GenAI · Aug 31, 2026 · 2 min read
How to Pick Your First GenAI Use Case
Good first projects share four traits. Use this short checklist to choose yours.
Technical deep diveScoring GenAI Use Cases With a Weighted Model →Architecture, code, and trade-offs for engineers and technical leads.The best first GenAI project is not the most exciting one. It is the one most likely to succeed and show value quickly.
- It is a painful, frequent task that people already dislike.
- You already have the data or documents it needs.
- You can measure the before and after.
- It is small enough to ship in about 30 days.
A quick test
List five candidate tasks and score each one from 1 to 5 on these four points. Start with the highest score, not the biggest idea.
Once you have one, scope it tightly and set the success measure before any building starts.
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