Timeline

the phases and steps needed to bring your ai solution to life

This card covers the phases and steps to get your AI tool built and in use. A timeline makes the work visible and surfaces what depends on what. For a newsroom fitting this around daily output, an honest timeline matters more than an ambitious one.

Questions to explore

// use these as prompts in a workshop or on your own. There are no right answers.

What are the main phases, and which one carries the most uncertainty?
What has to happen before the next step can start?
Where is the timeline likely to slip, and what would cause that?
How does this work fit around the newsroom's daily deadlines and busy periods?
What could you deliver early to get feedback before the whole thing is done?

Things to consider

Plans tend to run longer than expected, so leave room for that.
Sequence the uncertain work early, while there is still time to adjust.
Tie each phase to something the team can see and try.

using this card

Pull Timeline when it is relevant and set it aside when it is not. Pair it with the other AI Solutions cards, lay them out on a table, and use the questions above to get everyone on the same page. Capture what you discuss on sticky notes or in a shared doc.