✦ Field-tested by the people who built it

Get AI off the ground without hiring a consultancy to roll it out for you.

A complete, editable toolkit that takes you from "we should do something with AI" to a funded, governed, shipping program — built for leaders running this alone.

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Executive buy-in

A board-ready deck that gets a funded 90-day pilot approved.

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Governed by design

Policy, risk register, and a steering committee charter included.

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14 files, editable

Docs, Sheets and Slides compatible — adapt everything to your org.

Why this exists

Built from the inside, not from theory

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AI

Built this from the inside

Running the data and analytics function and the AI program at my own organisation, through the exact charter, backlog and prioritisation, and CFO, CTO and CEO conversations, this toolkit is built to shortcut.

This isn't theory. It's the working set of documents that got an AI program from a slide to something running, cleaned up and packaged so you don't have to build it from zero.

The real reason programs stall

Most AI programs don't fail because of lack of interest or effort. They fail because of lack of clarity and purpose.

No charter, so no mandate

Leadership says "go do AI" but never defines scope, ownership, or what success means — so every initiative gets re-litigated.

A backlog with no filter

Every team pitches an AI use case. Without a prioritisation model, the loudest idea wins, not the most valuable one.

No shared language for risk

Legal, security, and the business argue past each other because there's no common governance framework to point to.

ROI nobody trusts

Pilots "look promising" but nobody can defend the number in front of the CFO, so budget renewal stalls.

How it actually rolls out

AI programs succeed leader-led, not memo-led

The rollout sequence matters as much as the content. Announce-and-hope adoption stalls; getting the right people to use it first doesn't.

Formal leaders

Organisational leaders go first

Execs and managers who sponsor the program need to visibly use it themselves before asking their teams to. A pilot no leader has touched reads as optional.

Informal leaders

Natural leaders go first too

Every team has people others already listen to — often not the most senior, just the longest-serving or most trusted. Skip them and adoption stalls at the department line, no matter what the org chart says.

Leader-led adoption is built into the kit. The executive ask in Ch.1 asks leaders to use the tools themselves, visibly. The pilot cohort in Ch.5 must include a senior leader and a natural leader. The plan in Ch.3 and the training in Ch.6 name leaders early and train them first. The change plan in Ch.7 gives natural leaders their own stakeholder row and makes leaders' visible use an owned activity in the RACI.

What's in the box

Nine chapters, fourteen files, in the order you'll actually use them

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Context In the free sampleStart here — what's in the kit, when to use each piece, and how they fit together.
More about this chapter

The companion guide to the whole kit. It opens with a 12-month visual timeline showing when to use each document, including the governance toolkit from month 12 onward. It then sets out the shared four-phase framework, how the pilot fits inside the 90-day executive ask, the use-case mapping, the leader-led adoption principle, the personal-workspace and sharing model, a suggested order of use, the placeholder-tag legend, a “Make it yours” appendix showing how to apply your own logo, colours and fonts, and a “How to measure” appendix explaining every metric in the kit.

For: anyone downloading the kit for the first time.

Guide · 17pp
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Executive Buy-InThe pitch — get leadership to approve, fund and personally lead a 90-day pilot.
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A board-ready deck asking leadership to approve a funded 90-day AI pilot and an AI steering committee. It covers why now, maturity stages, the value case, candidate use cases, risk, governance, budget, a 90-day roadmap and the questions leadership is likely to ask. It also asks committee members and business leaders to use the tools themselves, visibly, during the pilot.

For: the executive leadership team (CEO, CFO, COO, CHRO, Legal).

Deck · 13sl
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ROI TemplateWork out the ROI — a 15-minute calculator, with a full financial model underneath.
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  • Calculator: a plain-language Start Here → Inputs → Results calculator that works for any use case. It shows pilot cost, pilot ROI, rollout ROI and payback, with Cautious/Expected/Optimistic columns.
  • Advanced model: the “Adv -” tabs keep a fully worked 3-year model for one example use case (an AI assistant in Customer Operations), with NPV, IRR, scenarios and sensitivity analysis, for anyone who needs the detail.

For: Finance, program sponsor.

Workbook · 9 tabs
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AI Program PlanThe 12-month delivery plan, with a ranked use-case portfolio and model-selection guide.
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The master delivery plan. It includes:

  • an 8-item use-case portfolio scored by value, feasibility and risk
  • a 4-phase, 12-month roadmap (Foundation → Pilot → Scale → Optimise)
  • a model-tier framework and model-selection matrix
  • governance controls
  • year-1 budget and resourcing
  • 30/60/90-day next steps, including naming natural leaders and setting up personal workspaces

For: IT leadership and the delivery team.

Deck · 13sl
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AI Acceptable Use PolicyThe policy — clear rules for using AI and data, plus freedom to build in your own workspace.
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A full acceptable-use policy covering approved tools, data classification and handling, human oversight, IP and confidentiality, privacy and regulatory compliance, disclosure, vendor risk, incident reporting, and training and exceptions.

New clause 4.5 lets everyone build freely in their own workspace and sets out the tiered approval route for sharing. Includes a Do/Don't quick reference and a tool-approval checklist.

For: Legal, Security, and (once approved) all staff.

Template · 15pp
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Pilot GroupThe pilot runbook — a week-by-week plan for a 20–30 person, 6-week pilot.
More about this chapter

The operational design for a real pilot:

  • a deliberately mixed cohort that includes a senior leader and a long-tenured natural leader doing the real work
  • selection criteria
  • a 90-minute kickoff
  • a 6-week cadence
  • a 5-metric scorecard
  • risk owners
  • appendices: a selection checklist, an invitation email, a 2-minute pulse survey and a 1–5 quality scoring guide

For: pilot lead, executive sponsor.

Deck · 20sl
6a
AI Training SessionsReady-to-run training for five AI tools — Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini.
More about this chapter

A facilitator manual, not a single sit-through deck. It opens with three tool-agnostic slides on how to structure a good prompt. Then come five self-contained 60-minute sessions with the same shape each: what the tool is for, a timed agenda, a demo script, a hands-on exercise, a prompt library, do's and don'ts, and a wrap-up. A “Keeping this current” slide links each vendor's live documentation, so the deck doesn't go stale. Leaders and natural leaders are trained first.

For: trainers and facilitators; pilot and wider staff attend.

Deck · 53sl
6b
AI Prompt Guide New In the free sampleHow to ask AI for what you actually want — a structure, a checklist and 15 worked examples.
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A tool-agnostic handout for every employee. It includes:

  • a six-part prompt structure (task, context, audience, format, tone and constraints, check)
  • a before-you-press-enter checklist
  • habits that get better answers
  • 15 scenario examples (weak prompt, strong prompt, why it works), including email, meeting summaries, reports, data analysis, customer replies, and Finance, HR, Sales and Operations examples
  • a starter template for each team's prompt library

For: all staff; AI champions maintain the team library.

Guide · 8pp
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Change Management & Comms PlanScale it — the plan for taking a proven pilot company-wide.
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The plan for scaling from pilot to company-wide use. It covers:

  • a stakeholder map, now including natural leaders
  • an ADKAR-based approach where leaders go first and are seen using the tools
  • a phased rollout (Pilot → Scale → Optimise)
  • a communications calendar
  • a RACI that makes leaders' visible use an owned activity
  • ready-to-send key messages and FAQ answers, including “Can I share something I have built?”

For: steering committee, change lead, HR.

Deck · 22sl
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Ongoing Governance ToolkitWhat keeps a program governed past month 12 — five files, plus a zip of all five.
More about this chapter

Added after a gap-check against 2026 AI governance practice (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, EU AI Act).

  • AI Steering Committee – Governance Charter — “Who decides what.” Mandate, membership, decision rights (now including who approves shared builds at each tier, with the option to hand tier 2 to an existing CAB), cadence and escalation.
  • AI Use Case Intake and Register — “The front door for new AI ideas and shared builds.” An intake form with a new “Share a build” request type and tier, plus a register pre-populated with the 8-item portfolio.
  • AI Risk Register — “The proactive risk log.” Pre-populated with the 12 risks already named across the kit and reviewed monthly.
  • Regulatory and Risk Classification Worksheet — “Closes out the policy's open legal questions.” Classifies each use case against applicable law and a risk tier.
  • Monitoring and Bias Audit Plan — “Keeps it working after go-live.” The accuracy and fairness-audit cadence, tiered by risk.

For: AI program lead, Security, Legal, the steering committee.

Toolkit · 5 files

This is a connected kit, not 14 unrelated templates — the documents cross-reference each other by name and slide number, and Ch.0 explains how the pieces fit together. Every file still carries bracketed placeholders ([INSERT…], [VERIFY], [DECISION: …], (assumption)) that you resolve with your own numbers and decisions before you present or publish — Ch.0 has the full legend.

Built for

Built for the person doing this alone

At organisations of 100 to 1,000+ staff, AI usually lands on one person's desk on top of their day job. This is for them.

Heads of AI

Often the first person in the seat, with no internal playbook and no time to write one from a blank page.

Heads of IT & IT managers

Asked to "sort out AI" while keeping everything else running, with no extra headcount to build a program.

CIOs, CTOs & CDOs

Need a funded, governed program the board will back, without commissioning a consultancy to write it.

Heads of Analytics & BI managers

Handed the AI mandate on top of an existing data remit, and expected to prove the ROI.

Free sample

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  • 6bAI Prompt GuideA six-part prompt structure, a checklist and 15 worked examples.

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Everything you need to get a funded pilot approved.

  • Ch.0 Context guide
  • Ch.1 Executive Buy-in deck
  • Ch.2 AI ROI calculator
  • Ch.4 AI Acceptable Use Policy
  • Ch.6b AI Prompt Guide

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What's in each tier

ChapterSampleStarterFull Kit
0Context — when to use what✓✓✓
1Executive Buy-in—✓✓
2AI ROI—✓✓
3AI Program Plan——✓
4AI Acceptable Use Policy—✓✓
5Pilot Group——✓
6aAI Training Sessions——✓
6bAI Prompt Guide✓✓✓
7Change Management & Comms Plan——✓
8Ongoing Governance Toolkit (5 files)——✓
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Price (AUD)Free$990$2,950
FAQ

Questions

Which tier do I need?
Starter if your next job is getting a pilot approved: it has the pitch, the ROI case, the policy and the prompt guide. The Full Kit if you'll run the program yourself: it adds the 12-month plan, the pilot runbook, training, the change plan and the governance toolkit. Not sure? Start with the free sample, or buy Starter now and upgrade later for the difference.
Is this a course?
No. It's a working document set — workbooks you fill in and templates you adapt, not video lessons.
What tools do I need?
Nothing beyond Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Every file is provided in an editable format.
Does this suit a small team?
Yes — it's built for a single person driving the program, not a large PMO. Every template scales down.
Can I upgrade later?
Yes. If you buy Starter, your order's download page has an upgrade button. Pay the difference ($1,960 AUD) and the rest of the Full Kit unlocks straight away. Your Starter files stay where they are.
How long can I download the files for?
60 days from purchase, so download and save your files straight away. It's a one-time download with no updates included. If you upgrade from Starter, the upgrade comes with its own 60-day link for the whole Full Kit.
Is GST added?
No. AI Program in a Box isn't registered for GST, so no GST is added. The price shown is the full price you pay, in Australian dollars.
Can I get an invoice for procurement?
Yes. Stripe emails you an invoice and receipt automatically when you pay, for both Starter and the Full Kit, ready for expense or procurement approval.
Can I resell or redistribute the files?
No. Starter and Full Kit purchases license the files for use within your own organisation — you can adapt every file freely for internal use, but reselling, redistributing, or publishing the source files (as-is or repackaged) isn't permitted. Each copy is individually licensed to the purchasing order, so this is enforceable (with your unique embedded watermark in the file metadata) if it turns up somewhere it shouldn't. Consultants can't use the kit as client deliverables; each client organisation needs its own licence. See the Terms of sale.
Can I get a refund?
The kit is an instant digital download, so we don't offer change-of-mind refunds. That's what the free sample is for: try it before you buy. If a file is faulty or isn't what we described, email us and we'll fix or replace it. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law always apply. See the Terms of sale.
Is the kit legal or compliance advice?
No. The policies, governance documents and worksheets are templates and guidance to adapt for your organisation. Have them reviewed by your own legal or compliance advisers before you adopt them.

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