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LLM Adoption Playbook
Policy & Data BoundariesQuality GatesUse-Case PrioritizationMonitoring & Cost ControlAcceptance Criteria
LLM Adoption Playbook
Ship LLM capability safely, auditable, and cost-controlled.
- Use-case scoring (impact × risk)
- Policy + data boundaries
- Quality gates + monitoring
What good looks like
- LLM use-cases mapped to data classification
- Evaluation harness in place before scaling
- Audit logs and approval flows for high-risk actions
- Cost and latency budgets enforced
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