What should an AI transformation brief say beyond what we plan to add?
The accountability panel pushed back on the idea that adding AI to an existing process counts as a strategy. A good transformation brief also says what people will no longer be expected to do, and when the old way ends.
Start by describing the current process and the result it's meant to produce. Then mark which steps the proposal would remove, combine or change. Ask why each step exists before you decide it's unnecessary, because a step that looks pointless in one department may supply information another department needs. Check with the teams receiving the work. If that function still matters, replace it on purpose.
Next, find the reports, meetings or approvals that would become redundant and name the person who can authorize stopping them. Telling employees a process is simpler while every old requirement stays in place doesn't help anyone.
The old process needs an end date
State when the old process ends, what happens to work already in progress and where people should raise a problem. Nobody should be stuck running both processes indefinitely.