The growth path

    Nobody starts with automation. Everyone can start on the road to it.

    Every organisation grows along the same route: first sense, then act, then connect, steer and anticipate. Five stages, every step small, and nobody skips one: the trust from one stage is the ticket into the next.

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    Not started yet? Begin with the foundation scan, about ninety seconds.

    The route at a glance

    Five stages, one brain

    The trust from one stage is the ticket into the next.

    1. What the brain does

      Notices and reports. A spreadsheet or source becomes a governed data asset: columns become concepts with a definition and an owner. Alert rules keep watch while the team works on.

      What it looks like

      Daily signals in Teams, Outlook, Slack or email, with a spreadsheet attachment of exactly the deviating rows where needed. One team, one domain.

      The question it answers

      What is happening right now? The end of “we heard about it too late”.

      Ready for the next stage when

      The same alert is followed up by hand every day, and the team asks whether that could happen by itself.

      Fits

      Team, from €499 per month. Alerts are free and unlimited.

      Goals in this stage
      • Three to five alerts live on real thresholds
      • First trusted number in daily use
      • Time to detect a deviation from days to minutes
      Example
      Stock below minimum: 7 items · today 07:00 · attachment: deviations.xlsx
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    Everything switched on in a stage keeps working in every later stage. The next stage is a step on the same brain, never a migration.

    What each stage switches on

    Every stage switches something on, and it stays on

    The route is cumulative. This overview shows per capability in which stage it first switches on and where it is in daily use.

    1Sense2Act3Connect4Steer5Anticipate
    Governed data assetsStartCoreCoreCoreCore
    AlertsStartCoreCoreCoreCore
    Action listStartCoreCoreCore
    WorkflowsStartCoreCoreCore
    Data contractsStartCoreCore
    Access for dashboards, systems and AIReadReadStartCoreCore
    Governed KPIsReadReadStartCore
    Scenarios and proactive agentsOptionStart
    Private AIOptionOptionOption

    Start: switched on for the first time, small and guided. Core: in daily use. Read: consult only. Option: available separately.

    The self-scan

    Where does your organisation stand?

    Fourteen statements, one minute. No email needed; your result appears straight away.

    not true (1) – completely true (5)0 / 14 answered
    Sense1 / 5
    1. 01Our critical figures live in governed data assets with an owner, not in emailed files.
    2. 02The team hears about deviations within minutes, in its own channel.
    3. 03The definitions behind our signals are recorded and undisputed.
    Who is at the table

    Every stage brings new people to the table

    The route is not only technical. Who joins on time prevents the two classic failures: an IT project the business never adopts, and a business tool IT and legal hear about too late.

    1Sense2Act3Connect4Steer5Anticipate
    The business team
    Leads stages 1 and 2; after that it stays the daily user.
    Data and IT
    Involved from the start and leading the platform work in stage 3.
    Business leadership
    Becomes decisive in stages 3 and 4: one truth and steering on the brain are management decisions.
    Legal and compliance
    Join early: the processing agreement in stage 1, data contracts in stage 3, AI governance in stages 4 and 5.
    The works council
    Joins the conversation as soon as automation touches the work.
    Board and executive team
    Steer on the brain from stage 4 and ask the what-if questions in stage 5.

    Filled: decides. Outline: involved.

    How the transitions work

    Every transition is a decision, not a slide

    01

    Goals up front

    At the start of every stage, measurable goals are agreed, in your terms: hours, errors, days.

    02

    Decide together

    The transition to the next stage is a go decision in a joint review, based on those goals.

    03

    A no is normal

    Not ready for the next stage means: close the gap first. Teams may sit in different stages, and stopping is always possible, keeping everything the brain has learned. That is and stays yours, exportable in every stage.

    A first year on the route

    What the first year looks like

    Not a project plan with an end date, but a rhythm of proving and deciding. The gates are the moments where the scope may grow.

    1. Month 0
      Month 0

      The start

      One team, one data asset, three to five alerts in Teams.

    2. Month 2
      Month 2

      Gate 1: Sense proven

      The alert is followed up daily. The action list switches on.

    3. Month 5
      Month 5

      Gate 2: Act proven

      The most repeated action runs with approval. A second domain starts.

    4. Month 9
      Month 9

      Gate 3: Connect begins

      The agreements between teams are in place. Leadership chooses one truth.

    5. Month 12
      Month 12

      Route review with the board

      Goals and owners for steering in year two.

    The scope only grows after a gate. That is why the route review, not the plan, is the steering instrument.

    Frequently asked questions

    Questions about the growth path

    The growth path

    Think big. Start small. Scale with trust.

    Start with one data asset and one alert. The rest of the route follows on the same brain.

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