Grapefruit

Fixed-scope offer · 2 weeks

AI Opportunity Scan: find the 3 AI use cases worth funding

The AI Opportunity Scan is a 2-week, fixed-scope engagement in which Grapefruit interviews your stakeholders, maps the processes where AI could help, and ranks every use case by value, effort, data readiness and EU AI Act risk. You get an ROI model for the top 3 and a 90-day roadmap your leadership can approve.

No obligation to continue. We reply within 1 business day, usually the same day.

The promise

Find the 3 AI use cases worth funding in your business, with the numbers to defend them.

Duration
2 weeks
Scope
Fixed, agreed before we start

Who it is for

Is the AI Opportunity Scan right for you?

COOs, CMOs, heads of digital or innovation and CEOs who are asked to show AI results this year and need a business case, not a demo.

A good fit when

  • Leadership was asked to show AI results this year and you need to pick where to start
  • Several teams run AI experiments, but nobody can compare them or fund the right one
  • You need a business case and a risk view before a procurement process

Not the right first step when

  • You already picked a use case and need proof it works: start with the AI Prototype Sprint
  • You want a vendor comparison of AI tools only

Week by week

How the work runs

  1. Before day 1

    Kick-off and inputs

    We agree scope, interviewees and the business goals the scan must serve, and collect existing process and data documentation.

  2. Week 1

    Interviews and process mapping

    5 to 8 stakeholder interviews across business, IT and legal. We map the workflows where time, cost or customer experience suffer and list candidate use cases.

  3. Week 2, first half

    Scoring and data readiness

    Each use case is scored for value, effort, data readiness and risk, and classified against the EU AI Act risk levels.

  4. Week 2, second half

    Business case and readout

    ROI model for the top 3 use cases, a 90-day roadmap and an executive readout with your decision makers.

What you get

  • Stakeholder interviews (5 to 8 people) and a process map
  • AI opportunity backlog ranked by value, effort and risk
  • Data readiness check for the top use cases
  • EU AI Act risk classification per use case
  • ROI model for the top 3 use cases
  • 90-day roadmap and executive readout

Every document is yours to keep and to use with any partner.

What you need to prepare

  • One decision owner who can say yes to the next step
  • 5 to 8 people available for a 45-minute interview each
  • Access to process documentation, volumes and any data inventories you have
  • About 3 hours of your time across the two weeks, including the readout

What happens after

No obligation to continue

Most teams take the top-ranked use case into an AI Prototype Sprint to prove it on their own data. Some go straight to an AI Solution Build when the use case is low-risk and well understood. You keep the roadmap either way.
  1. Fixed scope3 to 4 weeks

    AI Prototype Sprint

    A working AI prototype on your own data in 4 weeks, so you decide with evidence, not slides.

    • Use case framing, evaluation set and success metrics agreed up front
    • Working prototype in your cloud tenant (assistant, agent, content model or document extraction)
    • Accuracy and hallucination test report
    • Security and data flow note
    Plan a prototype sprint
  2. Project2 to 6 months

    AI Solution Build

    From validated prototype to a production AI system your team trusts and runs.

    • Architecture and secure deployment in your cloud tenant
    • Evaluation suite, guardrails and human-in-the-loop design
    • Integration with your systems, monitoring and cost controls
    • EU AI Act documentation pack
    Start a project

FAQ

AI Opportunity Scan: common questions

What exactly do we get at the end of the scan?

A ranked AI opportunity backlog, a data readiness view for the top use cases, an EU AI Act risk classification per use case, an ROI model for the top 3, a 90-day roadmap and an executive readout. Every document is yours to keep and to use with any partner, including your internal team.

Do we have to continue with Grapefruit after the scan?

No. The scan is a standalone, fixed-scope engagement with no obligation to continue. The roadmap is written so your own team or another partner can execute it. If you do continue, the scan becomes the brief for the prototype or build, so nothing has to be repeated.

Our data is not ready. Is a scan still useful?

Yes. Most companies' data is not ready for every use case, and the scan shows which use cases work with what you already have, such as documents, tickets or product content, and what needs fixing first for the rest. Many strong first use cases run on existing documents.

How is the cost of the scan decided?

The scan has a fixed scope and a fixed fee agreed before we start, so there are no surprises. What moves it is the number of business units and interviews, and whether the readout happens on-site. We confirm the fee after a 30-minute scoping call.

Is the EU AI Act classification legal advice?

No. We classify each use case against the AI Act risk levels and transparency duties so you can see exposure early and design for it. For a formal legal opinion we recommend your legal counsel review the classification, and we work alongside them when needed.

Which data do you need access to during the scan?

Mostly documentation and conversations, not production data. We ask for process descriptions, volumes and data inventories. If a sample is needed to judge readiness, it stays in your environment or is shared under an NDA and a data processing agreement.

Book an AI Opportunity Scan

Find the 3 AI use cases worth funding in your business, with the numbers to defend them. Tell us a little about your context and we will confirm scope and timing.

We reply within 1 business day, usually the same day. Not ready to talk? Take the free AI assessment.