AI Transformation Leader - Microsoft AB-731 Full Day Crash Course

Microsoft Certified AI Transformation Leader Course is designed for business leaders & IT transformation teams to gain AB-731 Certification

9:00–9:15 Welcome and baseline assessmentIntroduce the exam domains, learning goals, and business case used throughout the day.Complete a short diagnostic quiz and identify personal knowledge gaps

.9:15–10:00 . AI fundamentals for leaders Generative AI versus other AI; pretrained and fine-tuned models; machine learning lifecycle; reliability and bias.Sort business scenarios by the appropriate AI approach. Explain one limitation for each choice.

10:00–10:45****2. Building the business case Opportunity selection, automation, scalability, tokens, costs, and ROI.Rank three proposed initiatives by value, feasibility, and risk. Draft a measurable business case for the strongest candidate.

10:45–11:00 Morning break——

11:00–11:45****3. Improving AI outputs Prompting, grounding, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), data quality, and security.Improve a weak prompt using a fictional policy document. Identify missing evidence and where human review is needed.

11:45–12:30****4. Microsoft Copilot in the workplace Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Microsoft Graph, Researcher, and Analyst.Instructor demonstration followed by a task-matching exercise: select an appropriate experience for five workplace needs.

12:30–1:15****Lunch——

1:15–2:00****5. Choosing and extending AI solutions Copilot Studio, extensibility, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, Azure Vision, and model selection.Compare build, buy, and extend options for a fictional customer-support service. Present a recommendation with trade-offs.

2:00–2:45****6. Responsible AI and governance Responsible AI principles, governance, an AI council, and accountability.Run a simulated approval meeting. Decide whether a proposed pilot should proceed, change, or stop, and document required safeguards.

2:45–3:00****Afternoon break——

3:00–3:45****7. Adoption and rollout planning Adoption teams, champions, barriers, licensing, and subscription models.Produce a 30/60/90-day rollout plan with owners, training, success measures, and a spending review point.

3:45–4:30****8. Timed practice assessment Apply knowledge across all three domains.Complete an instructor-created, scenario-based assessment independently. Flag uncertain answers for review.

4:30–5:00****9. Answer review and revision clinic Explain answer choices, revisit misconceptions, and prioritise remaining gaps.Leave with a personal revision checklist and three specific next steps.