AI Activation Sprint
Go from idea to working AI
proof of concept — in three weeks.
Rapid discovery, agreed success criteria, and a functioning single-user POC — built, tested, and demonstrated by Rainmaker in one structured sprint.
- $15,000
- Flat fee
- 3 weeks
- Start to POC demo
- Working POC
- Real deliverable, not slides
- 50% deposit
- To begin
Who This Is For
You have an AI initiative in mind. You need to know it works — before you build it for real.
The AI Activation Sprint is for teams that have moved past "should we use AI?" and into "how do we validate this specific idea without committing to a full buildout?" It's built for executives who need proof before they authorize production investment.
You have an AI opportunity — but can't justify the investment without evidence.
The business case looks compelling on paper, but leadership wants to see it work before authorizing production scope and budget. A POC is the fastest path to that evidence.
You want a real deliverable — not another report or slide deck.
Analysis and recommendations have their place. But when the question is "does this actually work," the only answer that counts is something working.
You need to evaluate technical feasibility before committing to production.
A sprint surfaces integration complexity, data readiness, and edge cases that only emerge when you start building — before they become expensive surprises in a production engagement.
How It Works
One week to define it. Two weeks to build it.
The sprint is structured to move fast without cutting corners. We agree on what success looks like before a single line is written — then we hold to it.
Week 1
Rapid Discovery & Scoping
We run a rapid discovery process with your team to identify and clarify POC candidates. Together we prioritize based on near-term business impact and feasibility, selecting one initiative to build. We agree on success criteria — scoped explicitly to what can be demonstrated in a single sprint.
Weeks 2–3
Build, Test & Iterate
Rainmaker builds the POC against the agreed success criteria in a focused two-week sprint. We surface out-of-scope requirements as we go, capturing them in a refined backlog that supports any future production decision.
Final
Demo & Deliverable Handoff
We demonstrate the working POC against the agreed success criteria and walk your team through the findings, the technical strategy for production-scale deployment, and what a buildout engagement would look like if you choose to proceed.
What You Receive
Everything you need to validate — and decide what's next.
The sprint produces four deliverables. The working POC is the centerpiece — but the documentation and discovery outputs are what make a production decision possible.
Executive Summary of Findings
Discovery insights, the prioritization rationale for the chosen initiative, and POC scope — written for a decision-maker evaluating next steps.
Current State Process Map
How the targeted function or workflow operates today — the foundation the POC is designed against.
Idea Prioritization with Epics & Scope
The full set of candidates evaluated during discovery, ranked by impact and feasibility, with epic-level scope and key assumptions for each.
Working Single-User POC
A functioning proof of concept built to agreed success criteria — demonstrating value and including technical documentation to support a production-scale deployment decision.
What We Build
What kinds of initiatives fit a sprint?
The sprint works best for initiatives that can be meaningfully demonstrated in a single-user environment within two weeks. Common fits include:
End-to-end AI-enabled workflow automations
Multi-step processes where AI handles routing, generation, extraction, or decision support across a complete workflow.
Niche AI applications
Targeted tools built for a specific business function — a custom assistant, a document processor, an internal lookup tool.
Initiatives needing POC validation
Any AI idea where the business case is compelling but technical feasibility needs to be tested before a production commitment.
Why It Works
The value of proving it first.
Validate the business case
A working POC gives executives real evidence — not a vendor pitch or a forecast. You see it work against your process, your data, your criteria.
De-risk your AI investment
Production AI buildouts are expensive. A sprint surfaces technical complexity, integration gaps, and edge cases before they become costly surprises.
Evaluate and refine technical feasibility
Building at small scale reveals what works, what needs to change, and what a production deployment actually requires — so your next decision is informed, not optimistic.
Pricing
One price. No surprises.
50% deposit to begin. 50% due at walkthrough and deliverable handoff.
Fixed scope, fixed price. No hourly billing, no scope creep risk.
No production commitment required after delivery.
What Comes Next
The POC is yours to do with as you choose.
At handoff, you own the POC and all documentation. What happens next is entirely up to you.
Authorize production buildout
If the POC validates the business case, Rainmaker can produce a scoped SOW for production-scale design and deployment.
Take it in-house
The technical documentation is written to support your own team picking up where the POC leaves off. No handcuff to Rainmaker.
Ready to validate your AI initiative?
30 minutes. We'll assess fit, scope the sprint, and tell you exactly what you'd get.