AI workshop for companies

From AI use case to an implementable pilot.

A practical decision and implementation workshop for management, IT and business teams: prioritise relevant use cases, clarify data and risk, and define a pilot that can realistically be implemented.

Workshop framework
Format
Small groups of up to 15 people
Duration
Compact as 1 day or in 2 blocks of approx. 3 hours each
Focus
Use cases, data, architecture, pilot scope and AI workflows
Tailoring
Examples and exercises matched to department, industry and maturity
Content

From real problems to prioritised AI use cases.

The workshop combines orientation with concrete decision work. We look not only at what AI can do, but which tasks are valuable enough for a pilot, which data and systems are involved and which risks need to be resolved before implementation.

  • Use cases & problem fit

    Collect concrete tasks from everyday work and assess whether AI solves a relevant bottleneck or merely adds another tool to the process.

  • Data & information sources

    Clarify which documents, systems, data sources and access rights a use case needs – and whether the data is realistically available and current.

  • Quality & evaluation

    Define real test cases and success criteria: what the pilot must do reliably, which failures are critical and what counts as good enough.

  • Integration & automation

    Decide where AI belongs in existing processes, applications and approvals, and when an assistant, workflow or agent is actually appropriate.

  • Tool & architecture choice

    Assess ChatGPT, Copilot, RAG, agents, APIs and local or hosted models only after the use case is clear – not the other way around.

  • Data protection & responsibility

    Use AI safely: sensitive data, source criticism, hallucinations, roles, approvals and traceable ways of working.

Process

Proven as a two-part use-case and pilot workshop.

A format with two sessions works well as a starting point. If needed, the workshop can be shorter, more intensive or tailored more strongly to individual departments.

Part 1approx. 3 hours

Clarify use cases, data and boundaries

  • Capture business problems and recurring tasks as concrete use cases
  • Compare value, frequency, data needs, risks and implementation effort
  • Identify required data sources, systems, roles and permissions
  • Define real test cases and initial quality criteria for the strongest candidates
  • Prioritise use cases and deliberately reject weak ideas
Part 2approx. 3 hours

Define the pilot and prepare implementation

  • Turn the strongest use case into a clearly bounded pilot
  • Sketch target users, data flows, integration, operating model and system boundaries
  • Define success criteria, critical failures and go/no-go points
  • Assess build-vs-buy and suitable tool and architecture paths
  • Document concrete next steps, ownership and pilot scope
Location

AI workshops in Vienna, Austria & remote across the DACH region.

On site in Vienna and throughout Austria, on request as an in-house workshop in Germany or Switzerland — or fully remote across the entire DACH region. Flexible on scheduling, tailored to your team, wherever you are based.

Outcome

The outcome is a prioritised pilot – not just an idea list.

The goal is a defensible decision basis: which use case comes first, which data and systems it needs, which risks must be addressed and how a small pilot should be scoped.

  • A prioritised list of concrete AI use cases with value, effort and risk.
  • A bounded pilot with goal, users, data sources and success criteria.
  • Technical guardrails for integration, privacy, permissions and the operating model.
  • Concrete next steps rather than an open-ended idea or tool list.
  • Where useful, hands-on exercises with ChatGPT, Copilot and existing workflows.

Want to turn AI ideas into an implementable pilot?

Send me a short note about the team, current situation and two or three possible use cases. I will suggest a workshop format designed to end with a defensible pilot decision.