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Explorer Kit — 30-Day Starter Programme

1. Purpose

The Explorer Kit provides organisations without AI experience concrete, day-by-day guidance to deliver a working AI prototype within 30 days. All templates are simplified to the minimum necessary.

Who is this for?

This package is designed for Explorer organisations (maturity score 10–20 on the Blueprint Navigator). If your organisation already has multiple AI systems in production, use the Three Tracks or Accelerators instead.

2. What is in the package?

Component Description Time investment
30-Day Day-by-Day Plan Weekly planning with daily actions and checkboxes 30 minutes to read
Project Charter Light 1-page project framework (simplified) 30–60 minutes to complete
Quick Risk Pre-Scan 15-question risk scan 20–30 minutes to complete
Minimal Validation Report 2-page validation report 60–90 minutes to complete

3. The 30-Day Structure at a Glance

Week 1 — Foundation
├── Day 1–2: Fill in Project Charter Light
├── Day 3–4: Complete Quick Risk Pre-Scan
└── Day 5:   Assemble team & assign roles

Week 2 — Discovery
├── Day 6–8: Data evaluation (checklist)
└── Day 9–10: Use case selection (scorecard)

Week 3 — Validation
├── Day 11–15: Build prototype
└── Day 16–17: Golden Set test (20 test cases)

Week 4 — Decision
├── Day 18–20: Complete Minimal Validation Report
├── Day 21:   Gate 1 Review
└── Day 22–30: Iterate or stop with evidence

4. Prerequisites

Before you start, verify the following:

  • At least one AI PM or project lead available (50% of their time)
  • At least one developer available (80% of their time)
  • Access to a dataset or content source for your use case
  • Budget for an API key (Claude, OpenAI or equivalent)
  • Management commitment for a Go/No-Go decision on day 21

5. How to get started

Step 1. Read the 30-Day Plan in full (30 minutes).

Step 2. Complete the Project Charter Light with your team on days 1–2.

Step 3. Conduct the Quick Risk Pre-Scan on days 3–4. A red signal: consult the full Pre-Scan before proceeding.

Step 5. Complete the Minimal Validation Report on days 18–20 as preparation for the Gate 1 Review.

6. Success Metrics

Metric Target
Time to working prototype \< 25 days
Gate 1 Review ready on day 21 100%
Validation on 20 test cases ≥ 80% quality score
Go/No-Go decision documented Always