Mid-Year AI Budget Review: Cut, Keep, Double Down

July is when unused seats and zombie pilots show up on the invoice. A ninety-minute review usually beats another year of quiet waste.

Tag every AI line item cut / keep / double. Anything without an owner and a metric is a cut candidate — even if the demo looked impressive.

A pilot with no end date burns budget like a forgotten subscription. Put the next decision date on the calendar the same day you review.

If you keep a tool, write one sentence that explains why in management language; otherwise the same debate returns next quarter.

Manager action: List every AI line item; mark cut / keep / double. Kill anything without an owner and a metric.