Software and AI use case map
Use the map to choose a first sprint candidate that is useful, feasible, and narrow enough to demo quickly.
Use case groups
The right first use case should already have users, sample data, and a measurable pain point.
- Apps and portals
- APIs and integrations
- LLM assistants
- Document automation
- Reporting automation
- Knowledge search
How to score candidates
Score each idea by business pain, data readiness, workflow frequency, user access, risk, and whether a demo can change a decision.
- Pain is visible
- Samples exist
- Workflow repeats
- Users can test
- Risk is bounded
- Decision is near
Good first wedges
The first use case should be narrow enough for a sprint but connected to a larger roadmap if it works.
- One review queue
- One API handoff
- One document type
- One natural-language search surface
- One reporting workflow