8.1 Module 8 · Building an AI-Ready HR Team

The Implementation Lifecycle

Navigate the four-phase journey from initial discovery to continuous optimisation. Build your timeline, track milestones, and ensure each phase gate is cleared before moving forward.

Implementation Timeline Builder Milestone Tracker

Implementation Timeline Builder

Click each phase to expand details. Add milestones, set target dates, and work through the go/no-go checklist at each phase gate.

Milestone Tracker

Add custom milestones to each phase, set target dates, and track completion status across your implementation journey.

Key insight — the pilot trap: 70% of AI pilots never make it to production because success criteria were not defined upfront. Before launching any pilot, document exactly what "good" looks like — specific metrics, thresholds, and timelines. Without these, pilots drift into perpetual experimentation and stakeholders lose confidence. Define your exit criteria before you write your first line of code.