95% of AI pilots fail to deliver business value. Don't repeat the same mistakes these organizations made. The boardroom pressure to "do something with AI" is real. CFOs are questioning the ROI, competitors are announcing flashy initiatives, and tech leaders are drowning in vendor pitches. Meanwhile, pilot after pilot drains resources without moving a single business metric. In 8 Strategies for Enterprise AI , Alaa M. Tadmori provides the executive translation layer missing from most AI books. Drawing on years of experience at Microsoft helping enterprises deploy AI at scale, Tadmori argues that AI success isn't just a technical challenge, it's an organizational one. Inside, you will learn how to: • Close the Organizational Gaps: Use the Readiness Framework to align leadership, culture, and talent before spending another dollar on tech. • Build a High-Performance Data Foundation: Navigate the "Four-Stack Trap" and implement architectures that turn data into a strategic asset. • Scale Talent with the 60-30-10 Formula: Stop chasing "unicorns" and learn how to empower the Business Translators already working for you. • Deploy the AI Governance Shield: Implement a pragmatic, three-page framework to manage hallucination, bias, and regulatory risk. • Kill Zombie Pilots: Apply the Five Mandatory Gates to ensure only projects with clear ROI reach production. Plus three more strategies covering business metrics alignment, vendor selection, and building an innovation engine that takes your AI beyond automation. Each chapter includes a 90-Day Action Plan and a real-world case study to take your team from initial scoping to measurable impact. Stop experimenting. Start leading.