AI Integration for Non-Technical Managers Course

Turn business problems, readiness, sourcing choices, decision boundaries, cross-functional roles, governance, adoption, and value into a manager's AI plan.
AI Integration for Non-Technical Managers Course

At a glance

Duration
5 days
Format
Classroom
Cities
Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Rome, Manama, Istanbul, London and more
Next session
11 – 15 October 2026, Chicago
Average fee
5,800 €

Overview

AI Integration for Non-Technical Managers Course is a five-day foundation course for non-technical managers, business executives, functional leaders, transformation sponsors, and AI initiative owners, who leave with a Manager's AI Integration and Adoption Plan. Participants translate business problems into initiatives, assess readiness, choose sourcing and operating approaches, define decision boundaries, coordinate business and technical teams, set governance controls, plan adoption, and measure value. Agile Leaders Training Center provides training in AI integration for non-technical managers.

Who Should Attend

  • Functional managers responsible for business processes and outcomes
  • Executives responsible for sponsorship and investment decisions
  • Transformation teams responsible for coordinating cross-functional change
  • Initiative owners responsible for delivery, adoption, and value
  • Risk and governance teams responsible for oversight and controls
  • Business partners responsible for working with data and technology teams

The course assumes participants make or support business, transformation, investment, or governance decisions and leaves out coding, model development, technical architecture design, and vendor-product administration.

Departments and Industries

The course supports manager-led AI integration across business and public-service settings.

  • Strategy, transformation, and business-unit leadership
  • Operations, finance, marketing, people, and customer functions
  • Technology, data, risk, and internal-control teams
  • Financial services, retail, and professional-services organizations
  • Healthcare, education, and public-service organizations
  • Manufacturing, logistics, utilities, and infrastructure operators

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Analyze business problems for suitable AI integration
  • Evaluate process, data, people, and technology readiness
  • Compare sourcing and operating approaches
  • Design decision boundaries and cross-functional ownership
  • Apply governance, adoption, and value controls
  • Build a manager's AI integration and adoption plan

Course Agenda

Day 1: Business Problems and AI Fit

  • Business Problem and Outcome Framing Canvas
  • Process, Decision, and Evidence Flow Map
  • AI Capability and Limitation Discussion Guide
  • Human Judgment and Automation Boundary Matrix
  • Manager AI Initiative Brief Template

Day 2: Readiness and Integration Choices

  • Data, Process, People, and Technology Readiness Assessment
  • Integration Dependency and Constraint Register
  • Build, Buy, Partner, and Defer Decision Matrix
  • Current and Target Operating Workflow Map
  • AI Initiative Feasibility and Risk Scorecard

Day 3: Roles and Delivery Coordination

  • Business, Data, Technology, and Risk Role Map
  • Decision Rights and Accountability Charter
  • Requirement, Assumption, and Acceptance Criteria Sheet
  • Business-to-Technical Handoff Checklist
  • AI Initiative Stage and Review Gate Board

Day 4: Governance and Adoption

  • NIST AI RMF Manager Governance Canvas
  • ISO/IEC 42001 Management Alignment Checklist
  • Responsible AI Risk and Control Register
  • Stakeholder Adoption and Capability Action Plan
  • AI Benefit, Risk, and Performance Dashboard

Day 5: Manager Integration Practice

  • Suggested Exercise: Frame a Business Problem and AI Fit
  • Suggested Exercise: Assess Readiness and Integration Choices
  • Suggested Exercise: Define Roles and Delivery Handoffs
  • Suggested Exercise: Set Governance and Adoption Controls
  • Capstone Exercise: Manager's AI Integration and Adoption Plan

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities that turn business evidence into managed AI integration decisions.

  • Suggested activity: frame problems, outcomes, processes, decisions, evidence, capabilities, and human boundaries
  • Suggested activity: assess readiness, record dependencies, compare sourcing choices, and map target workflows
  • Suggested activity: assign roles and decision rights, document assumptions, define acceptance, and plan handoffs
  • Suggested activity: set governance controls, adoption actions, benefit measures, review gates, and the integration plan

FAQs

Who suits AI integration for non-technical managers training?

AI integration training suits managers, executives, functional leaders, transformation sponsors, initiative owners, and business partners who coordinate AI work. It assumes business decision experience and requires no AI programming.

How does manager AI integration differ from technical AI development training?

Manager AI integration focuses on business problems, readiness, sourcing, operating workflows, ownership, handoffs, governance, adoption, and value. Technical AI development focuses on data engineering, algorithms, coding, model testing, infrastructure, and deployment.

How should managers decide whether a business problem suits AI?

Managers should examine the decision, desired outcome, evidence, repetition, variability, uncertainty, data availability, human judgment, process constraints, risks, alternatives, and measurable value before proposing AI.

How can non-technical managers coordinate AI delivery?

Managers can define outcomes, owners, decision rights, assumptions, acceptance criteria, data responsibilities, human boundaries, review gates, risks, adoption actions, measures, and escalation while technical teams handle engineering choices.

What belongs in a Manager's AI Integration and Adoption Plan?

The plan includes problems, outcomes, use cases, readiness, dependencies, sourcing choices, target workflows, roles, decision rights, handoffs, controls, adoption actions, benefits, measures, gates, and review decisions.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Manager's AI Integration and Adoption Plan connecting business problems, readiness, integration choices, roles, governance, adoption, and value. The plan makes assumptions, dependencies, decision boundaries, handoffs, controls, ownership, and measures visible across teams. It supports coordinated AI initiatives while retaining accountable management judgment.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Chicago Chicago Week 41, 2026
11 – 15 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €12,000
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Week 42, 2026
12 – 16 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €4,700
Rome Rome Week 43, 2026
19 – 23 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Manama Manama Week 43, 2026
25 – 29 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €4,700
Istanbul Istanbul Week 45, 2026
2 – 6 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €4,500
London London Week 46, 2026
9 – 13 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Barcelona Barcelona Week 47, 2026
16 – 20 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Nairobi Nairobi Week 47, 2026
22 – 26 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €4,500
Prague Prague Week 49, 2026
30 November – 4 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,000
Madrid Madrid Week 50, 2026
7 – 11 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Week 51, 2026
14 – 18 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,200
Porto Porto Week 51, 2026
14 – 18 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Zanzibar Zanzibar Week 51, 2026
20 – 24 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,500
Nice Nice Week 52, 2026
21 – 25 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Bali Bali Week 52, 2026
27 – 31 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Amman Amman Week 53, 2027
3 – 7 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €4,100
Toronto Toronto Week 53, 2027
3 – 7 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €12,000
Jakarta Jakarta Week 02, 2027
11 – 15 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €5,700
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Week 02, 2027
11 – 15 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €4,700
Vienna Vienna Week 03, 2027
18 – 22 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €5,700

Frequently asked questions

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OverviewAI Integration for Non-Technical Managers Course is a five-day foundation course for non-technical managers, business executives, functional leaders, transformation sponsors, and AI initiative owners, who leave with a Manager's AI Integration and Adoption Plan. Participants translate business problems into initiatives, assess readiness, choose sou…

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