The Value Velocity Map

Prioritise AI by speed of economic output. Edit the table below and the map updates live. Group initiatives into value streams so early wins fund the next.

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Add an initiative — answer the business questions

What & who name it, pick the business objective

What is the initiative? A short name for the task or use case. Which objective does it serve? The business outcome it ladders to. Items sharing an objective share a colour. Click ▾ to see existing objectives, or type a new one.

Type of value Cost = money saved or freed. Revenue = new or protected income. Category only — never changes ranking; shown as a portfolio split above the map.

The work today the volume driver — people × frequency × minutes

How many people do this task? Number of people who perform it. How often, each? Times each person does it, per the unit on the right. Per… Frequency unit. Minutes per time How long one occurrence takes today, before automation.

Cost, capital & timing yearly run cost, upfront build, weeks to real value

Yearly run cost Software, AI usage, support to keep it running per year. Rough is fine. 0 if none. One-off cost to build Upfront build + setup + training. Becomes the bubble size. Weeks until live & used Calendar weeks until the saving actually starts — including adoption, not just go-live.

Nuance how sure? how locked-in? (Complete mode only)

How confident are you? Haircut for uncertainty, or if it is a workaround not a real fix. Sovereignty / lock-in risk? How locked-in is this likely to be? Discounts the value; flagged for the DESIGN stage.

Guardrails risk gate — parks the bubble for a risk conversation

Sensitive / regulated? Customer-facing, regulated, or sensitive data? Flags it for a risk review (greyed on map).

Readiness is this actually deliverable in the timeframe? partial is fine — be honest

Data Is the data it needs available, accessible and good enough? Process owner Is there a named owner who will change the workflow and drive adoption? Capability Can someone build and maintain it (in-house or partner)? Infra / access Are the systems, integrations and permissions available?

Value streams

Initiatives

Initiative i	Objective i	People i	Often i	Per i	Mins i	Run cost/yr i	Build cost i	Weeks i	Conf. i	Lock-in i	Gate i	Type i	Data i	Owner i	Capability i	Infra i	Output/yr i	Ready i	Zone i

Answer the plain business questions (white cells). The page calculates economic output and the zone for you (green cells). Set the loaded cost per hour and the two lines under Assumptions. Lock-in discounts the value and is flagged for DESIGN; Gate-flagged items appear greyed on the map for a risk conversation.