Tag: vendor-selection
Support beats features every time - the real ai vendor evaluation checklist
Most AI vendor evaluation checklists obsess over model capabilities while ignoring what actually determines success: whether the vendor picks up the phone when your implementation breaks at 3am. RAND Corporation research shows more than 80% of AI projects fail, and 85% of companies miss AI cost forecasts by more than 10%.
The AI tools graveyard: Why 90% fail and how to pick the survivors
Most AI tools will not exist in three years. The economics are brutal: Stanford HAI data shows private investment in generative AI has grown more than eightfold while startups burn through cash twice as fast as a decade ago. Here is how to spot which ones survive and avoid betting your operations on doomed solutions.
AI RFP template that tests capability, not credentials
Most AI RFPs collect marketing slides instead of testing real performance with your data. RAND found more than 80% of AI projects fail, often because procurement focused on credentials rather than capability. Here is a practical approach that evaluates vendors through hands-on proof of concepts using your actual data and workflows, not polished presentations.
The complete AI implementation checklist
When most AI pilots never reach production, the problem is not the technology. Most AI implementation checklists evaluate features when they should evaluate support, infrastructure readiness, and team preparation.