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title: "How to write an AI project brief"
description: "Keep the brief to one or two pages. Describe the workflow as it runs today, who does it and how often, and the one result you want to change. List the systems and data involved, who can approve access, what must stay private, and where a person must stay in the loop. Add how you will measure success, any deadline that matters, and who decides on your side. A brief like this lets partners propose a first phase you can compare fairly."
url: https://lidvizion.ai/answers/how-to-write-an-ai-project-brief/
site: Lid Vizion
index: https://lidvizion.ai/llms.txt
---

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# What should a business put in a brief before asking a partner to build an AI system?

Keep the brief to one or two pages. Describe the workflow as it runs today, who does it and how often, and the one result you want to change. List the systems and data involved, who can approve access, what must stay private, and where a person must stay in the loop. Add how you will measure success, any deadline that matters, and who decides on your side. A brief like this lets partners propose a first phase you can compare fairly.

## What this means in practice

- Describe today’s workflow, who does it and how often.
- Name the one result you want to change and how you will measure it.
- List systems, data, access approvals and privacy limits.
- Say where a person must stay in the loop.
- Name the decision maker and any deadline that matters.

## How Lid Vizion approaches it

We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.

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