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Leading AI Enabled Programs and Initiatives

Leading AI-Enabled Programs and Initiatives is about delivery. Over two days, leaders learn to scope an AI initiative that can actually finish, assess whether the data is ready before committing, coordinate the people, process, data, and technology work that has to move together, and measure outcomes honestly enough to know whether to continue. Available by request only, with a three participant minimum.
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  • Live online, or on-site by request
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Workshop brief

Leading AI Enabled Programs and Initiatives

Duration
2 Days (16 hrs; 4 sessions)
Tuition
$695.00per participant; team and private pricing by quote
Delivery
Live onlineOn-site, in person, by request
Included
Certificate of completionFor every participant

Most AI pilots succeed. Most AI programs never ship.

The pilot works. It always works, because a pilot is a controlled demonstration with clean data and motivated volunteers. Then it meets the actual process, the actual data, and the people who did not choose it, and it stops.

This workshop is about the distance between those two things. Participants learn to scope an initiative that can finish, assess data readiness before committing rather than discovering it at month four, and coordinate work across people, process, data, and technology, where a delay in any one stalls the rest.

This is the delivery workshop of our three AI leadership courses. Leading your team through adoption is AI Leadership. Setting enterprise direction is AI for Leadership and Management. Over two days there is time to work on a real initiative rather than a case study.

Content, scenarios, and examples are built around your actual work and your approved tools before delivery. Most groups train live online, and on-site in-person delivery is available by request. This workshop is available by request only, with a three participant minimum, and sits alongside our other leadership development workshops.

Why teams book DWC

  • Content, datasets, and examples built around your work before delivery
  • Live online with a real instructor, or on-site at your location
  • Invoicing and purchase order documentation for your organization

What your team gets

This course includes

  • Live, instructor led workshop delivered over four 4-hour sessions
  • Scoping and data readiness work on a real initiative you bring
  • Coordination practice across people, process, data, and technology
  • Outcome measures you define before the work starts
  • Digital learning materials and take home reference guides
  • Certificate of completion for every participant

Course outline

How the workshop runs

Every session is live with a real instructor, and the exercises are built around your team's work.

Day one starts with scope and the pilot trap. Participants examine why the demonstration succeeded and what it did not test, and learn to scope an initiative against the messy version rather than the clean one. They work on the question most programs skip: what does done look like, and who agrees.

The rest of day one is data readiness, which is where most AI initiatives actually die. Participants assess whether their data exists, is accessible, is consistent enough to use, and is permitted to be used for this purpose. Most discover the answer is partially, and that the remediation is the project rather than a precursor to it.

Day two is coordination and measurement. Participants practice running an initiative where the data team, the process owners, the technology group, and the affected staff all have to move together, and none of them report to you. They work on measuring outcomes honestly, including building the measure before the enthusiasm sets in, and on the hardest call: recommending you stop.

Outcomes

What You'll Learn at a Glance

  • Scope an AI initiative against the messy reality, not the pilot
  • Identify what the demonstration did not test
  • Assess whether data exists, is usable, and is permitted for this purpose
  • Recognize when data remediation is the project itself
  • Coordinate teams that must move together and do not report to you
  • Define outcome measures before enthusiasm sets in
  • Recommend stopping an initiative that is not going to work

Duration

2 Days (16 hrs; 4 sessions)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this workshop. It is designed for program leads, managers, and senior staff accountable for delivering AI initiatives. Teams that need general project structure first can pair it with Project Management Fundamentals.

Format

Live, instructor-led

Online for most groups; on-site delivery by request.

Dates and options

Join a public session or book your teamBook this workshop for your team

Public sessions

Train your team privately

Schedule this workshop for your team, live online or on-site, with content built around your work. Tell us your group size, goals, and target dates.

How team training works

From first call to trained team

  • 20,000+Participants trained
  • 90%Completion rate
  • 1,500+Organizations served
  1. Scope it

    A short call about your team, your tools, and what needs to change after the session.

  2. Customize it

    Your instructor builds examples, exercises, and datasets around your actual work before delivery.

  3. Deliver it live

    Live online for most groups, or on-site at your location, scheduled around your team.

  4. Make it stick

    Every participant leaves with reference materials and a certificate of completion.

Pricing

Tuition and ways to buy

$695.00 per participant

Leading AI Enabled Programs and Initiatives is available by request only, scheduled around your team.

  • $695 per participant, with a three participant minimum
  • Private training: request a custom quote. One on one sessions and teams below the three participant minimum are priced case by case
  • Larger groups: request a custom quote. We price larger cohorts case by case based on group size, schedule, and delivery format
  • Optional courseware: the Managing AI Projects & Initiatives Student Guide (Logical Operations) is available at $65 per participant and is not included in the course price

Colorado state agencies, higher education institutions, cities, counties, school districts, and certified nonprofits may purchase this course directly through our State of Colorado Price Agreement. Request a quote and we will build pricing around your team.

  • Per participant

    Enroll a few employees at the per-participant rate.

  • Private team session

    Your group only, built around your data, tools, and schedule.

  • Invoice your organization

    DWC invoices your company directly and provides purchase order documentation.

  • Multi-workshop programs

    Combine workshops into a series for a department or a cohort of new managers.

AI Training training

AI training for employees and leaders

AI tools are already on your employees' desktops. DWC AI workshops teach teams to use them well and safely, from AI fundamentals and prompt engineering for everyday roles to ethical AI, AI and data literacy, and AI for project managers.

For leaders, workshops cover AI leadership, AI-enabled performance management, leading AI-enabled programs, responsible AI governance, and AI risk management using the NIST framework. Start with a fundamentals session for the whole team, then add role-specific workshops for the people leading adoption.

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FAQ

Questions from training managers

Still deciding? Call 970-980-8091 or request a quote.

Can you customize this workshop for our team?

Yes. Content, datasets, and examples are built around your actual work before delivery, so participants practice on the files, tools, and situations they deal with every day.

Is the training online or on-site?

Most groups train live online with a real instructor. On-site, in-person delivery is available by request.

Is there a minimum group size?

Most workshops booked for a team have a three participant minimum, and the Tuition section on each workshop page lists its exact terms. One-on-one sessions and smaller groups are priced case by case, and larger groups are quoted based on group size, schedule, and delivery format.

Does AI training cover responsible use and company policy?

Yes. Responsible use is part of every AI workshop, and the ethical AI and AI risk management workshops focus on policy, risk, and governance for leaders.

Is AI training useful for non-technical staff?

Yes. AI Fundamentals for the Workplace and AI Prompt Engineering for the Workplace are built for everyday business roles rather than developers.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Every participant receives a certificate of completion, along with digital learning materials and take-home reference guides.

Can we pay by invoice or purchase order?

Yes. DWC invoices your organization directly and provides purchase order documentation.

Can individual employees join a public session?

When a workshop has public dates, they appear in the Dates section of this page with a registration button. If none are listed, request a quote and we will share your options.

Bring this workshop to your team

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