AI Opportunity Review

Find the workflows where AI creates the most value.

The AI Opportunity Review is 1LAB's primary paid adoption engagement. It identifies where AI could create the most organisational value, quantifies the opportunity, assesses feasibility and risk, and produces a prioritised 90-day roadmap.

It moves a client from “we know AI might help” to “we know which workflows are worth changing, why, what the likely value is, what the constraints are, and what to do first.”

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Scope — V1

What the review covers.

Approximately two weeks. Scheduling depends on client availability, so completion is not a guaranteed timeline. It is not a technical implementation, not a generic AI strategy project, not a full enterprise transformation, and not a compliance audit.

  1. 01Leadership kickoff
  2. 023–5 stakeholder interviews
  3. 03Review of up to 5 priority workflows
  4. 04Professional-capacity baseline
  5. 05AI opportunity scoring
  6. 06Feasibility assessment
  7. 07Risk and consequence assessment
  8. 08Human-judgement assessment
  9. 09Shortlist of top 3 opportunities
  10. 10Recommended first pilot
  11. 1190-day roadmap
  12. 12Executive readout

Deliverables: the AI Opportunity Map, workflow findings, a professional-capacity estimate, a ranked opportunity portfolio, the top 3 opportunities, feasibility / risk / judgement findings, a recommended first pilot, a 90-day roadmap, and a concise executive summary.

How it runs

One compact progression.

The map is only useful when every step is evidence-backed. Each stage makes the next decision easier.

  1. 01Understand the work
  2. 02Map the workflows
  3. 03Quantify value
  4. 04Assess AI fit
  5. 05Assess risk / judgement
  6. 06Prioritise
  7. 07Select first pilot
  8. 0890-day roadmap
Illustrative example

How the AI Opportunity Map works.

Illustrative example. Sample workflows show how the Opportunity Map works — they are not customer data and not measured results.

Ring: consequence of error Low High
Dot: human judgement Low High

Risk is kept separate from the value and deliverability score: the ring shows consequence of error, the dot shows how much expert judgement is essential. That is the point of the map — a workflow can be high-value and feasible yet still need tight human control.

Illustrative example. Sample workflows show how the Opportunity Map works — they are not customer data and not measured results.

Shortlist

The top three opportunities, ranked by recommendation.

Each card is the reusable output format: the same component works in a website, Studio, a PDF report, a workshop deck, or a future client dashboard.

01

Morning Operations Brief

Pilot
Value
High
Capacity
22 hrs/month
Frequency
Daily
AI feasibility
High
Integration
High
Judgement
Low
Consequence
Medium
InterventionAI-enabled workflow
Human boundaryExternal commitments require human approval
02

Client Email Triage

Quick win
Value
Low
Capacity
14 hrs/month
Frequency
Daily
AI feasibility
High
Integration
Medium
Judgement
Low
Consequence
High
InterventionAI-enabled workflow
Human boundaryOutgoing client messages require review
03

Proposal Drafting

Investigate
Value
High
Capacity
30 hrs/month
Frequency
Monthly
AI feasibility
Medium
Integration
Medium
Judgement
High
Consequence
Medium
InterventionWorkflow redesign
Human boundaryCommercial commitments require partner review
Current → target

What changes in the recommended pilot.

Illustrative example. Sample workflows show how the Opportunity Map works — they are not customer data and not measured results.

Human onlyAI assistedAutomatedApproval gate
Current

Morning Operations Brief

  1. Human onlyTrigger
  2. Human onlyManual search
  3. Human onlyCopy and reconcile
  4. Human onlyDraft
  5. Human onlyReview
  6. Human onlyAction
Target

Morning Operations Brief

  1. AutomatedTrigger
  2. AutomatedAutomated retrieval
  3. AI assistedAI processing
  4. Human onlyHuman decision
  5. Approval gateApproval gate
  6. AutomatedControlled action
  7. AutomatedRecord

The map connects to Integration: the target workflow shows where AI assists, where automation takes over, where a human decides, and where an approval gate protects consequential action.

The tools behind the map

Existing tools become components of the review.

Each tool has one job inside the methodology. The AI Opportunity Map brings all the evidence together and prioritises.

Capture current work

Workflow Mapper

Turns a repeated process into triggers, steps, handoffs, checks, and AI opportunity points.

Test business value

AI Use-Case Value Filter

Scores whether an AI idea is worth pursuing, prototyping, redesigning, or parking.

Quantify capacity and value

AI Workflow ROI Calculator

Estimates monthly value, payback period, and sensitivity before a workflow build begins.

Determine verification needs

AI Output Review Checklist

Sets the right review standard before AI-generated work is used with clients or teams.

Turn one-off AI use into repeatable work

Prompt-to-Process Converter

Turns a useful one-off prompt into a repeatable workflow with inputs and acceptance checks.

Bring the evidence together

AI Opportunity Map

The umbrella methodology: it combines value, capacity, feasibility, risk, and judgement into a prioritised view.

Next step

Turn the opportunity into better work.

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