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Lead your organisation's AI transformation (AB-731)
Turn AI investments into well-founded strategic decisions. Identify high-impact use cases, assess their costs and expected value, and build an adoption approach suited to your teams. With AB-731, strengthen your ability to prioritise and lead responsible AI transformation.
- Duration
- 1 day 7 hours
- Code
- AB-731 Code
- Certification
- Microsoft Certified : AI Transformation Leader Certification
Accredited training for the Microsoft Certified : AI Transformation Leader certification.
Presentation
Artificial intelligence is no longer simply a technology topic: it has become a business transformation priority. Leading this transformation requires the ability to identify high-impact opportunities, align investments with measurable objectives and establish responsible governance, without necessarily writing a single line of code.
This 1-day course is designed for decision-makers who want to lead AI adoption across their organisation. You will learn to assess generative AI's business value, design an adoption and change management strategy, implement responsible governance and align AI investments with measurable return on investment.
By the end of the programme, you will be ready to take the AB-731 examination included in our offer. Passing leads to Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader certification (see the Certification tab for details).
Objectives
By the end of this Microsoft AB-731 course, you will be able to:
- identify the business value of generative AI solutions, including ROI and cost drivers;
- identify high-impact AI and Copilot opportunities across organisational functions;
- evaluate Microsoft AI applications and services, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI and Microsoft Foundry;
- design an AI adoption and change management strategy;
- implement governance, compliance and responsible AI practices;
- align AI investments with organisational strategic objectives;
- pass AB-731 and earn Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader certification.
Program
Module 1: Understand generative AI fundamentals for business leaders
- What generative AI is and why it matters strategically.
- The business value of generative AI: ROI, cost drivers and risks.
- Prompt engineering, grounding and RAG principles in business scenarios.
Lab
- Assess the potential return on investment of a practical AI use case.
Module 2: Identify high-impact AI opportunities
- Identify AI and Copilot opportunities across marketing, sales, operations, HR and finance.
- Evaluate Microsoft AI applications: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Graph, Researcher and Analyst.
- Evaluate Foundry tools, Azure AI and Azure AI Search against business use cases.
Lab
- Prioritise a portfolio of AI initiatives according to business impact.
Module 3: Design an adoption and change management strategy
- Develop an AI transformation strategy aligned with organisational objectives and the operating model.
- Licensing and adoption models for deploying AI at scale.
- Change management levers that support adoption by teams.
Lab
- Outline an adoption plan for a representative organisation.
Module 4: Govern AI responsibly
- Implement governance, compliance and responsible AI practices.
- Align AI investments with strategic objectives and expected ROI.
- Examine real AI transformation cases and analyse the risks encountered.
Lab
- Analyse a real AI transformation case and identify its success factors and risks.
Audience
This course is designed for decision-makers seeking to lead their organisation's AI transformation, particularly:
- directors, business leaders and executives in functions such as marketing, sales, operations, HR and finance;
- AI programme leads and digital transformation managers seeking to structure AI adoption within their organisation;
- AI strategy consultants and advisers supporting organisational transformation with Microsoft technologies.
Prerequisites
The following background is recommended:
- Basic knowledge: a general understanding of IT concepts. No programming skills are required.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
Course highlights
- A strategic rather than technical certification: AB-731 validates your ability to lead AI transformation without requiring programming skills.
- Certified expert trainer: instruction from a Microsoft-certified trainer, illustrated with real AI transformation case studies.
- Practical, decision-focused approach: a lab in every module helps you build adoption plans and prioritise AI initiatives using practical cases.
- Certification included: the AB-731 examination is included, with no additional examination fee.
Dates and sessions
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