02/21/2026
**Don't pick an AI vendor until they do THIS.**
Five steps that separate serious vendors from feature demos:
1. Interview the front lines (6-10 people)
2. Map workflows visually
3. Quantify the cost of inefficiency
4. Propose solutions aligned to what they found
5. Package into a defensible roadmap
Most firms skip all of this. Then wonder why adoption stalls.
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