Executive Lead Magnet · 34-Page Field Guide

When an AI program is failing, the first move is diagnosis.

Name: AI Program Recovery Playbook
Author: Kris Kassem

The field-tested playbook used to turn around stalled enterprise AI initiatives. 12 chapters, 6,870 words, and the exact operating models that recover runaway programs.

The Playbook for Steering Committees & Program Sponsors. Most enterprise AI failures are not technology failures—they are governance, ownership, and contract structure failures. This playbook gives you the exact diagnostic instruments, steerco governance models, and vendor contract escape clauses needed to regain control.

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Direct Access · By Kris Kassem (MBA, CISM, PMP, Birchwood University DBA Candidate)

Core Playbook Frameworks

The 5 Enterprise Failure Modes

Why programs stall: Unclear sponsor ownership, ungoverned audit risk, runaway API inference spend, architecture entropy, and predatory vendor contracts.

The 60-Day Turnaround Roadmap

Week-by-week intervention timeline: Days 1–14 Triage & Audit, Days 15–30 Governance & Vendor Containment, Days 31–45 Architecture Stabilization, Days 46–60 Production Relaunch.

The SteerCo Operating Protocol

How to run effective AI SteerCos: decision gates, threshold criteria, and reporting metrics that eliminate executive blind spots.

Vendor Contract Guardrails

7 defensive contract clauses to protect enterprise IP, prevent lock-in, and tie milestone payouts to production acceptance testing rather than slide decks.

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