{"id":4534,"date":"2026-05-13T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearehandson.de\/insights-ki-strategy-use-cases-die-handson-ablehnt\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T21:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:49:48","slug":"insights-ai-strategy-use-cases-handson-turns-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearehandson.de\/en\/insights-ai-strategy-use-cases-handson-turns-down\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Strategy &amp; Use Cases HandsOn turns down"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:100px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_0d78fc-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}body:not(.block-editor-page) .kb-row-layout-id1685_4a18c2-7e { position:relative; 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Use Cases \u00b7 Insight<\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_03b618-20\"]{max-width:900px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;text-align:center;font-size:44px;line-height:1.08;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_03b618-20\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_03b618-20\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_03b618-20\"]{font-size:30px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_03b618-20 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_03b618-20\">The Use Cases HandsOn Turns Down<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_244e40-32\"]{max-width:720px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:36px;text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.65;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;color:#8C8C8C;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_244e40-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_244e40-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_244e40-32\"]{font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_244e40-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_244e40-32\">A strategy sets the Guardrails \u2014 it selects what not to do before it selects what to do. 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_2d4f5f-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.75\"><strong>\u201cWe have an AI strategy portfolio now.\u201d<\/strong> We often hear this statement from executives\u2014and it\u2019s tinged with a certain pride and the conviction that they\u2019re \u201ckeeping up with the times.\u201d We then quickly become the party poopers, because: An AI project portfolio and an AI strategy are not the same thing. A strategy differs in that it selects what will not be done based on defined parameters before selecting what will be done. An AI portfolio is nothing more than an initial shortlist of potential use cases\u2014but by no means a strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">To make the issue more tangible, consider the example of a fictional client: an industrial supplier with \u20ac1.2 billion in revenue, three plants, and a division that has been losing margin for the past two years. On the management team\u2019s desk lies a list of 34 AI use cases. Each case has a sponsor, an estimated business case, and a traffic light indicator. Thirty-one of them are green. The head of strategy calls the document the \u201cAI portfolio.\u201d The HandsOn response to such a list is not to assist with prioritization. We start by eliminating use cases: In this particular engagement, after three hours of methodical work on the refusal set, 7 cases remain, and 27 are dropped. This usually leads directly to discussions with the head of strategy, who painstakingly compiled the list in the first place. He is taken aback\u2014because he has defended the document for nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#0A0A0A;border-radius:8px;padding:32px 28px;margin:28px 0;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:-30%;right:-10%;width:40%;height:160%;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,rgba(158,0,210,0.25) 0%,transparent 65%);pointer-events:none\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1\">\n<div style=\"font-size:44px;font-weight:800;color:#DA6DFF;line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-0.03em;margin-bottom:10px\">25&ndash;30%<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);font-weight:400;max-width:560px\">Share of mid-market AI initiatives that move from pilot status into productive operation. The rest are maintained across subsequent quarters, occasionally renamed, and at year-end quietly absorbed into the line. Source: BCG\/MIT Sloan, State of AI 2024.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:40px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4534_51a508-13 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_bddafb-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_bddafb-86\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_628974-28\"]{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_628974-28\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_628974-28\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_628974-28\"]{font-size:26px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_628974-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_628974-28\">What the market does with use-case strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">The standard exercise is the 2\u00d72 matrix with circles on it. X-axis business impact, Y-axis feasibility, circle size the estimated investment. Top right is the quick-win zone, and that is where the cases the sponsor can present well end up. The hard cases \u2014 usually the ones with the highest structural impact \u2014 drift into the bottom right and get \u201cpushed to next quarter\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">That\u2019s not a strategy. A document is produced that makes the executive board feel good, while at the same time a pilot portfolio is created that ultimately fails to scale. The 2024 BCG\/MIT survey estimates that the proportion of mid-sized AI initiatives that move from pilot status to full-scale operation is in the range of 25 to 30 percent. The rest are maintained in subsequent quarters, occasionally renamed, and quietly pushed into the line at the end of the year &#8211; failing to deliver measurable impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">The reflex we\u2019ve observed\u2014and one we must overcome\u2014is dangerous: the argument that \u201cwe\u2019ll do everything because everything is important.\u201d The portfolio remains at 34 cases, the roadmap stretches out to 18 months, and the scarcity inherent in any strategy\u2014scarcity of attention, leadership bandwidth, data architecture, and employee adoption capacity\u2014is glossed over.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b\"]{margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px;font-size:24px;line-height:1.35;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b\"]{font-size:22px;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b ho-pullquote wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_7bb643-1b\">No one says no. So no one has decided.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:28px auto;padding:0\">\n<div style=\"width:60px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#9E00D2 0%,transparent 100%);margin:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4534_349b43-54 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_2caf06-b0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_079199-83\"]{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_079199-83\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_079199-83\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_079199-83\"]{font-size:26px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_079199-83 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_079199-83\">How HandsOn does use-case selection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">The HandsOn method is refusal-first. We build the portfolio in two movements, and the first movement is deletion. Selection comes second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\"><strong>Movement one: the refusal set.<\/strong> Before a single case lands on a matrix, we write down which classes of applications the company will <strong>not<\/strong> pursue this fiscal year. In this exercise, we use three filters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:16px;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;margin:24px 0 20px\">\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-left:3px solid #9E00D2;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 24px\">\n<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9E00D2;margin-bottom:8px\">Filter 01 &middot; Refusal<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Operating-Model Fit<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#464646\">Which cases would require a steering logic the company does not have today? A case that would re-cut decision rights across three functional areas, without an instance to decide that cut, does not belong in the portfolio. It belongs in the discussion about the operating model.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-left:3px solid #9E00D2;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 24px\">\n<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9E00D2;margin-bottom:8px\">Filter 02 &middot; Refusal<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Cost of Autonomy<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#464646\">Every case has an autonomy level: suggestion, decision with human in the loop, decision without, autonomous action. Each step up raises governance costs disproportionately. When control eats the business case, the case scales back to level 1 &mdash; or it is dropped.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-left:3px solid #9E00D2;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 24px\">\n<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9E00D2;margin-bottom:8px\">Filter 03 &middot; Refusal<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Strategic Congruence<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#464646\">What does the business model turn on? A supplier whose margin depends on time-to-quote should not spend energy on an HR chatbot. Cases that do not pay into the one or two strategic levers of the business model are distractions &mdash; even when they work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">What survives these three filters is the real portfolio. Applied to the fictional industrial supplier: 7 of 34 cases. Four of them carry the strategic core, three are learning cases, chosen to build internal capability rather than for ROI. The other twenty-seven are not \u201cdeferred\u201d. They are deleted. That is the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\"><strong>Movement two: selection within the remainder.<\/strong> Only here does matrix logic come into play, and it is tighter than usual. We score the remaining cases against the HandsOn AI Operating Model \u2014 six domains from Strategy to Operations \u2014 and check, for each case, in which domain the bottleneck sits. When the bottleneck is not in Strategy or Use Case but in Governance or Literacy, the strategy-engagement answer is: not yet. Address the bottlenecked domain first, then start the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:28px auto;padding:0\">\n<div style=\"width:60px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#9E00D2 0%,transparent 100%);margin:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4534_d3b730-4e alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_18859b-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_18859b-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_18859b-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c\"]{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c\"]{font-size:26px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_27f6c7-6c\">What good looks like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">A use-case portfolio after this cut is recognisable by three things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:16px;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;margin:24px 0 20px\">\n\n<div style=\"background:#F8F7F5;border-radius:8px;padding:24px 22px\">\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">7 of 34<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px\">Small<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#464646\">The board can name each case without a cheat sheet. Seven cases, not thirty-four.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#F8F7F5;border-radius:8px;padding:24px 22px\">\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">One slide<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px\">Refusal set<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#464646\">On its own slide stands which application classes the company will not address this fiscal year and why. The slide the CFO asks for next quarter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#F8F7F5;border-radius:8px;padding:24px 22px\">\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">Level 1<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px\">Autonomy level<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#464646\">Most cases start at level 1 (suggestion with human in the loop). The path upward is explicit, condition-bound, and anchored in the governance chapter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:28px auto;padding:0\">\n<div style=\"width:60px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#9E00D2 0%,transparent 100%);margin:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:40px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4534_3fec1d-ef alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_3bff5e-39\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e\"]{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e\"]{font-size:26px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_5f97af-2e\">Anti-patterns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">The most common anti-pattern is the matrix with circles, described above. The second, more dangerous one, is the sequencing lie \u2014 all 34 cases stay in, they are just distributed across 18 months. No one has decided, no one has lost anything, no one has stuck their neck out. The portfolio looks like a strategy and is a distribution. In Q3 the board realises that the bandwidth is enough for 4 cases in parallel, not 12. The other 8 fall quiet. Whoever had decided that in Q1 would have saved nine months of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">The third anti-pattern is the quick-win reflex. An AI chatbot for HR self-service produces a nice press release and zero cents of margin impact. A use-case portfolio that consists of three quick wins and a roadmap has dodged the hardest part \u2014 the strategic choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:28px auto;padding:0\">\n<div style=\"width:60px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#9E00D2 0%,transparent 100%);margin:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4534_2f2d70-f5 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_d7576f-4a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf\"]{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf\"]{font-size:26px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_9a303a-bf\">When a Strategy &amp; Use Cases engagement is the right format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">Not every company that needs AI advisory needs use-case strategy first. Five signals make the difference \u2014 three or more hits, and use-case selection is the right door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;margin:24px 0 20px\">\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-radius:10px;padding:24px 28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.03em\">01<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">The list on the table<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#464646\">The board has a list of more than 15 cases in front of it and no shared logic for which five of them count this year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-radius:10px;padding:24px 28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.03em\">02<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Parallel initiatives<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#464646\">In the last twelve months there have been multiple divisional initiatives with their own budgets &mdash; Marketing, HR, Operations &mdash; running in parallel and not talking to each other.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-radius:10px;padding:24px 28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.03em\">03<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">CFO veto<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#464646\">The CFO returned the last investment request with the question of what happens if all three cases come good at the same time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-radius:10px;padding:24px 28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.03em\">04<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">No shared term<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#464646\">There is no shared term for what a &ldquo;strategic AI case&rdquo; is at this company and what is mere tool delivery.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E6E6E6;border-radius:10px;padding:24px 28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:800;color:#9E00D2;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.03em\">05<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#0A0A0A;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">External obligation<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#464646\">An external obligation &mdash; EU AI Act, results call, supervisory board &mdash; demands a position, and the current answer is &ldquo;we&rsquo;re working on it&rdquo;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">When the bottleneck sits elsewhere \u2014 no inventory of running applications, no clarity on high-risk classification, a capability gap that hollows out any strategy \u2014 the strategy engagement is not the first movement. Then the diagnostic leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:28px auto;padding:0\">\n<div style=\"width:60px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#9E00D2 0%,transparent 100%);margin:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:40px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4534_fae689-d5 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4534_c2cf91-1b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb\"]{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#0A0A0A;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb\"]{font-size:26px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_021c1e-fb\">Close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2B2B2B;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\">Three weeks after the cuts\u2014again, in this hypothetical example\u2014the head of strategy presents the rejection list to the board. There are 27 cuts listed on a single slide. The discussion during the meeting is the longest of the year. Most board members find it difficult to prioritize. Activity and a long list of cases to be implemented provide a sense of security. At least until the end of the year, when the results are tallied and it becomes clear that cases were not implemented\u2014or, much worse, were implemented without measurable ROI or adoption by the organization. Then you have to face the much more uncomfortable question: What did implementing those 34 cases actually accomplish? That\u2019s why at HandsOn, we always start by trimming the use case list, even if that means things get uncomfortable right away.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:80px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:80px;padding-left:24px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd{background-color:#0A0A0A;}.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4534_89d78e-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}body:not(.block-editor-page) .kb-row-layout-id1685_6fb0ec-d8 { position:relative; 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Use Cases \u00b7 Engagement<\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9\"]{max-width:680px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;text-align:center;font-size:36px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:#FFFFFF;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9\"]{font-size:28px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4534_3de0c1-d9\">Which cases would you delete?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#B2B2B2;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#B2B2B2;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;font-weight:400;max-width:580px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">The HandsOn AI Strategy Engagement helps you identify the right use cases and then move on to focused implementation.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0ba00683 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:28px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wearehandson.de\/en\/what-we-do\/strategy\/\" style=\"border-radius:4px;background-color:#9E00D2;padding-top:14px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:30px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">ReQuest AI Startegy Engagement \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-border-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wearehandson.de\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;background-color:transparent;padding-top:14px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:30px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Book a Meeting<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><html xmlns:mso=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" xmlns:msdt=\"uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882\"><head><br \/>\n<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<mso:CustomDocumentProperties>\n<mso:Confidentiality msdt:dt=\"string\">Public<\/mso:Confidentiality>\n<mso:ArtifactType msdt:dt=\"string\">Operational<\/mso:ArtifactType>\n<mso:Topic msdt:dt=\"string\">Cross-Cutting<\/mso:Topic>\n<mso:Language msdt:dt=\"string\">EN<\/mso:Language>\n<mso:Status msdt:dt=\"string\">Draft<\/mso:Status>\n<mso:Source msdt:dt=\"string\">Own<\/mso:Source>\n<\/mso:CustomDocumentProperties>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><br \/>\n<\/head><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategy &amp; 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