Responsible Leadership of Generative AI Initiatives

Plan generative AI initiatives at the senior management and executive level. Strategic overview covers generative AI relative to broader AI categories, how it works at the level a senior leader...

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$1,000USD
Duration 1 day
Course Code GAI-3301
Available Formats Classroom, Virtual
Next Class: Aug 14, 2026

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Overview

Course Description

Plan generative AI initiatives at the senior management and executive level. Strategic overview covers generative AI relative to broader AI categories, how it works at the level a senior leader needs, benefits and challenges, use cases and applications, the GenAI market landscape, and ethical considerations that shape strategic choices. Building and leading effective GenAI teams cover the AI system lifecycle, common AI actors, AI project-management challenges, R&D versus engineering work, the cadence of AI projects, ROI quantification, and Communities of Innovation. Responsible AI governance and oversight cover the unique and exacerbated risks of generative AI, how AI risks differ from traditional software risks, real case studies of AI risks and failures, AI governance structures, and the legal and regulatory frameworks for GenAI. Hands-on workshops produce a market-offerings comparison, project-management case study, ROI estimation, and a Responsible-AI governance maturity assessment for the participant’s organization. The course is designed for senior managers and executives leading programs or initiatives that touch generative AI.

Skills Gained

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply foundational generative-AI concepts to strategic decisions
  • Calculate ROI for generative-AI projects through cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Assess AI governance maturity in the participant’s own organization
  • Apply legal and regulatory frameworks to generative-AI initiatives

Who Can Benefit

This course is designed for:

  • Senior Managers
  • Executives

Prerequisites

Participants should enter this course with:

  • Practical experience leading programs or initiatives

Organizational Objectives

This course assists organizations to:

  • Build executive-level fluency in generative-AI strategy and risk in one day
  • Establish a shared ROI vocabulary across senior leadership for AI investment
  • Lower governance risk through trained Responsible-AI governance assessment
  • Establish a Communities-of-Innovation cadence that compounds AI capability over time

Software

All attendees must have a modern web browser and an Internet connection.

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Course Details

Course Details

Strategic Overview of Generative AI and Its Implications

By the end of this module, you will be able to describe generative AI at the level a senior leader needs, articulate the benefits and challenges, recognize the GenAI market landscape, and reason about the ethical considerations that shape strategic choices.

  • Defining Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, and Generative AI
  • How Generative AI Works
  • Benefits and Challenges of Generative AI
  • Use Cases and Applications of Generative AI
  • The Generative AI Market Landscape
  • Exploring the Ethical Considerations of Generative AI
  • Hands-on Lab: Run a hands-on exploration of GenAI use cases and compare market offerings against business priorities.

Building and Leading Effective Generative AI Teams

By the end of this module, you will be able to map the AI system lifecycle and common AI actors, recognize the challenges of AI project management, set the cadence of AI projects, quantify ROI, and establish communities of innovation.

  • The AI System Lifecycle & Common AI Actors
  • Challenges of AI Project Management
  • Understanding Research and Development in AI Projects
  • Setting a Cadence for AI Projects
  • Quantifying ROI for AI Projects
  • Establishing Communities of Innovation and Collaboration
  • Hands-on Lab: Discuss GenAI project-management case studies and estimate ROI through cost-effectiveness ratios.

Responsible AI Governance and Oversight

By the end of this module, you will be able to identify the risks unique to or exacerbated by generative AI, distinguish AI risks from traditional software risks, draw lessons from case studies of AI failures, and establish AI governance structures aligned with legal and regulatory frameworks.

  • Risks Unique to or Exacerbated by Generative AI
  • How AI Risk Differs from Traditional Software Risks
  • Case Studies of AI Risks and Failures
  • Establishing AI Governance Structures
  • Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Generative AI
  • Hands-on Lab: Identify risks in generative-AI projects and conduct a Responsible-AI governance maturity assessment for one organization.

Schedule

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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

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