AI Adoption Operating Model

A structured model that maps AI initiatives from experimentation to sustained operational impact.

Framework Overview

The AI Adoption Operating Model defines the stages organizations move through as they adopt AI, aligning technology readiness with organizational capability. It provides clarity on what “good” looks like at each stage and prevents premature scaling or stalled pilots.

AAM acts as the backbone for realistic planning and expectation-setting across leadership, product, and delivery teams.

How it works in the FC-OS

  • Most AI failures are not technical — they are operating model failures.
  • AAM defines the difference between experimentation and execution.

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