Develop the strategic perspective needed to influence AI strategy within your organization, recognize emerging opportunities, and proactively identify and mitigate risks that accompany AI adoption. As a current business professional, you must cultivate a clear and realistic understanding of the risks, rewards, and potential pitfalls that typically emerge when integrating artificial intelligence into organizational systems and processes.
To remain competitive and get ahead of your colleagues, move beyond general awareness of AI and build deeper preparedness by developing a strategic perspective on the concrete steps your organization should take to prevent AI from adversely impacting competitive advantage. This course teaches you the keys to successfully implementing and managing AI within your business context. You will explore how leading organizations are successfully building, scaling, and refining their AI initiatives to maximize business results and operational efficiency.
You will discover valuable tools for accelerating your organization's comprehensive plan to improve enterprise outcomes. The course guides you to weigh appropriate implementation strategies while carefully considering potential benefits, constraints, resource requirements, and organizational readiness. You will gain critical insights into the components and structure needed when creating an AI implementation roadmap tailored for optimal solutions in your specific business context.
Ideal Participants:
- Managers, leaders, and other business professionals who are committed to leveraging artificial intelligence and need to understand specific strategies, tools, and approaches available to help them avoid risks while maximizing benefits in their organizations.
How You Will Benefit:
- Review and understand the key concepts that form the foundation of a typical AI framework and strategy
- Advance further by creating a customized framework that ensures better thinking and decision-making in your journey toward becoming an AI-driven organization
- Explore strategic approaches to AI and gain influence over business decisions to maintain a competitive advantage
- Analyze existing organizational challenges and readiness to adopt new technology, and make informed recommendations to address barriers
- Discuss and balance the risks and benefits that accompany new technologies
- Build a culture of AI assimilation in your organization and develop comprehensive AI solutions
Content and Topics Covered:
- Recognizing the power and potential of generative AI and the substantial benefits it can bring to your organization
- Understanding the essential elements required for creating an AI framework and a comprehensive implementation roadmap
- Envisioning how AI can help create new products, services, and business models
- Learning the major cost drivers and return on investment metrics for integrating AI in an organization
- Evaluating your current business position and competitive vulnerability to disruption due to AI
- Recognizing the nature of change in organizations, understanding employee resistance, and the methods to address it constructively
- Discussing ethical considerations and responsible practices for using artificial intelligence
- Incorporating technical requirements and societal considerations into an overall comprehensive AI strategy and plan
Detailed Learning Outline
Learning Objectives and Foundations
- Understand AI Terminology, Definitions, and Concepts
- Explore How Other Companies are Using AI in Their Operations and Gaining an Advantage
- Discuss AI Adoption Strategies That Support Competitive Advantage in Your Business
- Recognize the Impact of AI-Driven Accelerated Change on Talent Development, Recruitment, Management, and Retention
Artificial Intelligence Today
- Review and Clarify AI Terms, Definitions, and Core Concepts
- Recognize Various Ways That Artificial Intelligence is Leading to Exponential and Accelerated Change
- Identify How Technology and Data Access Are Driving Business Strategies and Creating Opportunities
AI and The Strategic Landscape
- Identify Ways That Technology and Data Access Are Driving Business Strategy and Creating Competitive Risk
- Identify New Business Opportunities in the AI Landscape
- Understand and Analyze Impacts on Competitive Strategy and Market Positioning
Understanding Cost Drivers and ROI of Adopting AI Solutions
- Identify Typical Costs Associated with AI Implementation Projects
- Understand Key Factors That Could Increase Costs and Reduce ROI
Organizational Readiness and AI-Driven Change
- Understand the Challenges and Obstacles That Can Arise with AI Adoption
- Evaluate Your Organization's Readiness for Significant Change
- Recognize How Employees Respond to Change and How to Manage Transitions Effectively
AI Risks and Emerging Opportunities
- Understand Key Risks Associated with AI Solutions and Implementations
- Assess Possible Vulnerabilities for Your AI Implementation and General Risk Areas
- Identify and Plan Corrective Steps to Address Risks
AI Ethics and Governance Frameworks
- Understand Potential Issues Related to Ethics, Transparency, Bias, and Fairness
- Establish Robust AI Governance Early to Ensure Guardrails, Safety, and Alignment
- Develop Awareness of Legal and Government AI Policies and Regulations
Building Your AI Business Strategy and Plan
- Identify the Key Components of Your AI Adoption Strategy
- Decide How You Will Measure Success and Define Success Metrics
- Create a Comprehensive AI Implementation Roadmap for Your Organization
- Communicate the Strategic Value of Your Proposed AI Implementation Approach to Stakeholders
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
