Strategy1-2 days intensive • Hybrid • 5-20 participants

AI Business Plan Workshop

Economically sound planning for successful AI projects

A solid AI business plan is the foundation for successful AI investments and sustainable value creation.

Haris Yalcinkaya

Workshop Leader

Haris Yalcinkaya

Customers

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Siemens
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Workshop Overview

AI projects often fail not because of technology, but due to lack of economic planning and unrealistic expectations. Ziya's AI Business Plan Workshop provides the remedy. You'll learn how to develop a convincing business plan that covers all relevant aspects: from market analysis through competitive positioning to detailed financial planning. Together with Ziya, you develop realistic cost-benefit analyses, identify financing opportunities, and develop robust business cases for your AI initiatives. Ziya's experts bring both technical know-how and business expertise. You learn how to justify AI investments, calculate risks, and precisely compute expected return on investment. At the end of the workshop, you'll have a bank-ready business plan that convinces investors and forms the foundation for successful AI projects. Secure the financial support for your AI transformation.

Your benefits

What you can expect from this course

  • Security in AI investment decisions
  • Higher probability of success for project approvals
  • Optimized resource allocation
  • Transparent success measurement

What you'll have after the workshop

Concrete results and deliverables

  • Complete AI business plan with executive summary
  • Detailed 3-year financial planning
  • ROI and break-even analyses
  • Risk matrix with mitigation strategies
  • Investor-ready pitch deck
  • KPI dashboard for success control

About this workshop

A solid AI business plan is the foundation for successful AI investments and sustainable value creation. In the workshop, you work together with Ziya to develop a detailed business plan that not only covers the technical aspects of your AI initiatives but especially focuses on the economic dimension. From investment planning through ROI calculations to risk analysis: Ziya supports you in establishing your AI projects on a solid financial foundation and convincing decision-makers.

Objectives

  • Creation of a solid AI business plan
  • Development of robust ROI calculations
  • Identification of financing opportunities
  • Building convincing business cases for AI investments

Learning Outcomes

  • Competence in economic evaluation of AI projects
  • Ability to create professional AI business plans
  • Understanding of AI-specific investment risks and opportunities
  • Know-how in communication with investors and stakeholders

How Ziya works

  • 1Business Model Canvas for AI
  • 2Financial modeling workshops
  • 3Scenario analyses and sensitivity calculations
  • 4Best practice business cases
  • 5Pitch training and stakeholder communication

Deliverables

  • Complete AI business plan
  • Detailed financial planning and ROI calculation
  • Risk assessment and mitigation strategies
  • Investor pitch deck
  • Monitoring and controlling concept

Workshop Details

Target Audience

CFOs, investment managers, project leaders, and entrepreneurs who want to economically plan and implement AI projects

Format

Hybrid

Duration

1-2 days intensive

Group Size

5-20 participants

Prerequisites

  • • Basic understanding of business relationships
  • • Concrete AI project ideas or initiatives
  • • Access to relevant company metrics

Agenda

  • • Session 1: Fundamentals of AI business modeling
  • • Session 2: Market and competitive analysis
  • • Session 3: Financial planning and ROI calculation
  • • Session 4: Risk analysis and scenario planning
  • • Session 5: Pitch preparation and presentation

Tools & Methods

  • • Financial modeling templates
  • • ROI calculators for AI projects
  • • Business plan canvas
  • • Pitch deck templates
  • • KPI tracking tools

Typical day schedule

09:00-10:30Business Model Canvas for AI
10:45-12:30Financial modeling workshop
13:30-15:00ROI calculations and KPIs
15:15-16:30Risk assessment and scenarios
16:30-17:00Pitch training and feedback

Ziya's Work in Action

Haris Yalcinkaya

Your Expert

Haris Yalcinkaya

M.Sc. Computer Science, TU Dortmund

Founder, Speaker, Senior AI Consultant-Developer

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Master's degree with distinction (1.0) in Computer Science
  • Strategic Consulting
  • Consulting and implementation for more than 10+ medium-sized companies and corporations
  • Master thesis in AI and XR on: Rendering-assisted Deep Learning for Reconstruction of Physically-Consistent Scenes

Workshop packages

Basic

On request
Duration: 1 day

Basic business plan workshop

Contents:

  • Introduction to AI business modeling
  • Fundamentals of financial planning for AI
  • First ROI calculations
  • Business case development
  • Basic risk analysis
Up to 10 participants
Most popular choice

Premium

On request
Duration: 2 days

Intensive business plan workshop

Contents:

  • Complete business plan development
  • Detailed financial modeling
  • Comprehensive ROI and scenario analyses
  • Professional pitch training
  • Investor-ready documentation
  • Follow-up support

Your result:

  • Complete AI business plan
  • Financial model
  • Pitch deck
  • ROI dashboard
Up to 15 participants

Individual

On request
Duration: According to project scope

Premium business plan development with support

Contents:

  • Individual workshop (2-4 hours)
  • Complete business plan creation
  • Professional financial modeling
  • Investor approach and support
  • Funding consultation
  • Continuous business controlling

Your result:

  • Bank-ready business plan
  • Successful financing
  • Implemented controlling
  • Ongoing optimization
Up to 20 participants

Why an AI business plan is crucial now

Seize the opportunities before it's too late

  1. AI investments are rising exponentially, and solid planning becomes a competitive advantage
  2. Investors and banks increasingly demand AI-specific business plans
  3. Funding programs for AI projects require professional applications
  4. Early financial planning prevents costly wrong decisions
  5. The battle for AI budgets requires convincing business cases
  6. Regulatory requirements make economic feasibility studies necessary
Free initial consultation

Your first step to AI success

Your advisor, Ilirjan Bytyqi

Your contact

Ilirjan Bytyqi, M.Sc.Operations Manager at Ziya GmbH
Email Ziya
info@ziya.de