AI Use Case Checklists

Every business is different. These checklists walk you through the specific factors that matter for your organization -- industry, team size, compliance requirements, existing tech stack, and budget -- so you land on the right tool instead of the most popular one.

Each checklist is designed to pair with the Shadow AI Governance Toolkit. Use them during Week 2 when you're selecting your approved tool stack.

General AI Assistant

FOUNDATION TOOL

Evaluate Claude Team, Gemini Business, ChatGPT Team, M365 Copilot, and local open-source options based on your industry, compliance requirements, existing tech stack, and team size.

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Code Assistant

DEV TEAMS ONLY

Compare Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor Team based on your language stack, repo size, security posture, budget, and pricing model preferences.

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Document Analysis

REUSE OPPORTUNITY

Determine whether you need a dedicated document analysis tool or can reuse your General AI Assistant, based on document types, compliance needs, and processing volume.

Open Checklist

Image Generation

REUSE OPPORTUNITY

Decide whether built-in image generation from your General AI Assistant is sufficient or if you need a specialist tool like MidJourney, based on creative volume, brand guidelines, and quality requirements.

Open Checklist

Meeting Transcription

CHECK EXISTING TOOLS

Audit your existing meeting platform capabilities before adding a dedicated transcription tool. Evaluate based on your meeting platform, recording policies, and data sensitivity requirements.

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