Kickstarting AI in Your Organization: An ROI-Funded Model

This hands-on course teaches you how to build automated solutions that pay for themselves. You’ll learn a repeatable process for finding the right opportunities and turning them into working applications. The session begins with an interactive discussion to identify a high-impact workflow that is ready for optimization.

The focus then shifts to implementation, where training participants will collaboratively build a live solution using a structured approach. By the end, you’ll learn how to maintain and improve your automation over time, including testing, monitoring performance, and planning future upgrades.

What You’ll Learn:

An ROI-focused approach to introducing AI and automation within your organization.
How to align business, client-facing, and technical stakeholders around scope, goals, and expectations.
The difference between general AI tools and focused automation (and when to use each)
Real examples of where automation delivers measurable results.
How to systematically analyze existing workflows to uncover bottlenecks and low-leverage work.
To identify and prioritize three automation opportunities based on impact and feasibility.
How to explore evaluation outlining effort, expected returns, and a recommended starting point.
How to address long-term sustainability through testing, maintenance, and iterative improvement.

Led by Jacob Butcher, IT Director at Pitt Technology Group

*Note: You will need to bring a laptop computer for hands-on participation. Pizza will be provided for lunch.

Date

March 27 2026

Time

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cost

$299.00

More Info

REGISTER https://training.efactory.missouristate.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?course=26S-SP14

Location

efactory 405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806

Organizer

Missouri SBDC at MSU Phone 417-837-2617

Email sbdc@missouristate.edu

Website https://sbdc.missouristate.edu

The Missouri SBDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance to the SBDC hosting the event. The Missouri SBDC is a University of Missouri Extension partner.