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The AI Automation Operating System

A board-to-operations playbook for selecting the right AI opportunities, governing the build, measuring ROI, and scaling from one useful workflow to an automation portfolio.

EUR 67

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Online

Format

220+ pages

Pages

The AI Automation Operating System cover

Build, Govern, Operate framework

Pilot-to-portfolio sequencing

Executive ROI language

Who It Is For

Built for people making business decisions.

CEOs, COOs, CIOs, transformation leaders, and operators accountable for turning AI experiments into measurable operating leverage

Practical Use

Use the book as an operating manual for planning AI automation, selecting the right workflows, governing risk, measuring ROI, and moving from isolated pilots to a managed automation portfolio.

Business Outcomes

Stop funding unfocused AI pilots

Create a reusable automation operating model

Measure AI impact in terms executives and CFOs trust

Reader Signal

Built for operators who need more than AI hype.

The book is positioned for executives and implementation teams who need a practical path from pilot activity to managed automation capability.

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The useful part is the operating model. It does not sell AI as a tool purchase; it shows how to make ownership, governance, and ROI clear enough for leadership to act.

COO, mid-market services firm

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The value map and stage-gate model make the book practical. It gives teams a way to decide what should be automated first and what should be killed before it wastes budget.

Transformation lead, B2B operations

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This reads like a field manual for executives. The strongest sections are governance, operations, and measurement because they address what usually breaks after the demo.

CIO advisor, enterprise AI programs

Inside the Website Reader

Chapter preview.

220+ pages
01

The AI Automation Imperative

Frames why this topic matters now, what changed in the market, and why waiting creates operational debt.

02

The Pilot Trap

Shows why impressive demos often fail in production, and what must be true before a pilot deserves more investment.

03

The AI Automation Value Map

Turns abstract AI ambition into a practical map of workflows, outcomes, risks, and measurable business value.

04

The Build Layer

Explains how to move from a business process to a working AI-enabled system with clear inputs, owners, and outputs.

05

The Governance Layer

Defines the controls, review points, ownership, and evidence needed to use AI without creating unmanaged exposure.

06

The Operations Layer

Focuses on monitoring, ownership, exception handling, and the routines that keep AI systems useful after launch.

07

Scaling from Pilot to Portfolio

Shows how to move from one successful workflow to a managed portfolio without losing quality or accountability.

08

Measuring ROI Without Fantasy Math

Translates AI impact into time, cost, quality, risk, revenue, and decision metrics leaders can actually use.

09

People, Process, and Adoption

Covers the human side: trust, behavior change, workflow adoption, training, incentives, and resistance.

10

Vendor Selection and Partnership Models

Helps decide when to buy, build, partner, or combine tools without becoming dependent on the wrong platform.

11

Future-Proofing the Automation Layer

Separates durable operating principles from short-term AI hype so the system can evolve as technology changes.

12

Building the AI-Native Business

Describes what changes when AI becomes part of the operating model instead of a side project.

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Agents per function

Build one high-ROI workflow first, then connect the next department once the operating model is proven.