AI for Business Leaders
In this learning path, business leaders will find the knowledge and resources to adopt AI in their organizations. It explores planning, strategizing, and scaling AI projects in a responsible way.
AI for Business Leaders (AI-3017)
Course Overview
In this course, you will:
- Leverage AI tools and resources for your business
- Create business value from AI
- Embrace responsible AI principles and practices
- Scale AI in your organization
Course Outline
- Module 1 : Leverage AI tools and resources for your business
- Get familiar with available AI tools and approaches.
- Understand basic AI terminology and practices.
- Identify AI use cases.
- Module 2 : Create business value from AI
- Articulate the components of an AI strategy.
- Describe the key elements of an AI-ready organizational culture.
- Understand the stages to AI success.
- Module 3 : Embrace responsible AI principles and practices
- Describe the importance of engaging with AI in a responsible manner.
- Identify six guiding principles to develop and use AI responsibly.
- Describe successful practices to responsible AI governance.
- Module 4 : Scale AI in your organization
- Plan AI projects and investments.
- Organize your staff for AI responsibilities.
- Identify how no-code AI tools can help business users and subject matter experts.
Intended Audience
This course is suitable for program managers and technical sales, with a general IT background. These students want to learn about our offerings, see how components are implemented, and ask questions about products and features. This course does not provide an Azure pass or time in the classroom for students to do any hands-on activities. Students can get a free trial and do the walkthroughs outside of class. This course is primarily lecture and demonstrations. This course will help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of IT concepts.
- Basic understanding of business concepts.
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Justify your training
Use this sample request letter — copy it into an email to your manager and personalize the bracketed details to make the case for the time and budget.
Sample training request letter
Subject: Request for AI & AI Security training from Applied Technology Academy
[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, AI for Business Leaders. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
In this learning path, business leaders will find the knowledge and resources to adopt AI in their organizations. It explores planning, strategizing, and scaling AI projects in a responsible way. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll have hands-on, job-ready skills in ai & ai security that I can apply immediately to our work.
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in ai & ai security. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/microsoft-training/ai-for-business-leaders/.
Thank you for your consideration,
[Your Name]
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