Prompts for managers

Cheat sheet: AI as a partner in management decisions

Prompts for strategic work with Copilot. The Copilot-day principle Goal · Context · Source · Expectations still applies.

Finding opportunities

I lead [department]. Here is a list of our main activities with volumes: [list]. Which three would gain most from AI, and why? For each, say what we'd need to have ready (data, people, rules).
@Researcher How do companies in intelligent transport systems and road management in the EU use AI in service and equipment maintenance? Give concrete examples with links to sources; separate independent sources from vendor marketing.

Business case and challenge

You are a sceptical CFO. Here is my AI business case [paste]. Ask me 5 uncomfortable questions and for each say what evidence would convince you.
Propose measurable success criteria and exit criteria for this pilot. The criteria must be measurable within 8 weeks and start from today's state: [baseline].

Risks

Review this AI use-case proposal and place it on the review ladder (1 internal, 2 decision support, 3 external, 4 legal/financial/safety). List the GDPR and AI Act risks and propose controls. Flag it if it could be a high-risk system.

Communicating with the team

Draft a short e-mail to my team announcing that we're starting a pilot of [use case]. Tone: open, no hype. Explain why we're doing it, what changes, what does NOT change, where the saved time will go and whom they can contact. Max 150 words.
My people are worried AI will replace them. Prepare 5 honest answers to the most common fears for a team meeting. Don't promise anything I can't guarantee.

Choosing a vendor

I'm preparing a meeting with a vendor of an AI solution for [use case]. Suggest 10 questions covering: value, data protection and EU residency, security, integration, costs at higher usage, evidence of quality, lock-in and exit, support. Add red flags to watch for in the answers.