripts, tune prompts, and tighten scheduling logic so the assistant books clean meetings around your team’s guardrails.

    Booking conversion up 24% versus the legacy form.
Start this pilot →Prefill ROI estimate→

How We Measure Outcomes

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Baseline window: last 4–6 weeks.
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Tracking: ticket deflection, response times, and adoption.
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Acceptance criteria: agreed in the Statement of Work (SOW); the pilot completes when criteria are met.
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Data handling: least-privilege access, non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on request, and no model training on your private data.

Method Cards: Definitions

Ticket Deflection

Percentage of customer inquiries handled by AI without human intervention

Time-to-Answer

Average time from customer question to AI response (P50/P95 percentiles)

Adoption

Weekly active users viewing dashboards or engaging with AI tools

Cycle Time

Time from process start to completion (before/after automation)

Error Rate

Percentage of manual errors reduced through automation validation

Sample Artifacts (Anonymized)

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Assistant Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Operations Owner’s Manual and Incident Playbook (PDF)
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Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Dashboard Screens (PNG)

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our pilot process and outcomes

1

Do you have references?

References are provided after scoping. Early pilots are covered by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) until clients opt in to public sharing.

2

Can we co-brand a public case study later?

Yes—mutual approval after the pilot.

3

Can we see a demo?

Yes—book a discovery call for a walk-through in a test environment.

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Founding Cohort (Limited)

3 pilot slots per month for Calgary small and mid-sized businesses. Fixed scope, fixed price, priority support.

Book a 30-min discovery call→