Written with Bookspert and available now on Amazon, The Data and AI Compass offers executives, analysts, and data leaders a practical framework for building AI strategies grounded in data reality rather than market noise.
-- Amit Shivpuja, Director of Data Product and AI Enablement at Walmart, United Nations Representative to the AWWG at the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and Global Advisory Board Member of the Forttuna Technology Council, has published The Data and AI Compass: A Practical Guide to Building Data-Ready Organisations, now available on Amazon in paperback at £12.59 and Kindle at £5.55.
The book addresses a pattern Shivpuja has observed consistently across more than two decades of enterprise experience: AI initiatives rarely fail because of inadequate algorithms. They fail because the organisation is not data-ready. Fragmented ownership, inconsistent data quality, unclear governance, and misaligned leadership priorities routinely undermine even the most well-funded AI programmes.
Shivpuja’s Motivation Behind ‘The Data and AI Compass’
Across industries, organisations are accelerating their AI ambitions. Yet a consistent challenge has emerged at the enterprise level. The greatest barrier to AI success is not the technology itself but the absence of a strong data foundation and the leadership alignment required to support it.
As organisations move quickly to adopt AI, many are discovering that their underlying data infrastructure cannot support the scale, reliability, or governance that modern AI systems require. Without addressing these foundational issues, AI strategies risk becoming aspirational rather than operational.
The Data and AI Compass was developed to close that gap directly, providing leaders with a structured approach to understanding the organisational conditions that enable AI to succeed and the pitfalls that cause it to stall.
What the Book Covers
The Data and AI Compass breaks down the essential components of data readiness, outlines how to scale AI without operational disruption, and provides clear frameworks for governance, impact measurement, and data-driven decision-making. Each concept is presented in a format that can be applied immediately, regardless of an organisation's current level of AI maturity.
The book is designed for non-linear reading, allowing leaders to engage with the chapters most relevant to their immediate challenges. Each chapter functions as a self-contained framework that can be applied directly, whether the focus is on strengthening governance, evaluating AI strategy, or embedding data-driven decision making across the organisation.
The book is intended for leaders at every level who work with data, AI, analytics, or data science, whether shaping enterprise strategy, building technical platforms, or driving transformation within teams. They share a common need: practical clarity on how to turn data and AI capabilities into meaningful organisational outcomes.
A Framework Built From Enterprise Experience
Shivpuja's perspective is shaped by his work leading data governance and is academic background which spans across Stanford Graduate School of Business, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California Irvine, and Visvesvaraya Technological University.
His Substack publication at datacompass.substack.com extends the book's themes, covering data strategy, governance, and the evolving AI landscape for a global readership.
The central argument running throughout the book is one Shivpuja has reinforced consistently across his career: AI success depends on the strength of an organisation's data foundations, the clarity of its governance, and the alignment of its leadership. These insights form the backbone of The Data and AI Compass and the practical guidance it provides.
Amit Shivpuja is the author of The Data and AI Compass, United Nations Representative to the AWWG at the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and Global Advisory Board Member of the Forttuna Technology Council. He has over twenty years of experience in data strategy, AI governance, and enterprise transformation across Walmart, Deloitte, Alteryx, and Bluvine. The Data and AI Compass is available in paperback at £12.59 and Kindle at £5.55 on Amazon.
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