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AI Pilot Scorecard: The One Page Your CFO Signs
A pilot scorecard is one page with four lines: the inputs you measured, the approval cycle you timed, the correction rate you counted, and the cost per cycle. Your CFO signs it because it arrives in their format, not as a vendor report. Scan generates it from two months of CSV and ten minutes of answers (skillpilotadvisory.ai/scan, verified 15 Oct 2026).
The scorecard exists because most AI pilots never produce a number a CFO can read. Spend rises. Pilots multiply. Cost, attrition, revenue and cycle time barely move (skillpilotadvisory.ai/about, live 15 Oct 2026). The scorecard fixes that by making the pilot accountable to the same evidence a board expects from any other investment.
The four lines on the page
| Line | What it measures | What a good score looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Inputs measured | The workload hours, loaded cost, and data quality you recorded before the pilot started | Two consecutive months of clean CSV, with the columns defined and the source named |
| Approval cycle | The time from pilot result to a fund, fix, or stop decision | Under one month. If the decision waits for a quarterly review, the cycle is too long. |
| Correction rate | How often the AI output needed a human fix before it was usable | Stated as a percentage and judged against your own baseline, not a vendor benchmark |
| Cost per cycle | The total cost of the pilot divided by the number of cycles run | Declining over time, which means the fixed cost is spreading across more use |
How Scan builds it
The readiness map scores your answers on data, people, approval and sponsor. Ten questions, about ten minutes. The weakest factor is named, and the first move is chosen (skillpilotadvisory.ai/scan, fetched 15 Oct 2026).
The business case turns your workload hours and costs into a 12-month model with three scenarios, a payback period, and a CFO summary. The monthly proof engine takes two months of CSV, answers nine questions, names the one line that moved, judges it against your own definition of normal, and writes the sentence you would send to your boss.
AI never sets a score, changes a number, or invents a cause (skillpilotadvisory.ai/scan, FAQ, live 15 Oct 2026). The scorecard is your numbers, your judgement, your sentence.
What this does not cover
The scorecard does not replace a full audit. It does not inspect your systems or verify your figures. It scores your own answers and models your own numbers. If your CSV is wrong, the scorecard is wrong. The honesty is in the data, not in the tool.
Sources and context
- Most AI programmes fail the board test: spend rises while cost, attrition, revenue and cycle time barely move (skillpilotadvisory.ai/about, live 15 Oct 2026).
- Scan's three deliverables: readiness map, 12-month business case, monthly proof engine. 365 days of access, 30 AI credits, one-time price US$149 or RM640 (skillpilotadvisory.ai/scan, verified 15 Oct 2026).
- Malaysia's National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics (MOSTI, published Nov 2024) name human oversight and accountability as expectations. The scorecard makes that oversight visible on one page.
- AI Malaysia was established on 28 July 2026 to coordinate the national AI agenda under the National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 (Marketing-interactive, fetched 11 Oct 2026). Adoption pressure is rising. The scorecard is the discipline that keeps pace with it.
FAQ
How long does it take to build a scorecard? About ten minutes for the readiness map. The business case takes the time it takes to find three honest numbers. The monthly report runs in minutes once your CSV is ready.
What if the correction rate is high? That is a finding, not a failure. A high correction rate means the AI output needs significant human editing. State it, decide whether the time saved still justifies the cost, and let the number decide.
Does the CFO need to see the raw CSV? No. The CFO sees the one-line summary and the payback period. The CSV stays in your workspace, visible only to the signed-in account.
Can I use this without Scan? Yes. The four lines are a template you can build in a spreadsheet. Scan automates the calculation and keeps the baseline so next month starts from this one.