The AI Production Playbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781952281976)

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how businesses operate-but most small and mid-sized companies are still stuck, struggling to turn experimentation into real results.

The AI Production Playbook shows business leaders how to close that gap.

Drawing on more than 30 years of experience leading enterprise technology transformation, Dorren Schmitt delivers a practical, tool-agnostic roadmap for AI implementation in organizations. Grounded in a Five Pillars framework that includes data readiness, workforce literacy, innovation governance, strategic alignment, and dedicated funding, Schmitt gives businesses a repeatable system for moving AI from promising experiment to production reality.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Move AI initiatives from pilot stage to enterprise-scale production
• Align leadership, teams, and strategy around AI implementation
• Build organizational foundations for successful AI adoption
• Create governance structures that support responsible AI innovation
• Transform isolated AI projects into scalable systems that deliver measurable business value

Designed for CEOs, executives, and decision-makers in growing companies, this book provides clear, actionable guidance for moving from curiosity about AI to confident, strategic implementation-helping leaders turn AI potential into real operational capability.