This guide is for SMEs that still need a practical digital adoption plan after CDAP and want to choose a buildable first project before committing budget.
The planning work remains useful because it reduces tool sprawl, clarifies budgets, and makes the next implementation easier to explain. A useful plan should identify the workflow, systems, data, people, risk, budget, and measurable business outcome.
For current program language, confirm official sources such as BDC’s CDAP notice, OCI’s Digital Competence Centre, and BDC LIFT.
What a post-CDAP plan should include
- Workflow scope: the process being improved and the people affected.
- Current systems: CRM, email, calendar, documents, spreadsheets, cloud, accounting, ecommerce, or production tools.
- AI and automation fit: where a model, assistant, RAG workflow, or automation can help safely.
- Governance: access rules, human approval, privacy, cybersecurity, and data ownership.
- Support path: funding review, financing, SR&ED evidence, training, cloud credits, or self-funded implementation.
How to choose the next project
Start with the workflow that has the clearest business value and the least ambiguity. A good first project may improve customer response, reporting, document review, staff training, scheduling, quoting, or management visibility.
How Digid helps
Digid helps SMEs convert the planning work into an implementation path. We can assess the workflow, compare support options such as DMAP/TDP, BDC LIFT readiness, SR&ED evidence, cloud setup, or training, and define the next practical build step.
Questions to answer first
- What work is repeated, delayed, or hard to measure?
- Which system is the source of truth?
- Which team needs to adopt the change?
- What funding or implementation path should be checked before spending?