Guide 02 of 10 · AI Strategy

Fund three. Measure all three.

A practical way for Canadian leaders to choose AI use cases worth funding, set the baseline before the money moves, and count value finance will sign off on.

Use Case Prioritization and ROI

Written for

COOs, CFOs, transformation and finance leads, and the sponsors who answer for AI budgets.

You leave with

A use case scorecard, an ROI baseline worksheet, a cost-of-ownership check, a value review, a long list and a 30-day plan.

The working tools

  • Tool A: Use case scorecard
  • Tool B: ROI baseline worksheet
  • Tool C: Cost of ownership check
  • Tool D: Value review
  • Worksheet E: Use case long list

88%

of Canadian leaders say they can measure AI's return. Most are measuring the easiest value, not the most important.

Source: Deloitte Canada, July 2026

29 pages · PDF · October 2026 edition