Do you have to develop or review an AI Strategy?

The book Developing an Analytic Strategy: A Primer covers:

  • The basic components of any strategy
  • Seven key strategy tools that are specialized for analytics and AI
    • Analytic SWOT
    • Analytic Ansoff Matrix
    • Porter’s Five Forces for Analytics
    • Blue Ocean Analysis for Analytics
    • The Analytic Experience Curve
    • Rating Your Competitive Position in Analytics
    • PESTEL Analysis for Analytics
  • Analytic strategies for both larger companies and for start-ups
  • Implementing an analytic/AI strategy
  • The two main blockers for executing an analytic strategy
    • Concrete steps for crossing the data chasm
    • Concrete steps for crossing the engineering chasm
  • Outlines of sample analytic strategies

About the Primer

The ebook is about 150 pages long and should be useful for anyone developing an AI or analytic strategy. It is designed to be self contained and provides short introductions to both analytics and to strategy.

The Primer reviews seven standard strategy tools and frameworks and then explains how to adapt them for developing an analytics or AI strategy. The tools and frameworks covered include: analytic SWOT, Analytic Ansoff Matrix, Porter’s Five Forces, Blue Ocean Analysis, the Analytic Experience Curve, and PESTEL analysis.

The primer also covers specialized tools and frameworks to support analytic strategy, including the Analytic Diamond and the Analytic Value Chain.

What’s Included

  • What is analytic strategy?
  • A quick introduction to analytics
  • The basic components of any strategic plan
  • The analytic diamond
  • Crossing the data chasm
  • The analytic value chain
  • Seven key strategies for analytics
  • Strategic choice for start-ups
  • Outsourcing analytics and AI
  • Tracking progress with metrics: OKR and KPI
  • Analytic governance
  • Organizational structures for analytics
  • Outlines of sample analytic/AI strategies

Developing an Analytic Strategy: A Primer will be available on Amazon Kindle in the fourth quarter of 2026.