Mal7

Pillar 01

Strategy & Business Alignment

AI portfolios only scale when they connect to measurable business outcomes. We align sponsorship, roadmap choices and investment logic before delivery accelerates.

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Strategy & Business Alignment

Strategic questions

What this pillar answers

Which strategic outcomes should AI directly support?

Where does executive sponsorship need to be explicit before build?

How should value, investment and roadmap decisions be compared?

Mal7 delivery

Practical outputs, not advisory theatre.

Each pillar ends in decisions, operating assets and delivery artifacts that leaders can use with teams, vendors and governance owners.

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AI opportunity identification and prioritisation

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Business case development and ROI modelling

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Roadmap design aligned to strategic goals

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Executive alignment and sponsorship structuring

When it matters

Signals this needs executive attention

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AI activity is busy but not tied to strategic priorities

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Leadership teams disagree on what should be funded first

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Roadmaps exist without clear accountability or measurable return

Next decision

Map this pillar against your current AI portfolio.