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PushButton AI Team ·
Your AI tool isn't broken. Your data is. That $200/month tool collecting dust? It probably failed before anyone logged in for the first time. Here's what nobody tells you: AI is only as smart as the
Your AI tool isn't broken. Your data is.
That $200/month tool collecting dust? It probably failed before anyone logged in for the first time.
Here's what nobody tells you: AI is only as smart as the information you feed it. If your business uses the word "revenue" three different ways across three different departments, your AI will give you three different answers. And then you'll blame the tool.
This is called a data definition problem. Big companies spend millions untangling it. You don't have to.
You just need one clear question with one agreed-upon answer before you automate anything. Pick your single most important business metric. Write down exactly how you define it. Make sure everyone on your team defines it the same way.
That's it. That's your foundation.
Before you buy anything else, before you book another demo, run that simple exercise. It takes two hours, costs nothing, and will tell you immediately whether you're ready for AI — or whether you've been building on a cracked foundation all along.
One clean data definition. One AI use case. One win.
That's how this actually works.
What's the one business metric your team still can't seem to agree on?
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Full KPI audit: The RSM team inventoried all enterprise metrics, identifying ones with two or more conflicting definitions currently in active use ...
