---
id: "quote-the-deliverable-redefined"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Step 4. Deliver the output with an explanation of how you and AI arrived at it."]
tags: ["management", "deliverables"]
related: ["concept-reasoning-trail"]
speakers: ["David S. Duncan", "Tyler Anderson"]
quote: "This is a key difference in the AI era: The \\\\\\\"deliverable\\\\\\\" is not just the output for the task itself; it's also a brief explanation of how you got there, including the judgment applied."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-32-help-employees-get-better-with-ai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/06/help-employees-get-better-not-just-faster-with-ai"
sourceTitle: "Help Employees Get Better—Not Just Faster—with AI"
---
# Redefining the Deliverable

> "This is a key difference in the AI era: The 'deliverable' is not just the output for the task itself; it's also a brief explanation of how you got there, including the judgment applied."
> — [[entity-david-s-duncan|David S. Duncan]] and [[entity-tyler-anderson|Tyler Anderson]]

Redefines what constitutes finished work in an AI-augmented organization: the output *plus* the [[concept-reasoning-trail|reasoning trail]]. This is the payoff of [[framework-four-step-ai-development|Step 4]] and the mechanism behind [[claim-reasoning-trail-accelerates-judgment|the apprenticeship-acceleration claim]].