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THE FIELD GUIDE

Practical thinking. For real work.

A connected body of knowledge for people responsible for making AI work. Start with your challenge, not a technology.

Operating Model

How to Establish an Enterprise AI Squad

Bring business context, embedded engineering, and accountable ownership into one team. A practical starting point for continuous AI delivery.

4 MIN READ
Operating Model

Deployment Strategist vs Forward Deployed Engineer

Two complementary roles at the boundary of business and technology. Understand the distinction without creating another handover.

3 MIN READ
Operating Model

The Enterprise AI Operating Model

Connect portfolio choices, delivery squads, enabling platforms, and governance into a repeatable enterprise capability.

4 MIN READ
Development

From AI Use Case to Production

Move from a promising idea to a reliable product through workflow discovery, fast experiments, integration, and continuous evaluation.

4 MIN READ
Adoption

Why AI Pilots Fail to Scale

The gap between a compelling demonstration and an enterprise capability is usually organizational—not a lack of model intelligence.

3 MIN READ
Strategy

How to Prioritize an AI Use-Case Portfolio

Balance value, feasibility, readiness, and risk. Build a portfolio of testable opportunities rather than a ranked list of exciting ideas.

3 MIN READ
Operating Model

Centralized vs Federated AI Operating Models

Choose where decisions should live. Centralize the capabilities that benefit from reuse and keep workflow accountability close to the business.

3 MIN READ
Development

How Forward Deployed Engineering Changes AI Delivery

Embed engineering in the workflow. Replace long chains of interpretation with direct observation, working software, and fast feedback.

3 MIN READ
Adoption

AI Adoption Is More Than Training

Training builds awareness. Adoption requires a useful product, a redesigned workflow, and the conditions for people to change how they work.

3 MIN READ
Strategy

Measuring AI Value: Efficiency vs Efficacy

Distinguish doing the same work with fewer resources from making better decisions and achieving better outcomes.

3 MIN READ