Vigor Marine Group

AI Solutions Intake Workflow

From a requester's ticket to delivered work: three ticket approvals, and no build work until the IT Steering Committee says yes.

01 The flow

Stage 0 · Request

Form / ticket submitted

Transformation & Operational Excellence (TOE) team
  1. The request comes in on the form / ticket.
  2. TOE approves the request.
No work by the AI Team.
Jira form
Ticket approval 1
Stage 1 · Assess

Go / no-go, possibilities, discovery, plan

AI Team (us) · 1–3 hrs
  1. Go / no-go on the request.
  2. Possibilities: what could be built.
  3. Discovery with the requester.
  4. Plan, which goes to the IT Steering Committee.
AI Solutions app · Proposed solutions
Ticket approval 2
Stage 2 · Decide

IT Steering Committee review

IT Steering Committee
  1. Reviews the plan from stage 1.
  2. Approves it (ticket approval 3), or sends it back.
We do not work until approved.
Ticket approval 3
Stage 3 · Deliver

Perform the work

AI Team (us)
  1. Build and deliver the approved plan.
  2. Track progress and sign-off.
AI Solutions app · Solution
Each red dashed line is a ticket approval. Work on the right of a line starts only after that approval is recorded on the ticket.

02 Stage by stage

StageWhoWhat happensEffortLeaves the stage whenRecorded in
0 · RequestTOE teamForm / ticket submitted and approved by TOENone from the AI TeamTicket approval 1Jira form / ticket
1 · AssessAI TeamGo / no-go, possibilities, discovery, plan1–3 hoursTicket approval 2: plan goes to the committeeAI Solutions · Proposed solutions
2 · DecideIT Steering CommitteeReviews the plan; no work while it waitsNone from the AI TeamTicket approval 3: the committee approvesTicket
3 · DeliverAI TeamPerforms the approved workAs plannedDelivered and signed offAI Solutions · Solution

03 Rules the board sets