This guide is for for-profit SMEs that still need a digital adoption plan, funding-fit review, or implementation scope after the CDAP pathway changed.
For-profit SMEs still need to explain the business case, workflow, systems, budget, adoption plan, and expected result before choosing a funding or implementation path.
For-profit SMEs still need a digital adoption plan
A good plan helps the business decide what to improve first, what evidence is needed, what support path may fit, and what implementation scope is realistic.
What to include in the plan
- Workflow: the process being improved and the people affected.
- Evidence: current tools, screenshots, reports, manual steps, customer impact, or operational delays.
- Systems: CRM, accounting, email, calendar, documents, spreadsheets, cloud, ecommerce, production, or course tools.
- Governance: privacy, cybersecurity, human review, access control, and AI usage boundaries.
- Implementation: supplier roles, budget, timeline, training, adoption, and measurement.
Support paths after CDAP
The right path may be DMAP/TDP planning, BDC LIFT readiness, SR&ED evidence support, cloud credits, training, financing, or a self-funded sprint. The project should be defined before choosing the path.
For current program language, confirm official sources such as BDC’s CDAP notice, OCI’s Digital Competence Centre, and BDC LIFT.
How Digid helps
Digid helps for-profit SMEs assess the workflow, define the digital or AI project, compare support options, and create an implementation-ready scope. We focus on the next useful project instead of a generic technology roadmap.
Questions to answer first
- Which workflow creates the strongest business case?
- Which evidence shows the current problem?
- Who owns the implementation internally?
- Which support or funding path should be checked before spending?