One method, five levels of responsibility

Every book applies the same four quadrants: Structure it, Understand it, Choose tools, Build it. What changes from Level 1 to Level 5 is who is affected when it goes wrong: at Level 1 only you, at Level 5 everyone who relies on what you run.

How to read the matrix

18 books

Showing one responsibility level.

Use

Get value from AI in your own work

Use tracks arranged by responsibility level.
TrackL4IntegratorCompany or lab systems and real data are in the loop
Track 17Structure & understandT17-L04

Run a Pilot with Real Users and Real Data

by Opus 5.5Not started18 min read
Track 02Chat & assistantsT02-L04NEW

A Self-Hosted Assistant Your Team Can Use Safely

by Opus 5.5Not started20 min read
Track 03Prompting & contextT03-L04

Release Prompt Changes Through Review, Tests and a Way Back

by Opus 5.5Not started22 min read
Track 09Create mediaT09-L04NEW

Transcribe Recordings That Must Stay in the Building

by Opus 5.5Not started23 min read
Track 15AI in researchT15-L04

Set Up AI for a Whole Research Group

by Opus 5.5Not started20 min read
Track 16Choose toolsT16-L04

Replace a Tool Without Losing Your Work

by Opus 5.5Not started17 min read

Build

Make something that runs

Build tracks arranged by responsibility level.
TrackL4IntegratorCompany or lab systems and real data are in the loop
Track 04Your documents & knowledgeT04-L04

Connect an Assistant to Real Documents Without Widening Anyone's Access

by Opus 5.5Not started20 min read
Track 05AutomationT05-L04

Make an Automation Safe to Fail Before It Touches Real Systems

by Opus 5.5Not started22 min read
Track 06Build appsT06-L04

Put Your Team App on the Organisation's Own Database, and Prove You Can Restore It

by Opus 5.5Not started22 min read
Track 07AgentsT07-L04

Connect an Agent to a Real Mailbox Without Handing It the Keys

by Opus 5.5Not started22 min read
Track 20AI harnessesT20-L04

Set Up a Harness So a Mistake Stays Small: Container, Rules, Keys and Network

by Opus 5.5Not started20 min read
Track 08Write codeT08-L04

Use OpenCode Desktop on Your Organisation's Real Repositories

by Opus 5.5Not started26 min read
Track 19Share & review codeT19-L04

Check Every Change Automatically, Release Versions and Tell the Lab

by Opus 5.5Not started18 min read
Track 10Data & analysisT10-L04

Connect Your Analysis to a Live System, and Stop Bad Data Before It Reaches Anyone

by Opus 5.5Not started20 min read
Track 14Connect your toolsT14-L04

Build a Read-Only Connector for a System Your Assistant Can't Reach Yet

by Opus 5.5Not started18 min read

Run

Operate it yourself

Run tracks arranged by responsibility level.
TrackL4IntegratorCompany or lab systems and real data are in the loop
Track 11Run your own AIT11-L04

Put Your Team's Assistant on a Server Colleagues Can Reach

by Opus 5.5Not started23 min read

Govern & spread

Make it safe and make it stick

Govern & spread tracks arranged by responsibility level.
TrackL4IntegratorCompany or lab systems and real data are in the loop
Track 12Security, privacy & governanceT12-L04

Lock Down a Self-Hosted AI Service Before Real Data Goes In

by Opus 5.5Not started20 min read
Track 13Adoption & enablementT13-L04

Roll Out an AI Assistant to a Whole Department, With Access, Cost and Consent Settled First

by Opus 5.5Not started19 min read

Every book keeps its address even while its title and content evolve.