Your CFO is going to be asked about AI spend at the next board meeting. Here are the 5 questions they need to be able to answer — and almost none can today.
What Are the 5 Critical AI Spend Questions?
- 1. What is our total AI spend across all departments? Not the IT budget line. The total — including individual subscriptions, API bills, embedded AI features in other tools.
- 2. What is the utilization rate on our largest AI contracts? If you're paying for 200 Copilot seats and 67 are active, that's a $47,880 problem.
- 3. Which AI tools overlap in functionality? Four writing tools in three departments means three need to go.
- 4. What renewals are coming in the next 90 days? Each one is a negotiation window — or a money leak if it auto-renews.
- 5. Can we prove ROI on any AI tool? Not "it feels useful." Can anyone show measured before-and-after data?
Why Can't Most CFOs Answer These Questions?
Because AI spend is decentralized. IT bought Copilot. Marketing bought Jasper. Engineering bought API access. Individual employees expensed ChatGPT. The data exists in 4 different systems — AP, expense reports, IT procurement, and contract management — and nobody has consolidated it.
How Do You Get Answers in 5 Days?
A Proof Snapshot consolidates all AI spend data, applies 7 waste detection rules, tags every finding with evidence quality, and delivers a board-ready brief. a Proof Snapshot. 5 business days. 15 minutes of your team's time. Every number tagged.