EXECUTIVE PROGRAM • SELF-PACED

AI Operating Model & Governance Design

Design the structures, decision rights, and governance discipline needed to move AI from experimentation into a managed operating capability.

5 weeks • 3–3.5 hours/week
Self-paced executive program
$3,500
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AI initiatives fail when the organization has tools but no operating model.

This program helps leaders define how AI decisions are made, who owns what, what governance is required, and how capability moves from isolated experimentation into managed execution.

Program Structure

Module 1 — Orientation & Operating Model Readiness

  • •What this program is for
  • •Operating model readiness check
  • •Program expectations
  • •Workbook and capstone overview

Module 2 — What an AI Operating Model Actually Requires

  • •Core components of an AI operating model
  • •Centralized vs federated vs hybrid models
  • •Capability ownership and accountability
  • •Common design mistakes

Module 3 — Governance Structures and Decision Rights

  • •Who approves what
  • •Executive oversight vs management execution
  • •Risk ownership
  • •Escalation and exception logic

Module 4 — Roles, Workflows, and Cross-Functional Design

  • •Business, technical, risk, and operational roles
  • •Workflow handoffs and collaboration design
  • •Reducing friction between teams
  • •Operating responsibilities by role

Module 5 — Policy, Standards, and Adoption Discipline

  • •Operating standards
  • •Minimum controls
  • •Reporting and review cadence
  • •Governance discipline without bureaucracy

Module 6 — Capstone Lab: AI Operating Model Blueprint

  • •Decision-rights matrix
  • •Governance structure map
  • •Role map and accountability
  • •Operating cadence
  • •Implementation priorities

What You’ll Leave With

AI operating model blueprint
Governance structure map
Decision-rights matrix
Role and accountability guide
Review cadence framework
Implementation priority plan

Toolkit Vault

Reusable operating-model assets included with the program.

  • Operating model design template
  • Decision-rights matrix template
  • Governance structure worksheet
  • Role and ownership map
  • Operating cadence template
  • Implementation planning guide

Certificate Gate

Certificate awarded upon meaningful completion.

  • Complete all required modules
  • Achieve an 80% average across quizzes/design exercises
  • Submit the capstone (AI Operating Model Blueprint)

Enrollment Options

Executive

$3,500

Built for individual leaders designing how AI decisions, governance, and execution should actually work inside the business.

  • Self-paced program access
  • Toolkit Vault included
  • Quizzes and design exercises
  • Capstone requirement
  • Certificate of completion
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Leadership Team

Custom

Available by inquiry

For organizations aligning leaders on governance structure, operating roles, and cross-functional execution.

  • Leadership alignment and discussion path
  • Cross-functional operating model review
  • Decision-rights and role clarity support
  • Implementation planning discussion
  • Custom leadership quote
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Recommended next step: AI Governance for Leaders.