Chapter 3 References — AI Strategy Foundations¶

Curated resources for deeper exploration of the topics in this chapter.

Books¶

Rumelt, Richard. (2011). Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. Crown Business. Defines what makes a strategy coherent versus a list of goals; helps education leaders distinguish genuine AI strategies from aspirational platitudes.
Weill, Peter, and Jeanne Ross. (2004). IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT Decision Rights for Superior Results. Harvard Business School Press. Establishes the governance frameworks for technology decisions that underpin the build-vs-buy and center-of-excellence models discussed in this chapter.
Iansiti, Marco, and Karim Lakhani. (2020). Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World. Harvard Business Review Press. Explains how AI changes organizational strategy and what a "center of excellence" structure looks like in practice.

RAND Corporation. (2023). "Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education." rand.org. https://www.rand.org/topics/artificial-intelligence-in-k-12-education.html Provides research-backed frameworks for evaluating AI investments in school districts, supporting the ROI and total-cost-of-ownership discussion.
McKinsey & Company. (2021). "The State of AI in 2021." mckinsey.com. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/global-survey-the-state-of-ai-in-2021 Documents how leading organizations structure AI centers of excellence and align stakeholders, offering models transferable to education.
Gartner. (2023). "Hype Cycle for Education Technology." gartner.com. https://www.gartner.com/en/education/research/education-technology-hype-cycle Situates AI tools within the maturity lifecycle, helping administrators make vendor-selection decisions with realistic timelines.
CoSN (Consortium for School Networking). (2023). "EdTech Leadership Survey." cosn.org. https://www.cosn.org/edtech-leadership-survey/ Annual survey of school IT leaders on technology strategy and procurement, directly relevant to the stakeholder-alignment section of this chapter.

ISTE. (2024). AI in Education Policy and Practice. https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/AI-in-education ISTE's curated hub for AI strategy resources for educators and administrators, including frameworks for digital transformation.
Educause. (2024). 2024 Educause Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition. https://www.educause.edu/horizon-report Identifies emerging technologies that will shape higher-education strategy over the next five years, informing build-vs-buy decisions.
World Economic Forum. (2024). AI Governance Alliance Briefing Papers. https://www.weforum.org/publications/ai-governance-alliance-briefing-papers-series/ Practical governance briefs from a global consortium that include vendor assessment checklists applicable to education procurement.

Harvard Business Review. (2022). "Building an AI Strategy." YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/c/HarvardBusinessReview HBR's practitioner interviews on what separates successful enterprise AI strategies from failed ones, with lessons applicable to school districts.