Free Sprint Playbook

Your First AI Win in 30 Days. Without Disrupting the Business You're Already Running.

Most businesses spend 6 to 12 months studying AI before they do anything. The Sprint model flips that. One workflow. 30 days. A working system and a measured result.

This playbook is for owners and operations leaders who are done waiting for the perfect moment and ready to find out what AI can actually do for their specific business.

30 days from kickoff to working system
2 to 4 wks typical payback on a first sprint
1 workflow to start — not the whole company

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Inside the Playbook

Six sections. Every stage of a successful AI Sprint.

From selecting the right first workflow to measuring results your board will actually care about.

How to Choose the Right First Workflow

The four criteria that separate high-ROI first projects from expensive experiments that go nowhere.

The 30-Day Sprint Structure

Week-by-week milestones, decision points, and what "done" actually looks like at each stage.

How to Measure Results

The three numbers you need to justify the investment and build internal support for the next sprint.

Managing Your Team Through It

Why people resistance causes more sprint failures than technology does, and how to prevent it.

What Comes After the Sprint

How to decide whether to expand, repeat, or pause based on what the first sprint actually showed you.

Real Cost Benchmarks

What a sprint-model engagement actually costs and what you should expect to get back.

Who This Playbook Is For

If any of these describe you, this playbook is worth your time.

Business Owners Who Are Done Waiting

You believe AI is real and relevant. You want results, not a six-month strategy engagement that produces a slide deck.

Operations Directors with a Backlog

You know which process is costing your team time every week. You want to know if AI can actually fix it, and how fast.

Leaders Who Need to Show ROI

Your board or ownership group wants to see numbers before they approve AI investment. The Sprint model is designed to produce them fast.

Executives Who Have Stalled

You started an AI initiative and it lost momentum. Before you try again, the Sprint model gives you a contained way to restart and succeed.

About Heed AI Solutions

This playbook comes from practice, not theory.

Michael Bowers and the Heed AI Solutions team have run AI Sprints with professional services firms, manufacturers, healthcare practices, and hospitality brands across the US and Latin America. Every framework in this playbook reflects what we have seen work, and what we have watched fail.

We built the Sprint model to give business owners a contained, low-risk way to start. You get a real result before you decide whether to go further.

Learn About Our Approach
91% of AI-adopting SMBs report measurable revenue growth
5.6 hrs saved per worker per week in well-run implementations
70% of failed AI projects fail due to people and process, not technology
2 to 4 wks typical payback period on a well-scoped first project

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The playbook gives you the structure. A discovery call helps you find the right workflow to start with.

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