RIP Shadow IT, How to Become an AI Translator for Your Boss

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This newsletter covers the high-level shift. The 19-page guide goes deeper.

Download: What’s inside:

• The security math that killed Shadow AI. Why IBM links unsanctioned tools to $670,000 in extra breach costs, and how 85% of IT leaders now view personal AI accounts as a direct threat.

• The TIO framework, step by step. The Trigger/Input/Output structure that turns vague business requests into specs engineers can build. Complete with reasoning chains and guardrail definitions.

• Two full case studies with ready-to-use templates. A Finance “Smart Invoice Agent” and an HR “Policy Navigator Agent,” each mapped out with exact data sources, logic flows, and fallback conditions.

• The Governance Committee pitch matrix. What to say to your CISO, CDO, Legal, and CFO so each stakeholder hears the answer to their specific fear.

• The three-level career ladder. From Shadow User to Power User to AI Translator, with clear criteria for what separates each stage.