About the Course
The University of Chicago’s six-week, online AI Strategy: From Business Priorities to AI Roadmap course equips leaders and senior professionals to make stronger strategic decisions in an AI-driven business environment. Participants build a practical understanding of AI’s capabilities and limitations, connect AI opportunities to business priorities, evaluate value and feasibility, build a rigorous business case, and develop an AI capability roadmap across people, process, governance, and technology.
The course also incorporates interactive, AI-powered practice. An AI strategy advisor helps participants apply concepts to their own business challenges, test assumptions, challenge prioritization decisions, rehearse the business case, and strengthen their capability roadmap.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
Interpret the capabilities, limitations, and business implications of AI, machine learning, GenAI, and agentic AI.
Analyze how AI capabilities can support business goals, KPIs, and strategic priorities.
Evaluate AI’s potential to create competitive advantage across industries and assess organizational AI maturity.
Prioritize AI opportunities based on business value, feasibility, and strategic fit.
Assess the economics, risks, and value measurement approaches associated with AI initiatives.
Develop an AI capability roadmap across people, process, governance, and technology to support enterprise adoption.
Earn a Certificate of Completion from the University of Chicago, along with a digital credential that can be shared across professional platforms.
Career Outlook
AI is reshaping how organizations compete, make decisions, and create value. As predictive, generative, and agentic AI capabilities continue to evolve, leaders need to determine where AI fits within business strategy, which opportunities merit investment, and what capabilities are required for enterprise adoption.
34
%of organizations report using AI to fundamentally reimagine their business.
Source: Deloitte, 2026
17
%of organizations have deployed AI agents, while more than 60% expect to do so within the next two years.
Source: Gartner, 2026
7 in 10
business leaders identify speed and adaptability as their primary competitive strategy over the next three years.
Source: Deloitte, 2026
Meet Your Instructor
Roger Moore, MBA
Associate Clinical Professor
Roger is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Chicago. He teaches Leadership Skills in the Master of Science in Applied Data Science program. Previously Roger was VP, Analytics and Customer Operations at Entytle. Entytle provides a SaaS tool supporting customer installed base automated sales with AI and machine learning. Roger has also worked at Gartner, Sagence, Booz & Co, PwC, Diamond Management & Technology Partners and the Boston Consulting Group. Roger is active in the data, analytics and technology communities in the Chicago area. He attends many MeetUps, roundtables and industry events. Roger founded and chairs the Chicago Booth Big Data & Analytics Roundtable.
Do you have questions?
The University of Chicago Approach to Online Learning
The University of Chicago brings rigorous academic thinking and evidence-based decision-making to online professional learning. AI Strategy: From Business Priorities to AI Roadmap combines self-paced learning, practical frameworks, real-world applications, and applied assignments to help participants connect AI capabilities with business strategy and organizational priorities.
Throughout the course, participants assess AI maturity, evaluate and prioritize opportunities, build the business case for a selected initiative, and develop an AI capability roadmap. Interactive, AI-powered practice provides additional opportunities to test assumptions and strengthen strategic decision-making.
