Owners need enough information to make a sound investment decision. They do not need months of abstract planning before the company learns whether a focused system can help.
A well-scoped first deployment should reach real users in weeks. It can begin with controlled access and human review, but it must operate on real work and produce a result the company can evaluate.
That result creates a better decision: improve the system, expand it, or stop. Each option is healthier than funding a long program without operational evidence.