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AI Enterprise Strategy for Business Leaders

Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Beginner content levelBeginner

Cutting Through Hype to Make Confident Decisions for AI Adoption

  • Apply a practical decision framework to evaluate AI opportunities and approaches
  • Identify the key drivers of AI adoption success and the common reasons enterprise rollouts lose momentum
  • Learn how to build organisational trust in AI without slowing down implementation

Most organisations are under pressure to develop an AI strategy, yet leadership teams frequently stall; not because the technology isn't ready, but because there is no clear process for making decisions and acting on them. Business leaders face a common set of challenges: understanding what and where AI can realistically deliver, agreeing on the right approach, getting people across the organisation to actually adopt the tools, and building enough trust in AI to move forward without taking on unacceptable risk. This course addresses those four challenges, working through these areas where enterprise AI strategies most commonly break down.

You will have the opportunity to reflect on your own organisation's position in each area and leave with a clearer sense of where to focus. During the course, live polls and structured discussions will give you the chance to compare experience with other attendees and bring real-world context to the material. No technical background is required; this course is designed for the people who need to lead AI adoption, not implement it.

This live event is for you because...

  • You're a leader or executive within your organisation, responsible for setting your organisation's AI strategy
  • You work with cross-functional team leads across the organisation, including technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders, who have varying opinions of and requirements for AI
  • Example roles: CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Strategy Officers, Chief Transformation Officers

Schedule

The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.

Section 1: Introduction (8 minutes)

  • Why most enterprise AI strategies stall (Capability, Decision, Adoption, Trust)

Section 2: AI Capability & Decisions (22 minutes)

  • What can and can't AI do today
  • Choosing the right approach (build vs. buy vs. partner)
  • Choosing the right provider
  • Sizing your AI investment

Section 3: Adopting AI (15 minutes)

  • Pilot design
  • How to drive individual and organisational level adoption
  • Measuring success

Section 4: Cultivating Trust in AI (15 minutes)

  • How to instigate right-sized governance without killing momentum
  • Education and upskilling
  • Q&A

Your Instructor

Skills covered

  • Business Strategy
  • Generative AI
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
  • Agile