Executive Programme
Deployment Ladder Cohort
A six-week working programme for leaders moving one AI workflow from pilot to production.
What You Leave With
One production-ready AI workflow
Clear ownership, fallback and governance model
Board-ready investment narrative
90-day post-programme roadmap
Curriculum
Six weeks. One production-ready workflow.
Week 1 · Outcome & Baseline
- — Define the one business metric the workflow must move
- — Map the current operating environment and decision chain
- — Establish baseline data and success criteria
Week 2 · The Deployment Ladder Assessment
- — Score the workflow across the five rungs
- — Identify the single biggest blocker to production
- — Build the risk and fallback register
Week 3 · Ownership & Governance
- — Assign accountable owner, not just sponsor
- — Design the human-in-the-loop fallback
- — Set escalation and review cadence
Week 4 · Build the Production Case
- — Calculate cash impact, risk of inaction and 90-day gates
- — Draft the board / CFO narrative
- — Create the decision document
Week 5 · Implementation Sprint
- — Run the workflow in a live-but-supervised mode
- — Capture real exceptions and edge cases
- — Refine fallback triggers and monitoring
Week 6 · Go-Live & Roadmap
- — Production readiness review
- — Stakeholder sign-off and documentation
- — 90-day roadmap and handover plan
FAQ
Common questions
Who is this for?
Operators, product leads, founders and board advisors who have a promising AI pilot and need to make it production-ready. It is not an introduction to AI.
Can I join as a team?
Yes. Teams of up to three from the same company receive a 20% discount and a shared workspace during the programme.
What happens after the six weeks?
You leave with a production-ready workflow, a decision document and a 90-day roadmap. Optional advisory follow-on is available for cohort graduates.
Investment
$4,500 per seat · Cohort limited to 12 operators
Payment plans available for teams. Cohorts run quarterly. Next cohort opens in October 2026.
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