2026 Roadmap

Implementation Timeline & Key Milestones

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Strategic Rollout Plan: From Foundation to Scale

A phased approach to building AI capability, ensuring infrastructure and governance are established before scaling adoption and driving measurable business outcomes.

Q1

Foundation & Setup

  • Appoint AI Leader & Stand up AI Office

  • Baseline current people & project maturity

  • Finalize role-based curricula

  • Approve toolset & publish guardrails

Q2

Launch & Pilot

  • Launch training cohorts (L1/L2)

  • Run top-10 pilots from funnel

  • Host first Account AI Hackathon

  • Deploy initial dashboards

Q3

Scale & Certify

  • Scale successful pilots to programs

  • Publish first set of Accelerators

  • Certify L2 cohorts & L4 Champions

  • Publish scaling playbooks

Q4

Optimize & Value

  • Drive L3 adoption in target programs

  • Publish value case studies (External/Internal)

  • Recognition awards & events

  • Renew OKRs for 2027

Edward Jones Account | Annual Planning 2026

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