From Prototype to Production Workshop

95% of AI prototypes fail.

Which is fine. Failure in prototype is cheap. That’s learning.
The real danger is failing in production. That’s expensive. Sometimes the cost is your entire AI journey.

The problem is when prototypes get rushed into production that never should have left the lab – burning through budget, time, and trust.

This workshop shows you how to avoid that trap — and scale the right use cases with confidence.

I’ll share the exact techniques I’ve used across 50+ applied AI projects — from building 100+ prototypes to launching a dozen production AI systems that are still running today.

In 90 minutes, you’ll walk away with:

• A checklist to quickly tell which prototypes are ready for production and which to stop before they waste money.

• A definition of scaling success, tied to business impact, that your leadership will actually buy into.

• A roadmap for scaling safely and profitably, built on real-world projects that survived past the pilot stage.

Agenda

• Part 1: Escaping the Expensive Prototype Trap (20 min)

  • Differentiate between discovery and delivery work

  • Tell if your prototype is ready for production, or if it should stay in the lab

• Part 2: Define What Real Scaling Looks Like (25 min)

  • Know what success looks like based on the 5 Scaling Goals

  • Measure progress with clear, practical dimensions

• Part 3: The Roadmap to Reliable Scaling (35 min)

  • Discover the five enablers for reaching the scaling goals: people, process, data, technology, and AIOps

  • Real-world example: An AI use case that went from 10 users to 10,000 in production

This is for you if

➡️ You’re responsible for AI adoption and need to decide which use cases to prioritize
➡️ You’re working on an AI prototype and wonder if it’s ready for the next stage
➡️ You’re a business leader who needs a clear, practical way to approach AI projects

You’ll leave with

✅ A checklist to quickly tell if a prototype is ready for production
✅ A clear definition of scaling success that everyone can align on
✅ A practical plan to scale in a way leadership will support