Self-paced AI and digital transformation programme
Platform Power: AI and Digital Transformation
How digital platforms and AI create value, and how established organisations transform to compete with them. Learn network and data effects, scaling, transformation and leading change, and leave with a 12-month roadmap.
Course at a glance
₦150,000 ₦250,000
- 5 modules, about 28 hours in total
- Original African cases, including Aquarius Trust Bank
- Five practical tasks on your own organisation
- For strategy, transformation and digital leaders
- Self-paced and online, with 6 months of access
- GAA Certificate of Completion
Secure checkout on the GAA Learning Portal.
Programme overview
Compete with platforms, partner with them, or become one
Across Africa, platforms have changed how people pay, shop, move and get paid. Mobile money, marketplaces and super-apps grew by connecting people and learning from their data. Established organisations now face a choice: compete with platforms, partner with them, or become one.
Platform Power is GAA’s programme on AI and digital transformation. Over five modules you learn how platforms and AI create and capture value, how they scale and defend their position, when an established organisation should move to a platform or AI-first model, how to lead the change, and how to work with big platforms and regulators.
The programme is self-paced and fully online, built around short video lessons, African cases and practical tasks on your own organisation. You finish with a 12-month transformation roadmap with the first 90 days spelled out.
What you will learn
How platforms and AI change the game
Strategy tools for competing and transforming in a platform and AI economy.
- How platforms differ from traditional pipeline businesses
- How platforms create and capture value
- Network effects and data effects, and how AI strengthens both
- How to solve the chicken-and-egg problem and build trust
- Why users use rival platforms, and why some go around the platform
- When an established organisation should move to a platform or AI-first model
- The data and technology foundations you need first
- How to diagnose readiness and lead the change
- How to partner and compete with big platforms
- How to plan a 12-month transformation roadmap
Programme objectives
By the end of this programme, you will be able to
01
Read the platform economy
Explain how digital platforms and AI create and capture value through network and data effects.
02
Plan to scale
Plan how a platform can win users, build trust and defend its position.
03
Judge the move
Decide when an established organisation should move to a platform or AI-first model.
04
Lead the change
Assess your organisation’s readiness and lead people through the change.
05
Work with the giants
Partner and compete with big platforms, and stay on the right side of regulators.
06
Plan the transformation
Build a 12-month transformation roadmap with the first 90 days spelled out.
How the programme works
Strategy you can apply to your own organisation
Five modules of short video lessons, African cases and practical tasks, studied at your own pace.
Short video lessons
Focused lessons from GAA faculty you can watch around your schedule.
African cases
A new marketplace startup case and Aquarius Trust Bank's transformation.
Platform strategy tools
Practical tools for value capture, scaling, defence and transformation.
Tasks on your organisation
Five practical tasks that build towards your own roadmap.
Optional live clinic
A monthly live session with a GAA facilitator, recorded for everyone.
A roadmap you can use
Finish with a 12-month transformation roadmap and first 90 days.
Curriculum
Programme curriculum
Platform Power has 5 modules, about 28 hours in total, each ending with a practical task.
Module 1: How Platforms and AI Win
| Welcome to Platform Power | Lesson |
| Platforms versus pipelines | Video |
| Creating and capturing value | Video |
| Network effects and data effects | Video |
| Africa’s leapfrog examples | Video |
| Case: the marketplace startup (Part A) | Case |
| Task 1: Advise the startup on capturing value | Task |
Module 2: Scaling and Defending
| The chicken-and-egg problem | Video |
| Building trust | Video |
| Rival platforms and going around the platform | Video |
| How AI helps platforms scale | Video |
| Task 2: A growth and defence plan | Task |
Module 3: Transforming an Established Organisation
| When the move makes sense | Video |
| Data and technology foundations | Video |
| Vendors and partners | Video |
| Case: Aquarius Trust Bank (Part A) | Case |
| Task 3: Test a platform or AI idea | Task |
Module 4: Leading the Change
| Diagnosing readiness | Video |
| Psychological safety | Video |
| Skills, roles and new ways of working | Video |
| Case: Aquarius Trust Bank (Part B) | Case |
| Task 4: Change readiness assessment | Task |
Module 5: Working with Platforms, Governance and the Roadmap
| Partnering and competing with big platforms | Video |
| Regulation and AI governance | Video |
| Building your roadmap | Video |
| Final task: your 12-month transformation roadmap | Assignment |
What is included
Everything you need to lead a transformation
5 modules
About 28 hours of practical teaching from GAA faculty, at your own pace.
African cases
Original GAA cases set in African organisations.
Strategy, not code
Built for leaders and strategists. No technical background needed.
Learn on any device
Fully online and self-paced, with six months of access.
Tasks on your organisation
Five practical tasks that build your own transformation roadmap.
GAA Certificate of Completion
A Global Analyst Academy certificate to add to your CV and LinkedIn profile.
Who this programme is for
Built for people shaping their organisation's digital future
If you help decide how your organisation competes in a platform and AI economy, this programme is for you.
- Strategy, transformation and innovation leads
- CIOs, CTOs, digital and product heads
- Leaders in banks, fintechs, telcos, retail and logistics
- Founders building a platform business
- Consultants who advise on digital strategy
- Senior managers preparing for a transformation role
Keep growing with GAA
Where this programme can take you next
Platform Power is part of GAA’s AI series. Here is where learners often go next.
The AI-Driven Executive
GAA's 12-week executive programme, with Lagos days and a board-ready 90-day AI agenda.
Make AI Pay
Build the business case for individual AI projects and run a pilot that pays.
Lead with AI
The leadership essentials: where AI creates value and how to lead your team.
Training for Your Team
Bring Platform Power to your leadership team, online or in person.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Platform Power?
Platform Power: AI and Digital Transformation is a self-paced online programme from Global Analyst Academy. Over five modules it teaches how digital platforms and AI create value, how established organisations transform to compete, and how to plan and lead that change.
Who should take Platform Power?
Strategy, transformation and digital leaders, CIOs and CTOs, product heads, founders building platforms, and consultants who advise on digital strategy.
Do I need a technical background?
No. The programme is about strategy and leadership, not code. Some experience of how your organisation works will help you get the most from the tasks.
How long does it take?
About 28 hours across five modules. It is fully self-paced, and you have six months of access from the day you enrol.
Does it cover AI governance?
Yes, in brief. Module 5 covers board-level AI governance, Nigeria’s Data Protection Act and competition rules as part of your roadmap.
Is there a bundle?
Yes. Platform Power is part of the AI Leadership Bundle with Lead with AI and Make AI Pay. Complete all three to earn the GAA Certificate of Specialisation in AI and Digital Transformation.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. Complete all lessons and pass all five tasks to receive the GAA Certificate of Completion in Platform Power.
Can I enrol my team?
Yes. Visit our corporate training page or contact us to discuss your team’s needs.
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