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A coverage map of AI strategy frameworks

Every major AI playbook is built to answer a particular question. This library reads each one through the Five Forces of Enterprise AI Strategy, so you can see what it covers in depth, what it treats lightly, and what it leaves for you.

This is a reference library, not a ranking. We map each framework against the same five forces, then leave the choice with you. Strategy frameworks carry a total coverage number out of 25; companion references deepen one discipline and carry no total.

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How to use this library

  • See what exists. A neutral inventory of the playbooks leadership teams are actually handed.
  • Start from a force. Pick the pressure you need to strengthen. See which playbooks treat it in depth, and which leave it open.
  • Find the complement. A low number on one force is a scope decision, not a flaw. Follow it to the playbooks that cover that force properly.
  • Judge actionability separately. Coverage is not the same as a recipe. Coverage and Actionability are shown as two signals for every force.

Browse by Force

External human pressure: customers, the talent market, public sentiment, and the demand for work that still means something.

Looking for stronger coverage in Human Needs & Aspirations?

These playbooks treat Human Needs & Aspirations in depth. They are listed here because they extend the ones that leave this force open, not because they outrank them.

Accenture

Total Enterprise Reinvention

Generative AI as a catalyst for reinventing every function, guided by five imperatives for the C-suite, starting with lead with value.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

McKinsey & Company

Rewired

Rewire the enterprise around six reinforcing capabilities to turn digital and AI into lasting business value.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

OpenAI

AI in the Enterprise

Seven lessons from frontier companies on adopting AI at scale, each shown through a customer story.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

UK Government

Artificial Intelligence Playbook

A consistent approach to help public sector organisations harness a wider range of AI technologies safely, effectively and responsibly.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

AICD and Human Technology Institute

A Director's Guide to AI Governance

Equip boards to navigate AI with confidence, balancing innovation with responsibility, including an awareness of the human impact.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

Deloitte

Trustworthy AI Framework

Develop ethical safeguards across seven key dimensions, with governance and compliance throughout the AI lifecycle.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

IMDA Singapore

Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI

A structured overview of the risks of agentic AI and the emerging practices for managing them.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

KPMG

Trusted AI Framework

Guide how AI systems are managed across the AI lifecycle in a responsible and ethical manner, to accelerate value with confidence.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

National AI Centre (Australian Government)

Guidance for AI Adoption

Six essential practices for safe and responsible AI use, from deciding who is accountable to maintaining human control.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

SAP

AI Ethics Handbook

A practical guide to applying SAP's Global AI Ethics Policy across the AI lifecycle.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

World Economic Forum

Advancing Responsible AI Innovation: A Playbook

Close the responsible AI implementation gap with nine plays across strategy, governance and organisational dimensions.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

NIST

AI Risk Management Framework

A voluntary framework to help organisations manage AI risks and promote trustworthy and responsible AI.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

OECD

OECD AI Principles

Promote use of AI that is innovative and trustworthy and that respects human rights and democratic values.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 3 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

How to read the signals

Coverage

How far the framework covers this force.

  1. 0 Not addressed
  2. 1 Acknowledged
  3. 2 Developed
  4. 3 Deep treatment
Actionability

How far it tells you what to do.

  1. 0 No practical guidance
  2. 1 Directional
  3. 2 Implementable

High coverage with low actionability means the force is taken seriously as analysis, not as a recipe. That is useful information, not a demerit.

We rate coverage, not quality. Silence on a force is a design choice. It becomes a problem only if that playbook is the only lens you have. A strategy framework's total out of 25 is the sum of its ten signals: it measures coverage through this lens, not quality.

Strategy frameworks

Accenture

Total Enterprise Reinvention

Generative AI as a catalyst for reinventing every function, guided by five imperatives for the C-suite, starting with lead with value.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

Boston Consulting Group

Deploy, Reshape, Invent and the 10-20-70 rule

Three AI value plays (Deploy, Reshape, Invent), paired with the 10-20-70 rule for where transformation effort belongs.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 1 of 3, actionability 0 of 2

Databricks

AI Maturity Model

A structured approach to assess current AI capabilities, identify areas for improvement and create a strategic roadmap across six pillars.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 1 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

IMDA, SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore

AI for Enterprise Impact Playbook

A structured navigation tool that matches your business to the right enterprise and workforce support, based on where you are today.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 0 of 3, actionability 0 of 2

McKinsey & Company

Rewired

Rewire the enterprise around six reinforcing capabilities to turn digital and AI into lasting business value.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

Microsoft

Cloud Adoption Framework for AI

Guidance for taking AI from strategy and planning to governed, production-scale use on Microsoft platforms.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 1 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

MIT CISR

Enterprise AI Maturity Model

Help leaders make sense of the chaos and understand how enterprises create value with AI, across four maturity stages.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 1 of 3, actionability 0 of 2

OpenAI

AI in the Enterprise

Seven lessons from frontier companies on adopting AI at scale, each shown through a customer story.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

UK Government

Artificial Intelligence Playbook

A consistent approach to help public sector organisations harness a wider range of AI technologies safely, effectively and responsibly.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

Companion references

Companion references often cover the outside world more fully than strategy frameworks, because governance faces outward by nature. Use them together.

Trust & governance

AICD and Human Technology Institute

A Director's Guide to AI Governance

Equip boards to navigate AI with confidence, balancing innovation with responsibility, including an awareness of the human impact.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

Deloitte

Trustworthy AI Framework

Develop ethical safeguards across seven key dimensions, with governance and compliance throughout the AI lifecycle.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

IMDA Singapore

Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI

A structured overview of the risks of agentic AI and the emerging practices for managing them.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

KPMG

Trusted AI Framework

Guide how AI systems are managed across the AI lifecycle in a responsible and ethical manner, to accelerate value with confidence.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

National AI Centre (Australian Government)

Guidance for AI Adoption

Six essential practices for safe and responsible AI use, from deciding who is accountable to maintaining human control.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

SAP

AI Ethics Handbook

A practical guide to applying SAP's Global AI Ethics Policy across the AI lifecycle.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

World Economic Forum

Advancing Responsible AI Innovation: A Playbook

Close the responsible AI implementation gap with nine plays across strategy, governance and organisational dimensions.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 1 of 2

World Economic Forum

AI Agents in Action

Clear agent guidelines, enforceable authorization profiles and a phased adoption life cycle from pilot to scale.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 1 of 3, actionability 0 of 2

Risk standards

NIST

AI Risk Management Framework

A voluntary framework to help organisations manage AI risks and promote trustworthy and responsible AI.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 2 of 3, actionability 2 of 2

Policy principles

OECD

OECD AI Principles

Promote use of AI that is innovative and trustworthy and that respects human rights and democratic values.

  • Human needs Human needs: coverage 3 of 3, actionability 1 of 2
Coverage matrix
Framework Publisher Section Human needs
Total Enterprise Reinvention Accenture Strategy Coverage 2, Actionability 1
Deploy, Reshape, Invent and the 10-20-70 rule Boston Consulting Group Strategy Coverage 1, Actionability 0
AI Maturity Model Databricks Strategy Coverage 1, Actionability 1
AI for Enterprise Impact Playbook IMDA, SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore Strategy Coverage 0, Actionability 0
Rewired McKinsey & Company Strategy Coverage 2, Actionability 1
Cloud Adoption Framework for AI Microsoft Strategy Coverage 1, Actionability 1
Enterprise AI Maturity Model MIT CISR Strategy Coverage 1, Actionability 0
AI in the Enterprise OpenAI Strategy Coverage 2, Actionability 1
Artificial Intelligence Playbook UK Government Strategy Coverage 2, Actionability 1
A Director's Guide to AI Governance AICD and Human Technology Institute Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 2
Trustworthy AI Framework Deloitte Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 1
Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI IMDA Singapore Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 1
Trusted AI Framework KPMG Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 1
Guidance for AI Adoption National AI Centre (Australian Government) Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 2
AI Ethics Handbook SAP Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 2
Advancing Responsible AI Innovation: A Playbook World Economic Forum Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 1
AI Agents in Action World Economic Forum Companion Coverage 1, Actionability 0
AI Risk Management Framework NIST Companion Coverage 2, Actionability 2
OECD AI Principles OECD Companion Coverage 3, Actionability 1

Coverage and Actionability are independent signals for each force. A strategy framework's total out of 25 is the sum of its ten signals; companion references carry no total.

Most playbooks are strong on execution and thin on the forces the enterprise does not control.

That pattern is a design choice, not an indictment. The useful question is whether your own strategy inherited the same shape.

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How a framework gets into this library

We read the framework’s own published materials, not the organisation’s adjacent articles, unless those materials are explicitly part of the framework. Each force gets a Coverage signal (0-3) and an Actionability signal (0-2). We rate coverage, not quality.

Assessments are dated. When a publisher updates the source, we re-read it. If you believe we have a fact wrong, tell us. We will correct the record with a visible note and a date.

Read the full method What is the Five Forces of Enterprise AI?

This library is our opinion, based on each organisation's publicly published framework as at the date on that assessment, linked from the assessment page. It is offered to help you see a framework's coverage and its open dimensions, not as a comparison, ranking, or endorsement. The organisations named have not reviewed or endorsed these assessments. Sapience provides advisory services that sit alongside, and sometimes in contrast to, the work assessed here.