# AI Transformation Playbook
- Execute pilot projects to gain momentum
- More important for the initial project to succeed vs the most important/valuable
- Build an in-house AI team
- Create an AI Unit supporting the different Business Units (BUs) of the company
- Can be worthy to introduce a CAIO, a C-suite executive focused on AI and managing the AI unit, or a VP of AI
- Provide broad AI training (to engineers, leaders, etc)
- Executives and senior business leaders
- What AI can do for their enterprise
- AI strategy
- Resource allocation
- Leaders of divisions working on AI projects
- Set project direction (technical and business diligence)
- Resource allocation
- Monitor progress
- AI engineer trainees
- Build and ship AI software
- Gather data
- Execute on specific AI projects
- Develop an AI strategy
- Develop the strategy iteratively, building upon the results of experiments
- Leverage AI to create an advantage specific to the industry secor
- Design a strategy aligned with the "Virtuous Cycle of AI"
- Better product -> More users -> More data > ...
- Create a data strategy
- Strategic data acquisition
- Unified data warehouse
- Create network effects and platform advantages
- Consider low-cost strategy vs high value strategy and how AI can benefit each
- Develop internal and external communications
- Investor relations
- Government relations (regulators, etc)
- Consumer/user education
- Talent/recruitment
- Internal communications