The AI Opportunity Finder: Your Roadmap from Overwhelmed to Strategic

Suzel Wyvill-Jones

Use Cases to Strategic Impact

Ellen Blackwell

C-Suite Advisor | AI Strategy & Delivery

Turn AI Confusion Into Fundable Priorities That Deliver Real Value

AI is changing how teams work—and the pressure to bring real AI ideas to leadership is rising fast. Many professionals are being asked to recommend opportunities, evaluate vendor pitches, and build AI plans without a clear method for what to choose first.

That leads to wasted budget, scattered pilots, and low-impact projects while stronger opportunities get missed.

This course helps you fix that. You’ll rapidly uncover practical AI opportunities in your area, score them using a proven prioritization framework, and build a roadmap leadership can support.

You won’t just learn about AI use cases—you’ll work on your own business challenges using real tools, decision models, and executive-ready templates. Leave with a ranked list of initiatives, clear next steps, and the confidence to lead smarter AI decisions now.

What you’ll learn

Learn to find, rank, and justify AI opportunities—become the trusted leader who turns AI ideas into business results.

  • Use the 3-Lens Method to uncover efficiency, growth, and risk opportunities

  • Turn business pain points into practical AI use cases

  • Build a shortlist relevant to your role or industry

  • Apply the Dual-Matrix scoring model (quantitative + qualitative)

  • Compare ideas using ROI, cost, fit, and speed to value

  • Select the initiatives worth funding now

  • Sequence quick wins and strategic bets

  • Create a phased rollout plan with clear next steps

  • Avoid scattered pilots and wasted effort

  • Use KPI benchmarks to estimate value and savings

  • Build clear ROI narratives leadership can support

  • Present defensible recommendations with confidence

  • Separate hype from practical solutions

  • Ask better questions on tools, cost, and fit

  • Make stronger buy vs. build decisions

  • Speak clearly about AI without technical jargon

  • Guide teams and leaders toward better decisions

  • Build credibility as an AI-savvy business leader

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Who this course is for

  • Business Leaders & Functional Managers

  • Consultants & Client-Facing Advisors

  • PMO, Strategy & Innovation Professionals

What's included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Suzel Wyvill-Jones & Ellen Blackwell in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jun 8—Jun 14

    Use Case Identification - Fast Pain Relief for the 'Blank Page' Problem

    1 item

    Jun

    8

    AI demystified + live Claude skill demonstration

    Mon 6/85:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Jun

    11

    Systematic frameworks for spotting opportunities (3-Lens Method)

    Thu 6/115:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Jun

    10

    Optional: Office Hours - Q&A

    Wed 6/105:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 2

Jun 15—Jun 21

    Jun

    15

    The Real Bottleneck - Making Smart Choices - Dual-matrix evaluation framework (60% quantitative + 40% qualitative)

    Mon 6/155:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Jun

    18

    Advanced prioritization and strategic sequencing

    Thu 6/185:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Jun

    17

    Optional: Office Hours - Q&A

    Wed 6/175:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Schedule

Live sessions

3-5 hrs / week

Designed for busy professionals. This live course runs over 2.5 weeks with 5 core sessions (1.5 hours each) plus 2 optional office hours sessions (2 hours each) for coaching and Q&A. Expect 7.5 hours of core live learning and up to 11.5 hours total if you attend office hours. Optional between-session work (30–60 minutes) helps you apply the tools.

    • Mon, Jun 8

      5:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    • Thu, Jun 11

      5:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    • Wed, Jun 10

      5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Projects

1-2 hrs / week

Throughout the course, each student builds a complete, executive-ready AI opportunity portfolio for their own organization, department, client, or industry focus area.

Async content

1-2 hrs / week

Slide decks and videos.

Frequently asked questions

$956

USD

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