5 min
Decide quickly
Read the executive summary, see the five best quick wins and check whether an AI sprint makes sense.
KIBA guide, June 2026
32 AI workflows for Germany's mid-market.
From AI confusion to a first workflow that actually saves time.
For teams that do not need another tool trial, but a clear view of the first useful AI lever: use case, effort, data situation, next sprint step.
32 concrete workflows for email, offers, research, documentation, service and compliance.
Decision matrix by department, budget, industry and implementation fit.
FDE view: what a forward deployed AI engineer would actually build in the business.
Funding eligibility is checked individually. No approval promise and no blanket price promise.
How to use the PDF
Do not read it like a whitepaper. Use it as sprint prep.
30 min
Find the first workflow
Use the matrix, pick your top five, read the profiles. Then the first process is clear.
2-3 h
Prioritize properly
Work through all clusters: cost range, risk, data situation, team effort and next sprint step.
Decision matrix
The quick way to the right shortlist.
The 32 workflows are not meant as an idea dump. They help filter many options down to the first two or three realistic candidates.
By department
- Leadership7
- Sales6
- Marketing5
- Customer service3
- IT and compliance4
By starting effort
- 0-50 EUR/month8
- 50-200 EUR/month12
- 200-500 EUR/month12
By industry
- Trades and production
- Retail and e-commerce
- Services and consulting
- Healthcare and care
One workflow as example
This is how concrete each entry gets.
No meta talk about AI. One process, one benefit, a realistic start and clear operating limits.
Quick Win #1
Automated document processing
1
Documents arrive: invoices, delivery notes, contracts.
2
AI extracts fields, flags missing information and suggests filing.
3
The team checks critical points and approves.
4
Then you decide: keep the template, build automation or stop the process.
Start
50 EUR/month
Saves
3-4 h/week
Complexity
easy
Department
Accounting
31 more workflows in the PDF, including effort, data situation and a clean funding eligibility note.
Forward Deployed AI Engineering
The guide is the entry point. The sprint makes it real.
kiba works like a forward deployed AI engineer for SMEs: we enter the process, check data and tools, build a first useful workflow and give the team clear next steps.
1 prioritized use case1 workflow draftTool and privacy check90-day plan
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From reading to the first AI lever.
Get the PDF or book the short check directly. We first look at whether there is a useful use case at all.