In this episode, I speaks with Shaista, a global program leader at Philips with deep experience in AI-driven digital transformation. We break down how to connect AI strategy to real business results—from forming the right cross-functional teams to building governance, prioritizing use cases, and handling the human side of decision-making.You’ll hear practical frameworks for AI readiness, data and platform choices (build vs buy vs partner), roles and skills for AI execution, and how to move from prototype to productization—without losing speed, safety, or value. What You’ll LearnAI strategy, not buzzwords: Tie AI to revenue, cost, risk, and customer outcomesEveryday AI vs transformation: Efficiency wins vs step-change impactHow to start: Core team design—data, design, business, and engineering working as oneGovernance that scales: Playbooks, guardrails, AI readiness and completeness referencesPrioritization that works: Pick solvable, high-value use cases before moonshotsBuild / buy / partner: Where to differentiate, where to leverage the ecosystemData realities: Latency, context, and dashboards that link work to outcomesPeople and decisions: Escaping the “consensus conundrum,” making tough calls with clarityRoles and skills: What great AI strategists do and why they’re rare (and highly paid)Healthcare lessons: Balancing innovation with safety and compliance in regulated environments🎯 Who This Is ForBusiness and tech leaders building an AI roadmapCIO / CDO / CPO / Head of Data & AI and product leadersAI Strategists, Program Managers, PMs, ArchitectsTeams moving from POCs to production and scale✅ Actionables From The EpisodeForm a core AI team across business, data, design, and engineeringDefine the “why/what/where/how” in an AI strategy doc (goals, opportunities, priority matrix)Start with smaller, winnable projects to earn trust and fund the next waveEstablish AI governance (guardrails, playbooks, decision rights) without killing agilityClarify build vs buy vs partner for each capability; protect proprietary valueInstrument dashboards that map team and program metrics to business outcomesInvest in AI strategist capability (internal or hire) to translate tech → valueCommit to continuous learning—the pace of change demands itGEN AI Securityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTJPKifa1VMAI Governancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgFBi5XD-Ow&t=5668s&pp=ygUNYWkgZ292ZXJuYW5jZQ%3D%3DCISO talkshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYwPTD-wC3oFBe27VGEiizg1NIST Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcC_KabV_Ho&list=PL0hT6hgexlYy0vBwMv0eteiyAxB48RQzy&pp=gAQBiAQBGRC Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq_vSLHm4r0&list=PL0hT6hgexlYztA41j1bceTfVagP9mtq28&pp=gAQBISO 27001 Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQqJH2naU6I&t=1454s&pp=ygUeaXNvIDI3MDAxIGltcGxlbWVudGF0aW9uIHN0ZXBzISO 27001 Implementation Guidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBfwk10Hh-o&pp=ygUeaXNvIDI3MDAxIGltcGxlbWVudGF0aW9uIHN0ZXBzGRC Practical Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYztA41j1bceTfVagP9mtq28GRC Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYz1Usn1Nrnur6OzVoz59zylInternal Audithttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYyNWBcGYfabwumCr0GKmLWvStudy with MeTelegram Grouphttps://t.me/Prabhstudy#aigovernance #cio #informationtechnology #ciso #ai #ml #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #aiforbusiness #AIStrategy #AIGovernance #DigitalTransformation #AIProductization #AIReadiness #AILeadership #DataAndAI #BusinessOutcomes #HealthcareAI #CrossFunctionalTeams
