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Due diligence checklist.
Forty questions worth answering before you sign an AI-implementation SoW. Six risk groups. Every 'no' or 'unknown' is a specific follow-up you owe yourself.
Six risk groups
Print it before your first vendor call. Fill it in as you go. When you get to the SoW draft, every unanswered row is a specific negotiation point, not a vague worry.
Team + Delivery
10 questions, named senior, sub-contract, staff turnover, change management.
Track record + References
5, two-sided-consented case studies, references you can call this week.
Technical + Architecture
7, default architecture, evaluation methodology, observability.
Data + Security
7, where your data lives, who accesses, retention, incident response, exit.
Financial + Contractual
6, milestone triggers, liability caps, IP structure, termination-for-convenience.
Post-launch + Ownership
5, hyper-care, weights/code/data ownership, transition path.