Minimal Viable Team for Business Transformation with AI

This research brief outlines the concept of the Minimal Viable Team (MVT) necessary for successful business transformation utilizing AI and analytics. The document identifies three essential roles within the MVT: an executive champion, a business process owner, and a technical expert. Each role is critical to the implementation and scaling of AI solutions in an organization. The executive champion is responsible for providing vision, removing roadblocks, and driving change, while the business process owner ensures that analytics are integrated into daily operations and deliver tangible benefits. The technical expert brings knowledge of analytics tools and implementation challenges. The brief emphasizes that without these roles working together, efforts to transform an organization with AI and analytics tools are likely to fail. It also discusses the responsibilities of each role and the importance of collaboration among team members to achieve successful outcomes in business transformation.