AI Strategy workshop

Build, Buy, or Partner for AI

Decide whether to build, buy, or partner for each AI need, before you commit budget.

1 day
Hands-on in AI Transformation Studio
On your own system

The problem

Teams build AI tools they could have bought, or buy tools that never fit how they work. Demos look alike and prices hide the real cost. This workshop gives you a clear, tested way to choose, and a one-page decision leaders can sign.

Who it's for

Business owners, technology leads, procurement, and security and legal teams choosing AI solutions.

What to bring

One or two AI needs you are deciding on, any shortlisted vendors, and 20 real examples to test with.

The course side

What your team learns

1
Build, buy, or partner
Buy common needs, build what sets you apart, partner when skills are missing.
2
Compare the full cost
Three-year cost for each option, including staff time and growth.
3
Test vendors on your data
The same real examples for every vendor, scored the same way.
4
Risk and the decision
Data use, lock-in, and liability questions, then a one-page decision.

Builds on these course lectures

Third Party LLM Adoption
Risks and Opportunities of Open-Source Generative AI
Building Custom LLM

The platform side

What your team builds in AI Transformation Studio

Record each AI need with its first build, buy, or partner choice
Compare options side by side on cost, fit, risk, and speed
Record the decision and next steps for sign-off

Also used: Three-year cost sheet, Vendor test kit, Vendor questionnaire

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Your team leaves with

• Your AI needs, each with a build, buy, or partner choice
• Vendor test results on your own data
• A signed one-page decision with an exit plan

Build, Buy, or Partner for AI

Who it's for

What to bring

What your team learns