Can we build and evaluate a useful pilot ourselves?

Yes, if you have an accountable estimator, permission to use the documents and someone able to maintain the chosen workflow. Limit the first pilot to one measurable task and keep production write access off until the outputs and recovery process have been tested.

This is a proposed implementation method, not evidence that a particular team can finish within a standard duration. The schedule below is an editorial planning allowance for a narrow pilot with available staff; it is not an industry benchmark or supplier commitment.