
You are planning a first AI project and there is no plain-language planning aid before spending anything.
The First useful AI project worksheet is a planning aid you can print or keep on screen. It is free, it asks for no email, and it is not an ROI estimate.
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Six prompts, one page, no cost.
Workflow, friction, owner, information, evidence, next step.
Observations where you have them; blank where you do not.
Define the problem, fix the process, buy a tool, or investigate a scoped build.
The worksheet is yours. Nothing is transmitted.
Start with one recurring process. Four questions help you decide whether to define the work more clearly or explore a build.
A practical readiness checkThis is a planning aid, not an ROI estimate or a vendor assessment. Your answers stay on this page and are not saved or sent.
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Illustrative sample, not a client result. Photos on this page are illustrative, not clients.
Talk to Mike →No. It is a planning aid only.
No. The worksheet is free and asks for no email.
The Client Intake Failure-Test Kit and the AI readiness conversation. Both stand on their own.
A planning aid: six prompts from the workflow to the next step, answered on paper before anyone quotes a build.
Email Mike a short brief: the workflow, where it gets stuck, and when you need it. We’ll establish the right next step together.
Email Mike about the work ↗Email MikeTwelve checks for capture, routing, recovery and measurement. Ungated, with a local checklist, CSV export and printable PDF. Use synthetic data only.
Open the free test kit →Test what happens after a website inquiry, before increasing your ad spend.
Read the article →One agreed intake workflow for consultancies and Denver professional-service firms. A fixed-fee quote before work, clear ownership and tested exception handling.
Explore the Client Intake & Follow-up Build ↗The worksheet plans the project. The Test Kit shows where client intake breaks. Both are free.