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Overview
The course, Building your AI Center of Excellence on Google Cloud, is a strategic program designed to help organizations move from fragmented, siloed innovation to a structured, enterprise-wide AI strategy. It focuses on the creation of an AI Center of Excellence (CoE)—a cross-functional unit that centralizes expertise and governance to accelerate AI value.The curriculum is built around four foundational pillars: Strategy, Structure, Governance, and Scale.
Participants will learn through a combination of case studies and practical demonstrations of Google Cloud tools like Gemini Enterprise. By the end of the 3-hour session, leaders will have a strategic roadmap for building an AI CoE that aligns with their organizational maturity.
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have:
- Familiarity with cloud concepts
- General understanding of organizational business strategy
Target Audience
This course is designed for:
- Business leaders
- C-suite executives such as CIOs and CDOs
- Strategic leads responsible for enterprise-wide AI transformation and governance
Learning objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Construct a formal AI CoE charter that translates business strategy into a dual-track mandate
- Design a cross-functional CoE structure by selecting the appropriate operating model based on organizational maturity
- Apply governance playbooks to dual-track AI projects for safe and effective AI implementation
- Evaluate AI transformation success using a balanced KPI framework to roadmap the CoE’s evolution
Course Outline
The Case for an AI CoE
- The challenges facing transforming organizations
- Defining the AI CoE
- Pillars of the AI CoE
Strategy: Building a Business-Aligned Vision
- Identifying the right tools for your organization
- Securing executive sponsorship
- Building your AI CoE charter
Structure: Building Operating Models and Workflows
- Choosing your operating model
- Staffing your AI CoE
- Establishing your AI CoE workflows
Data Management and Governance: Building Guardrails for Safe Execution
- Dual-track governance
- Security on Google Cloud Platform
Measure and Scale: Executing Enterprise-Wide Transformation
- Measuring AI impact on business outcomes
- The AI CoE strategic roadmap
Summary and Quiz
- Review core concepts
Exams and Assessments
There is no certification or exam associated with this course. The course includes a quiz with scenario-based multiple choice questions.
Hands-On Learning
Participants will engage in practical demonstrations, discussions, and exercises, including case studies and hands-on use of Google Cloud tools such as Gemini Enterprise.
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