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Use AI To Create a Project Alignment Map

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Hosted by Justin Bateh, PhD

Tue, Aug 4, 2026

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What you'll learn

Why Charters Fail Inside Teams

Charters are built for sponsor sign-off. Internal teams need shared understanding, and the charter never delivers it.

What Goes on the One-Page Map

The five blocks: outcomes, owners, decision rights, trade-offs, and what done actually means. One page, no boilerplate.

Build It with Your Team in One Meeting

A 45-minute working session that replaces the kickoff deck. Everyone leaves owning the same version of the project.

Draft the First Version with AI in Minutes

Feed AI your notes and emails, get a draft map to react to. Editing a draft beats staring at a blank template.

Keep It Alive After Kickoff

Charters die the day they're signed. The map updates as decisions land, so alignment holds through month three.

Why this topic matters

For PMs and team leads running internal projects, where nobody reads a charter anyway. Most internal projects skip real alignment at kickoff and pay for it in month two: rework, surprise scope, decisions nobody remembers making. The Alignment Map is the one-page replacement your team builds together. You'll see a real one built live and leave with the template.

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Justin Bateh, PhD

AI Project Leader | Former COO @ InforMED | PhD & PMP | Led 40+ AI Rollouts

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Justin Bateh, PhD, is an 8-time award-winning educator, AI strategist, and LinkedIn Top Voice with 20+ years leading 80+ high-impact projects. With a PhD in Operations Management & PMP certified, he's a Top 100 Maven Instructor training people at companies like Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, & Medtronic.

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