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Most organisations don’t struggle to generate AI ideas. They struggle to identify where AI will create the greatest business value, prioritise the right opportunities and turn ambition into execution.

This course provides a practical framework for developing an AI strategy that aligns investment with business value, organisational readiness and measurable outcomes.

Built from real AI strategy and leadership engagements—not AI hype.

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What you’ll learn:

Understand what a useful AI strategy must deliver, and what to avoid, so it does not become a hype narrative.
Learn a simple method to identify, classify and compare AI opportunities consistently.
Use a lightweight readiness snapshot to ground AI ambition in data, platforms, skills, governance and risk realities.
Apply practical decision rules for selecting AI opportunities responsibly.
Practise prioritising a short list of AI bets and translating them into a Now / Next / Later value roadmap.
Draft an AI Strategy on a Page and a focused 90-day action plan you can refine and apply in your organisation.

Who it’s for:

CIOs, Heads of IT, and IT leadership teams who need a credible AI strategy tied to business value.
Digital, data and transformation leaders shaping AI priorities and investment decisions.
Enterprise architecture, governance and risk leaders who need practical decision rules for AI investment and prioritisation.
Product, platform and delivery leaders responsible for turning AI intent into outcomes.

What you will leave with:

An AI Strategy on a Page, covering intent, opportunity areas, priorities, decision rules and roadmap in one view.
A readiness snapshot covering data, platforms, skills, governance and risk constraints.
A draft prioritised AI opportunity shortlist, using value, feasibility and risk trade-offs.
AI decision rules showing how choices get made and what must be true to proceed.
A Now / Next / Later AI value roadmap, including enabling capabilities and dependencies.
Initial operating model considerations, including ownership, governance implications and delivery dependencies.
A 90-day action plan showing what to do first to build momentum and credibility.

How the course works:

Live, instructor-led and built around realistic CIO and IT leadership scenarios. You will use simple templates and guided activities to turn AI strategy concepts into usable artefacts, so you do not just talk about AI, you leave with a value-focused plan you can refine and apply straight away.

Included:

Executive frameworks, templates and canvases.
Practical workbook with completed examples.
Course materials and reference guides.
Certificate of completion and LinkedIn badge.

Course details:

Duration: 1 day
Delivery: Live online (instructor-led). In-house delivery available on request.
Format: Interactive, scenario-based, hands-on

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This course equips IT leaders to turn AI ambition into a practical, investable strategy and make better AI investment decisions. You’ll learn a structured approach for identifying where AI creates real value, prioritising the right opportunities, assessing organisational readiness and building an executable roadmap that leadership can support with confidence.

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AI strategy that creates value, not hype

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Identifying where AI creates real business value

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Assessing organisational readiness for AI

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Prioritising AI investments and making better strategic choices

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Building an AI value roadmap: Now, Next and Later

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AI Strategy on a Page and 90-day action plan

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Dr Gerald Khoury

Founder & lead instructor

Gerald is an AI and IT leadership educator and strategist with almost four decades of experience helping organisations navigate technology-driven change. He first began teaching artificial intelligence in 2007 at the University of Technology Sydney and today works with CIOs, IT leaders and leadership teams to navigate AI-driven transformation, make better strategic decisions, and turn those decisions into practical action. Gerald holds a PhD in enterprise architecture and brings together deep expertise in AI leadership, IT strategy, enterprise architecture, governance and organisational change. His training is practical and enterprise-focused, built around real leadership decisions, trade-offs, practical frameworks and reusable tools rather than generic theory. Gerald has held senior leadership and advisory roles with IBM, Gartner and Info-Tech Research Group, and has worked with more than 100 government and corporate organisations across strategy, technology and transformation. Gerald also lectures at Australian tertiary institutions and is a widely published author and speaker on AI, strategy, innovation and leadership. CIO Magazine (latest article): From Strategy to Discontinuity

Is this course live, or self-paced?

Live, instructor-led online (not self-paced) with guided sessions and interactive exercises.

How interactive is the class?

Workshop-style with structured activities, discussion, and hands-on exercises.

How big are the classes?

Classes are intentionally small to maximise interaction, Q&A, and application to your context.

What outcomes should I expect?

Clearer priorities and trade-offs, stronger stakeholder alignment, and practical artefacts you can use immediately.

Will this be tailored to my industry?

Yes - the methods are industry-agnostic by design, and you’ll apply them using examples and scenarios relevant to your organisation.

Can my organisation pay via invoice/PO?

Yes - select a date, then click Request invoice / PO.

Can you run this course in-house for our team?

Yes - click Enquire about in-house delivery.

Most organisations don’t struggle to generate AI ideas. They struggle to identify where AI will create the greatest business value, prioritise the right opportunities and turn ambition into execution.

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Most organisations don’t struggle to generate AI ideas. They struggle to identify where AI will create the greatest business value, prioritise the right opportunities and turn ambition into execution.

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