# AI pilot project

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Build and test a first version for one specific use case, to decide whether it is worth expanding.

## A good fit when

Teams that have chosen a use case and want to test its feasibility before investing in a complete project.

## The problem

A demo appears to work, but you do not know whether it survives real data, people, exceptions and cost.

## What you are buying

A working pilot, controls on its actions, a comparison with the current process and a documented recommendation: integrate, narrow or stop.

## Price and timing

- From €18,000 excl. VAT
- Fixed-scope project
- 4–6 weeks
- Remote or hybrid · one use case

## Included

- Test design
- Implementation of the agreed activities
- Event logs needed for verification
- Results and recommendation report

## Required inputs

- Chosen use case
- Legitimate test data
- Operational owner
- Success criterion

## Process

- Agree on activities and starting measurements
- Build the first version
- Test normal and failure cases
- Decide on next steps from the results

## Planned verification

- Repeatable inputs and outputs
- Exception log
- Verdict linked to observed data

## Who does the work

- Fifteen years building software people rely on.
- 15+: years in software engineering
- Seed → IPO: product leadership through a public listing
- 3.2★ → 4.7★: App Store rating during the team's work at bunq
- SDA Bocconi: two sessions on applied and agentic AI
- These results describe my experience. For your project, we define goals and measures around your company’s process.

## Scope limits

- One use case and one primary metric
- One controlled environment
- One primary integration
- No company-wide rollout or production SLA

## Exclusions

- Company-wide rollout
- Production SLA
- Integrations that do not affect the decision

## Essential terms

- 50% start · 30% test · 20% delivery
- Cloud, API, licences, hardware and travel excluded
- 14 days of stabilisation within the pilot scope
- Initial request assessment within 2 business days

## Acceptance criteria

- Working implementation demonstrated on agreed inputs
- Tested failure cases and an exception log
- Recommendation to integrate, narrow or stop the project

The verification steps are engagement criteria, not outcomes already achieved for every client.

## Next step

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