How do you integrate AI and automation with your existing partnership systems and platforms?

AI and automation are transforming the way businesses collaborate and create value with their partners. But how do you integrate these technologies with your existing partnership systems and platforms? In this article, you will learn some practical tips and best practices to leverage AI and automation for partnership efficiency, innovation, and growth.

1 Assess your partnership goals and needs

Before you invest in any AI or automation solution, you need to have a clear understanding of your partnership goals and needs. What are the key challenges and opportunities for your partnerships? What are the metrics and outcomes that you want to achieve? How do you measure and monitor your partnership performance and impact? By answering these questions, you can identify the gaps and priorities for your partnership systems and platforms, and align them with your strategic objectives.

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Padma Chukka

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Another question to add and understand is the partner's maturity level. Are they at Pre-idea or world-class or in between somewhere? The answer would help you strategize how to do the business together.

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Fabio Spada

Growth Lead ⚡️ Sales & Partnership @Pulsee (Gruppo Axpo) | TEDxMilano Team | ex: Vodafone, DAZN, Startupper
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Based on the need that you're aiming to cover with AI, evaluate always a human backup (eg: customer support) in order to fulfill the customer needs. Not always insights and kpis will be able to give you a full picture on how the AI is perceived.

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Victor Morrison

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It is really important to look out on the horizon and make sure your strategic objectives reflect the increased scale and capabilities that an AI or automation solution might afford you. It could significantly alter and enhance your core competences and change the competitive landscape on which you play. Equally important is that these strategic objectives and the use of AI et.al. are passionately supported by the leadership team and that this passion is nurtured and synched throughout the organization, particularly with the IT team.

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2 Choose the right AI and automation tools

When selecting AI and automation tools to enhance your partnership systems and platforms, you should take into account factors such as compatibility, scalability, security, cost, and user experience. Examples of tools that can benefit your partnerships include data analytics and visualization tools for collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources and partners; chatbots and virtual assistants for automating communication with partners, customers, and stakeholders; workflow automation and integration tools for connecting your partnership systems to other internal and external systems; and machine learning and natural language processing tools for extracting, classifying, and understanding information from various documents.

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Padma Chukka

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Another tool that is a must for the ecosystem's success is the tool to track from opportunity identification to revenue recognition for co-sell initiatives.

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Jessica Chen

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Data, and how structured (or unstructured), will impact on the automation and AI efforts. It is worth spending time with the teams to understand their data maturity and this will help to build trust too along the way.

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3 Implement and test your AI and automation solutions

Once you have chosen the AI and automation tools that can improve your partnership systems and platforms, you need to implement and test them carefully and systematically. You need to ensure that the tools are compatible and integrated with your existing systems and platforms, and that they meet the quality, security, and performance standards that you and your partners expect. You also need to train and educate your staff and partners on how to use the tools effectively and efficiently, and how to troubleshoot and resolve any issues that may arise. You should also monitor and evaluate the impact and results of the tools on your partnership goals and metrics, and collect feedback and suggestions for improvement.

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Jessica Chen

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The system, be it stand alone or an enterprise grade solution, may or may not have a test environment for one to conduct the testing of new tooling. If you need to test during operational hours in the live environment, more planning, communication and checks will need to be conducted.

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4 Optimize and innovate your AI and automation solutions

AI and automation are not static or one-time solutions. They are dynamic and evolving technologies that require constant optimization and innovation. You need to keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in AI and automation, and explore new ways to apply them to your partnership systems and platforms. You should also seek to collaborate and co-create with your partners, customers, and stakeholders, and leverage their insights, ideas, and expertise to enhance your AI and automation solutions. By doing so, you can create more value and impact for your partnerships, and achieve a competitive edge in the market.

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Jerrilynn B. Thomas

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Using AI and automation to create joint bios, newsletters, events, etc., with your LinkedIn connections whose businesses complement yours is a smart way to incorporate them into your business strategy. Use them to differentiate your business from your competition.

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5 Build trust and transparency with your partners

AI and automation can bring many benefits to your partnerships, but they can also pose some challenges and risks. One of the main challenges is to build trust and transparency with your partners, especially when it comes to data sharing, privacy, security, and ethics. You need to establish clear and mutual expectations and agreements with your partners on how you will use AI and automation in your partnership systems and platforms, and how you will protect and respect their data, rights, and interests. You also need to communicate openly and regularly with your partners, and share your goals, progress, results, and challenges with them. By building trust and transparency with your partners, you can foster a culture of collaboration and innovation, and avoid potential conflicts and disputes.

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Jessica Chen

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It is always useful to keep talking to the teams where the automation and AI solution(s) are being deployed. This will help to build common goals, trust and understanding. For most teams, these 'exploratory' automation and AI efforts are additional work on top of their normal day jobs, so it is important to spend time with the team members at all stage of the project (or product) life cycle to keep ironing out emerging issues.

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How do you integrate AI and automation with your existing partnership systems and platforms?

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1 Assess your partnership goals and needs

2 Choose the right AI and automation tools

3 Implement and test your AI and automation solutions

4 Optimize and innovate your AI and automation solutions

5 Build trust and transparency with your partners

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