Free Pack · Agentic AI
Enterprise RAG Build Pack
Ship retrieval-augmented generation that survives contact with enterprise reality: a 24-question build questionnaire, a 20-point launch checklist, a stack decision matrix, a phased build plan, and a grounding-focused evaluation plan.
01 — Inside the pack
What’s inside
Four working artifacts. The checklist and the architecture diagram download instantly; the questionnaire and the decision workbook — the high-value bundle — are free with a work email.
PDF · multi-page
Discovery questionnaire
24 scored discovery questions across 6 sections with evidence prompts, response scales, and a scoring guide — the workshop instrument for honest scoping.
XLSX · 4 sheets
Decision workbook
Excel workbook: decision matrix with auto-weighted scoring and 1–5 rating validation, phased project plan with owners and deliverables, and a validation test plan with result tracking.
PDF · 20 checks
Readiness checklist
20-point readiness checklist across 5 categories with sign-off blocks — use as phase entry criteria and go/no-go gates.
SVG · one page
Architecture diagram
One-page blueprint-style architecture diagram — print it for the workshop wall or drop it into your deck.
02 — Architecture at a glance
Enterprise RAG pipeline
Ingest once, govern always: access control and evaluation wrap the entire pipeline, not just the model call.
03 — Who it’s for
Built for the people doing the work
- Engineering teams building RAG over internal knowledge (docs, tickets, policies, code)
- Architects choosing between managed search, open-source, and vendor RAG platforms
- Teams whose RAG demo impressed leadership but whose answers can't be trusted yet
04 — How to use it
Run it like a program, not a download
- Audit the corpus before the stack
Sections 1–2 of the questionnaire decide whether RAG can work at all. A RAG system over stale, duplicated, access-uncontrolled documents will confidently retrieve garbage — fix the corpus first.
- Pick the stack with the matrix
Managed vs. open-source vs. vendor is a real trade on control, cost, and compliance. Score it; don't default to whatever the demo used.
- Build evals alongside retrieval
The validation plan's grounding tests run from week one on a golden Q/A set. Retrieval quality (recall@k, faithfulness) is the metric that matters — not demo fluency.
- Enforce access control in the retrieval path
Document-level ACLs must filter before ranking, not after generation. The checklist treats this as a launch blocker.
- Launch to a pilot audience, then expand
Follow the phase gates: internal pilot → one business unit → enterprise. Each gate re-runs the grounding evals on fresh questions.
05 — Get the full pack
Unlock the questionnaire + decision workbook
Free for practitioners. We ask for a work email so an architect — not a drip campaign — can follow up if your scores raise flags.
06 — Keep going
Pair the pack with an assessment
Recommended next step
AI Readiness Assessment
Run the interactive assessment, then compare its output against your pack scores — the two together scope an engagement honestly.
Talk to an Architect
Bring a completed pack to your discovery call
It compresses weeks of fact-finding into one working session — and the scoring shows us both where the risks are.