# AI Opportunity Brief

## 1. Decision requested

- Decision:
- Decision owner:
- Date / horizon:

## 2. User and task

- Primary user:
- Trigger and job to be done:
- Current workflow:
- Frequency / volume:
- Current time, cost, error, or risk:
- Evidence and source:

## 3. Problem and root cause

- Observed problem:
- Root-cause hypothesis:
- Consequence of no change:
- Current workaround and why it persists:

## 4. Options

| Option | Expected value | Feasibility | Risk | Cost/time | Evidence needed |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|
| Process / rule / search |  |  |  |  |  |
| AI bounded subtask |  |  |  |  |  |
| AI end-to-end workflow |  |  |  |  |  |
| Do nothing |  |  |  |  |  |

## 5. Proposed experiment

- Hypothesis:
- Prototype / test:
- Representative participants or samples:
- Baseline:
- Success and guardrail thresholds:
- Time box and budget:
- Go / change / stop rule:

## 6. Boundaries

- Included users/tasks:
- Excluded users/tasks:
- Data and permissions:
- Maximum autonomy:
- Human review:
- Unacceptable failures:

## 7. Facts, assumptions, and open decisions

### Confirmed facts

### Assumptions to test

### Open decisions, owner, and due date