The AI Advantage Series: Outcome First, AI Next

How to avoid the high AI Failure rates by defining business outcomes before deploying solutions.

When:

November 18, 2025, 12:00 pm – November 18, 2025, 1:00 pm EST

Where:

Live Virtual Webinar with Q&A

Who:

Change Agent, Executives, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, SPC

Discussion Topics

This webinar will explore three crucial insights that transform how organizations approach AI implementation:

  • The solutions-first trap that derails AI initiatives before they start 
  • The outcome-first methodology that forces alignment with business outcomes
  • How to identify and prioritize outcomes for AI opportunities

Event Overview

We’re kicking off our 3-part AI Advantage Series: How Leaders Turn AI Strategy into ROI with our first webinar, Outcome First, AI Next, a practical look at how defining outcomes first helps leaders align AI strategy with real business results.

Most organizations approach AI backwards, starting with impressive technology capabilities and hoping to find valuable applications, yet most fail to achieve meaningful ROI.

In this webinar, Laks Srinivasan, AI Transformation Leader at Scaled Agile and Founder and CEO of the Return on AI Institute (now part of Scaled Agile), will reveal why the most successful AI implementations reverse this approach by defining specific business outcomes first, then deploying AI as the solution mechanism.

You’ll discover the proven methodology that improves pilot-to-production success rates, and learn how to avoid the problem that causes organizations to lose their AI investment value.

Speakers

Laks Srinivasan Headshot

Laks Srinivasan

AI Transformation Leader, Scaled Agile, Inc.

Jason Flynn

Product Marketing Director, AI Initiatives, Scaled Agile, Inc.


The AI Advantage Webinar Series: How Leaders Turn AI Strategy into ROI helps leaders move beyond AI awareness to AI fluency. Each session explores practical frameworks, real-world examples, and decision-making tools that turn AI investments into measurable business outcomes. Additional sessions will be scheduled in early January and February. Stay tuned for additional sessions!

SAPInsider: How Roche Refocused the World’s Largest SAP S/4HANA Project with SAFe®

SAPInsider: How Roche Refocused the World’s Largest SAP S/4HANA Project with SAFe®

SAP S/4HANA transformations are tough, especially when business and IT aren’t fully aligned. Roche faced that reality when its global program stalled, but by applying SAFe® principles, the company reignited progress across 95 countries. Join this webinar to learn how they turned setbacks into one of the world’s most successful S/4HANA transformations. Walk away with proven strategies to keep your own SAP programs on track and delivering value faster.

When:

October 22, 2025, 10:00 am – October 22, 2025, 11:00 am EST

Where:

Online (Zoom)

Who:

Change Agent, Director, Executives, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer

Event Overview

In this session, experts from Scaled Agile and SAPInsider will unpack Roche’s journey to restart and accelerate its SAP S/4HANA transformation using SAFe® principles. You’ll gain a behind-the-scenes look at how Roche aligned business and IT teams, established clear governance, and created a repeatable model for delivering continuous value across 95 countries.

Whether you’re planning, in progress, or recovering from a stalled migration, this webinar will provide actionable insights to help your organization stay on course and achieve sustainable SAP success.

By Attending this session you will:

  • Understand the factors that caused Roche’s original SAP S/4HANA project to stall and the decisions behind the reset.
  • Identify the steps Roche took to refocus, simplify scope, and regain momentum.
  • Apply Roche’s lessons to reduce risk and accelerate progress in your own SAP S/4HANA deployments.
  • Outline leadership actions that strengthen alignment between business and IT during global ERP transformations.

Speakers

Michele Lanzinger

SAFe Strategic Advisor & SPCT | Scaled Agile, Inc.

Shane Harrison

Strategic Program Manager, Roche