AI Strategy for the C-Suite
A 50-minute strategic brief for CEOs, CDOs, CIOs — built for the questions your board is actually about to ask.
Last updated: 2026-05-19
What you'll learn
By the end of this course you'll be able to:
- Where AI value actually lives — the four patterns that pay and the one that doesn't
- How to build a defensible AI portfolio (the diagnose-train-innovate-build-sustain shape)
- Capital allocation — phase-gated funding, 70/20/10, sustainment reserve
- Talent & org design — hub-and-spoke vs CoE vs federated, the five roles by year 2
- Governance — the four pillars regulators look for, and the three questions your board will ask
- Sustaining momentum — three disciplines that prevent the year-2 stall
- Board reporting — four numbers, four narratives, one page, three cadences
- Your AI strategy on one page — the capstone template
Who this is for
CEOs, CIOs, CDOs, CSOs, COOs, CFOs, and board directors. Especially valuable for leaders preparing a 12–18 month AI plan they will be defending in front of a board, audit committee, or analyst call.
Curriculum
8 chapters · 1 hands-on exercises · capstone challenge
Each chapter ends with the learning objectives ticked off. Quizzes are auto-graded with feedback; exercises are open-ended and produce artifacts you can take to your team.
1. Where AI value lives
- Distinguish the four AI value patterns: productivity, process, agent-led, theatre
- Apply a portfolio-shape test to any AI proposal
2. Building the AI portfolio
- Sell AI as one programme (Diagnose-Train-Innovate-Build-Sustain), not five line items
- Anchor a 12-month enterprise band ($500k–$1.5M)
3. Capital allocation
- Apply the three rules: phase-gated funding, 70/20/10, 20% sustainment reserve
- Decide build vs buy vs partner with one filter — strategic uniqueness
4. Talent & org design
- Pick between CoE, federated, and hub-and-spoke deliberately
- Map the five roles needed by year 2 and the 20/40/40 year-1 sourcing mix
5. Governance
- Stand up the four pillars: inventory, tiering, controls, response
- Answer the three questions any board will ask about AI
6. Sustaining momentum
- Recognise the year-2 stall pattern before it happens
- Implement three disciplines: sustainment retainer day 1, adoption metrics weekly, standing forum monthly
7. Board reporting
- Use the four numbers + four narratives on one page
- Match cadence to audience: weekly sponsor, monthly forum, quarterly board
Capstone: Capstone — Your AI strategy on one page
- Collapse the entire course into one operating one-pager
- Run the leadership-team conversation with three calibration questions
Capstone deliverable: Every learner who completes this course produces «Your 6-Page Board Pack on AI» — a tangible artifact you take back to your organization.
Interactive Course · Free
Full web-rendered experience available now.
All 8 chapters live with interactive slides, audio narration, mock-exam practice, and cross-device progress tracking. The first two chapters are accessible without an account.
References & sources
Built on cited sources — not vibes.
Every course is researched fresh against vendor documentation, regulatory sources, and peer-reviewed work. Sources used in this course:
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
NIST · Source link
McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI
McKinsey & Company · Source link
Saudi Vision 2030 — National Strategy for Data and AI
SDAIA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Source link
EU AI Act — Final Text
European Parliament · Source link
Course details
Track
Leadership
Level
Intermediate
Audience
Executive, Board, Director
Industry
Cross-Industry
Stack
Stack-agnostic
Paired Gennoor Way phase
diagnose, train
Format
interactive, video, reading
You finished the course. Now what?
From course to outcome.
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