One sanctioned AI assistant for every employee (L1)

Give everyone a licensed enterprise assistant so work stops happening in personal accounts. ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, or Google Gemini for Workspace. This is the cheapest way to reduce shadow AI risk.

WORKFLOW1Pick the assistant that m…tches your identity stackOkta2Publish a one-page accept…ble use policyManual3Seed ten prompts per func…ionManual4Measure weekly active use… not licenses issuedManual
4 steps, in order, with the tool that owns each one.
Adoption ladderSix levels from Starter to Rebuilt. This item sits at level 1.L1 StarterOne tool, no workflow changeL2 AssistedAI drafts, humans approveL3 IntegratedWired into CRM and SlackL4 OrchestratedMulti-step, owned, measuredL5 AutonomousAgent runs, human auditsL6 RebuiltThe process itself changes
This playbook belongs at L1 Starter. Running it above your level is how pilots stall.
Measures of successWeekly active users by team; Policy acknowledgement rate; Personal-account AI use detectedPROVE IT WORKEDWeekly active users by teamPolicy acknowledgement ratePersonal-account AI use detected

The steps

  1. 01

    Pick the assistant that matches your identity stack

    Tool: Okta

    Choose the one that supports single sign-on and offboarding in your identity provider. Feature comparisons matter less than clean access control. Owner: IT plus security. DoD: the assistant is provisioned through single sign-on for all staff.

  2. 02

    Publish a one-page acceptable use policy

    Tool: Manual

    What data may be pasted, what may not, and who to ask. One page, plain language, no legal appendix. Owner: legal plus IT. Pitfall: a twelve-page policy nobody finishes. Shadow use continues. DoD: every employee has acknowledged the page.

  3. 03

    Seed ten prompts per function

    Tool: Manual

    Adoption follows usefulness. Give each team ten prompts that solve real weekly tasks rather than a generic training session. Owner: function leads. DoD: a shared prompt page exists per function.

  4. 04

    Measure weekly active use, not licenses issued

    Tool: Manual

    Licenses issued is a vanity number. Track weekly active users by team and follow up where use is near zero. Owner: IT plus operations. DoD: a monthly usage report by team.

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