Module 2 • Lesson 18• 50 mins
Author a BLUF-Structured Feasibility Brief for Leadership Sign-off
Structure executive decision documents using the BLUF principle (Bottom Line Up First), compressing 7 analytical building blocks into a 2-page brief for leadership capital approval.
The BLUF Principle: Position Recommendation and Resource Ask in the first 3 lines
The 7-part compressed structure for AI feasibility executive briefs
Package supporting evidence and technical appendices for deep audits
Author a BLUF-Structured Feasibility Brief for Leadership Sign-off
Lessons 5 through 13 established all analytical building blocks: capability mapping, inverted feasibility, data readiness, fit matrices, build/buy trade-offs, cost modeling, risk matrices, and POC/MVP scoping. The Feasibility Brief synthesizes these findings into an executive decision document that secures leadership sign-off and capital allocation.
Running Example: The Product Manager at FinTrack Logistics submitting a Feasibility Brief for: "AI-Powered Dynamic Multi-Stop Delivery Route Optimization".
TIẾP CẬN CŨ / LỖI THỜI
Flawed: Chronological Storytelling
10 pages of discovery background → Final recommendation buried at the end
CHUẨN AI PM / HIỆN ĐẠI
BLUF Standard: Bottom Line Up First
Line 1: Clear Go/No-Go Recommendation + Exact Resource Ask upfront
BLUF FEASIBILITY BRIEF7-Block Executive Decision Document
Draft the BLUF Executive Feasibility Brief to Secure Leadership Approval
1. RECOMMENDATION & ASK (BLUF)
Approve 2-week POC with 1 Senior Data Scientist (50%) + 1 Backend Eng (30%), API budget $200. Gate criterion: ≥12% distance reduction to trigger subsequent MVP funding.
★ GOLDEN RULE: Leadership can approve resources within 30s just by reading Block 1.