Free Lesson
The Vendor Left — and the Knowledge Left With Them
Part of The Five Dysfuntions of AI Transformation
30 min
Oct 12, 2026 2:00 PM
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What you'll learn
Diagnose Your Dependency Exposure
Score how much critical AI knowledge — architecture, prompts, pipelines — currently lives outside your organization.
Scope a 'Build With Us' Engagement
Write contracts that transfer capability at every sprint instead of promising a handover document at the end.
Audit Before You Renew
The eight questions to ask before signing or renewing any AI vendor contract, from data ownership to exit costs.
Why this topic matters
The ROI Institute found consultancies leave with critical knowledge — and organizations discover too late that the capability walked out the door. Lock-in is not a procurement failure; it is the sharpest symptom of the Project-Not-Product Mindset. The company believed AI was something you buy and install, not operate and evolve. The fix: scope every engagement as capability transfer from sprint one. Learn to own what you pay for.
