AI Vendor Selection Scorecard
A scoring template for evaluating AI service providers side by side: the ten questions, the red flags, and a weighted scorecard you can take into the decision.
What's inside
You are shopping a shortlist and every vendor sounds the same. This scorecard turns a fuzzy gut decision into a structured comparison you can defend to your leadership team.
It includes:
- The ten questions to ask every vendor, with guidance on what a good answer sounds like.
- A weighted scorecard to rate each provider on accountability, measurement, ownership, governance, and fit.
- A red-flag checklist covering the signals (vague deliverables, no baseline, percentage-only case studies) that should weigh heavily against a vendor.
- A provider-type guide that maps each category (advisor, builder, or outcome owner) so you match it to your actual need.
It is the working tool behind our buyer's guide, how to choose an AI consultant, which we wrote to be useful even if you do not pick us.
Take it into your vendor calls. Score us with it too.
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