Module 10

Block 10 – Stress-Test the Strategy

This three-hour teaching block brings together the knowledge and skills developed throughout the apprenticeship unit, enabling learners to evaluate, challenge and refine a comprehensive organisational AI strategy. Learners revisit opportunity identification, responsible AI adoption, strategic planning, investment decisions, stakeholder engagement, implementation and performance evaluation. They examine how organisational leaders can balance innovation, business value, feasibility, risks and workforce considerations when making strategic decisions. Through practical activities and the Northstar Group case study, learners respond to challenging scenarios, evaluate competing priorities, identify weaknesses in proposed AI initiatives and defend their recommendations using evidence. Learners complete Strategy Builder J: Board-Ready Strategy Summary, producing a concise strategic recommendation that connects organisational objectives, AI opportunities, expected benefits, investment requirements, governance arrangements, workforce implications and implementation priorities. The block also consolidates learning in preparation for the separate Final AI Strategy Challenge, which assesses the unit's Knowledge and Skills requirements. Knowledge: K1–K7 Skills: S1–S6 Learning outcomes: LO1–LO6