AI-Assisted Business Transformation
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way organisations operate, but many AI initiatives fail to deliver lasting business value because they focus on technology rather than the people, processes, data, and governance needed for successful adoption. This practical two-day course provides a structured approach to turning AI ambition into effective business execution.
Participants will explore the key barriers that prevent AI initiatives from scaling, including poor process design, inconsistent AI maturity, inadequate data foundations, unmanaged AI adoption, and legacy technology challenges. The course demonstrates how to validate processes before automation, establish safe experimentation frameworks, strengthen governance, and identify AI opportunities that deliver measurable business outcomes.
Rather than promoting wholesale system replacement, the course explores how AI can help organisations modernise existing capabilities, improve decision-making, and unlock value from current investments. It also examines the importance of responsible AI adoption, human oversight, and organisational trust to ensure sustainable change.
By the end of the course, attendees will understand how to build a practical, structured framework for adopting AI safely, responsibly, and at scale, enabling their organisation to move from isolated experimentation to sustained business value.
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The course combines strategic context with practical techniques, providing participants with the knowledge, frameworks and tools needed to plan, govern and successfully scale AI initiatives across the enterprise.
Day 1 – Foundations, Operating Models and Core Risk Management
- Setting the Strategic AI Ambition
- AI Discovery and the Current AI Landscape
- AI Maturity and Readiness Assessments
- Process Validation and Avoiding the Broken Process Trap
- Reclaiming Legacy Systems and Living Architectures
- Managing AI Risk, Governance and Organisational Trust
Day 2 – Operationalising AI Across the Enterprise
- Frontline AI Discovery and Managing Shadow AI
- Prioritising AI Opportunities and Business Value
- Designing Safe AI Experimentation Frameworks
- Data, Analytics and Agentic AI Governance
- Adaptive Governance and Graduated Autonomy
- AI Literacy, Human Agency and Workforce Readiness
- Stakeholder Engagement and Participatory Design
- AI Leadership, Decision-Making and Executive Narratives
- Scaling Successful AI Initiatives Across the Enterprise
- Developing a Practical AI Action Plan
This course is designed for professionals responsible for driving AI adoption, business transformation and organisational change, including:
- Transformation Directors, Change Leaders and Transformation Managers
- Chief Operating Officers, Operational Leaders and Service Delivery Managers
- HR Directors, Learning & Development Leaders and Workforce Transformation Professionals
- AI Governance, Risk, Compliance and Data Protection Professionals
- CFOs, Finance Directors and Commercial Leaders
- CTOs, Enterprise Architects, Data Leaders and AI Product Managers
- Business Analysts, Service Designers and Process Improvement Specialists
- Programme and Portfolio Managers leading AI-enabled transformation initiatives
- Senior managers responsible for modernising business operations and delivering AI at scale
Principal
TreeHive Strategy
Donald Farmer is a seasoned data and analytics strategist with over 30 years of experience designing data and analytics products. He has led teams at Microsoft and Qlik Technologies and is now the Principal of TreeHive Strategy, where he advises software vendors, enterprises, and investors on data and advanced analytics strategy. In addition to his work at TreeHive, Donald serves as VP of Innovation and Research at Nobody Studios, a crowd-infused venture studio.
Course Summary
Price: £995 + VAT (VAT only charged to UK residents)
Instructor: Donald Farmer
Duration: 2 Days
Language: English
Certification: Yes – IRM UK Certificate of Completion
