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<item><title>AI Adoption Metrics: A Checklist That Avoids Vanity Numbers</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-adoption-metrics/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-adoption-metrics/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Which usage and outcome measures show that AI licences changed real work, which vendor numbers mislead, and a one-page dashboard with a decision rule per tile.</description></item>
<item><title>RAG vs fine-tuning: when retrieval, training or a better prompt wins</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/rag-vs-fine-tuning/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/rag-vs-fine-tuning/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Retrieval changes what a model can see; fine-tuning changes how it behaves. A comparison of cost, updates, citations and upkeep, with a decision table and a prompt test to run first.</description></item>
<item><title>Is ChatGPT safe for business data? Plans, settings and paste rules</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/is-chatgpt-safe-for-business-data/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/is-chatgpt-safe-for-business-data/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Personal and business ChatGPT plans handle your data differently. What changes on training, retention, admin access and location, plus a one-page rule for what staff may paste.</description></item>
<item><title>AI regulations in the Middle East: what binds you in 2026</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-regulations-in-the-middle-east/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-regulations-in-the-middle-east/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Which AI rules bind in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Egypt as of October 2026, which only guide, and a monthly routine to track what changes next.</description></item>
<item><title>Fractional CTO: When You Need One and What the First 90 Days Hold</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/fractional-cto/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/fractional-cto/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>When does a business need a fractional CTO instead of a full-time hire? Our answer, a 90-day plan of what they own, and the measures that show whether it works.</description></item>
<item><title>Arabic OCR for scanned forms and invoices: what breaks and how to test it</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/arabic-ocr/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/arabic-ocr/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Arabic OCR can work on scanned forms and invoices, but only after you test it on your own documents, field by field. What breaks, how to score accuracy, and where a person should check.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Risk Register: Columns, Owners and a Sample Row to Copy</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-risk-register/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-risk-register/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A working AI risk register has one row per AI use, a named owner per risk and a review date people keep. Here are 14 columns, three roles, a review rhythm and a sample row.</description></item>
<item><title>n8n vs Zapier vs Make: hosting, data location, pricing and AI steps</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/n8n-vs-zapier-vs-make/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/n8n-vs-zapier-vs-make/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A neutral comparison of n8n, Zapier and Make on hosting, where data is stored, how each one bills, and their AI agent features, with a table of who each tool fits.</description></item>
<item><title>Prompt writing for business users: context, examples and checks</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/prompt-writing-for-business-users/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/prompt-writing-for-business-users/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>How staff write AI prompts for real work: the context to give, examples to show, checks to run, a template to copy and a shared role prompt library.</description></item>
<item><title>AI voice agent for call centres: dialects, delay, handoff and recording</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-voice-agent-for-call-centres/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-voice-agent-for-call-centres/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>How to launch an Arabic AI voice agent on the phone: which calls to start with, testing dialects, cutting delay, handing over to people and the recording rules in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.</description></item>
<item><title>Claude Enterprise rollout: SSO, data settings and first workflows</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/claude-for-enterprise-rollout/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/claude-for-enterprise-rollout/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A step-by-step Claude Enterprise rollout: identity and SCIM first, retention and training settings next, shared projects before connectors, then two or three reviewed workflows.</description></item>
<item><title>Saudi PDPL and AI Tools: Lawful Basis, Transfers and the DPO</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/saudi-pdpl-and-ai-tools/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/saudi-pdpl-and-ai-tools/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What the Saudi PDPL means when staff paste data into AI tools and when AI vendors serve Saudi clients: lawful basis, transfers abroad, the DPO and the 2026 draft changes.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Innovation Workshop: A Three-Day Sprint That Ends in Ranked Pilots</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-innovation-workshop/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-innovation-workshop/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>How to run an AI innovation workshop that ends in ranked pilot candidates: who to invite, a three-day agenda, a scoring table and a one-page pilot card.</description></item>
<item><title>Legacy system modernisation with AI: retain, wrap or rebuild</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/legacy-system-modernisation-with-ai/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/legacy-system-modernisation-with-ai/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Old spreadsheets and databases do not always need a rewrite in one go. A decision table for when to keep, wrap or rebuild them, and where AI helps first.</description></item>
<item><title>AI agent skills: how to turn a written procedure into one</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/sop-to-agent-skills/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/sop-to-agent-skills/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Staff procedures rely on judgement an agent does not have. How to rewrite one as a skill, with a worked supplier-invoice example and test questions that keep it working.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Impact Assessment (ISO/IEC 42005): A Template That Changes Decisions</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-impact-assessment-iso-42005/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-impact-assessment-iso-42005/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>An AI impact assessment should end in go, change or stop. Here is a copyable nine-part template, five screening questions, and a rule for who should sign.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Champions Program: How to Pick Champions and Keep Them Going</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-champions-program/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-champions-program/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Champions keep AI in daily work after training ends, if you pick them for coverage and credibility and give them time. A scorecard, an 8-week plan and what to measure.</description></item>
<item><title>Arabic RAG: how to build a knowledge assistant that cites its sources</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/arabic-rag-knowledge-assistant/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/arabic-rag-knowledge-assistant/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A step-by-step guide to Arabic RAG: OCR checks, spelling normalisation, chunking, hybrid search, cited answers, refusals and dialect tests, plus when not to build one.</description></item>
<item><title>LLM monitoring in production: a checklist for operations teams</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/llm-monitoring-in-production/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/llm-monitoring-in-production/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Six signals to watch once an AI assistant or agent is live, who owns each alert, how to move to a new model before the old one is retired, and what to do in the first hour of an incident.</description></item>
<item><title>Measuring AI ROI: A Worked Example and Worksheet</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/measuring-ai-roi/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/measuring-ai-roi/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Hours saved are not value until they are redeployed. A copyable worksheet with illustrative numbers in Jordanian dinars, from baseline to payback.</description></item>
<item><title>AI governance training for risk, legal and audit teams: a curriculum</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-governance-training-risk-legal-audit/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-governance-training-risk-legal-audit/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A practitioner curriculum for risk, legal, compliance and audit teams: six modules, case exercises set in KSA, UAE and Jordan, and an honest way to assess.</description></item>
<item><title>Generative AI security risks: the controls and who owns them</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/generative-ai-security-risks/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/generative-ai-security-risks/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What changes when assistants and agents read your email and files: six generative AI security risks, the control that reduces each one, and who should own it.</description></item>
<item><title>AI workflow automation: which workflows to automate first</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-workflow-automation-choosing-workflows/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-workflow-automation-choosing-workflows/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A decision guide with a scoring table: which workflows to automate first, where human checkpoints belong, and how the automation should connect to your CRM and ERP.</description></item>
<item><title>First 100 days after acquisition: secure, stabilise, then add AI</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/first-100-days-after-acquisition-ai/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/first-100-days-after-acquisition-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A 100-day plan for the new owner of a software or AI-using business: who secures access, data rights and model contracts first, what to stabilise, and when to improve with AI.</description></item>
<item><title>Arabic AI Chatbot for Customer Service: A Practical Guide</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/arabic-ai-chatbot-customer-service/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/arabic-ai-chatbot-customer-service/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>How to build an Arabic AI chatbot for customer service on WhatsApp and the web: handle dialects, hand over to people, and measure resolution, not just containment.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Centre of Excellence: Central, Federated or Hub-and-Spoke?</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-centre-of-excellence-operating-models/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-centre-of-excellence-operating-models/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Three ways to run an AI centre of excellence compared on decision rights, speed, cost, skills and risk, with the model we recommend for a ministry, a bank and a family group.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Proof of Concept: A One-Page Charter With Kill Criteria</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-proof-of-concept-kill-criteria/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-proof-of-concept-kill-criteria/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A one-page AI proof of concept charter to copy: hypothesis, success and kill criteria locked before work starts, data allowed, time box, decision owner and go/no-go date.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Briefing for Boards: What Directors Need to Decide</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-briefing-for-boards/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-briefing-for-boards/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>An AI briefing for boards should end in decisions. Six decisions for directors, a table of evidence to request and a 90-minute agenda you can use at your next meeting.</description></item>
<item><title>Fractional Chief AI Officer: When It Fits and How to Measure It</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/fractional-chief-ai-officer/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/fractional-chief-ai-officer/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Should you hire a full-time chief AI officer, form a committee or bring in a fractional one? Our decision guide, with a six-month scorecard.</description></item>
<item><title>AI coding assistants for engineering teams: a rollout with review gates</title><link>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-coding-assistants-engineering-teams/</link><guid>https://getaimena.com/blog/ai-coding-assistants-engineering-teams/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A five-step rollout for Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or Codex: shared conventions, permissions in configuration, review gates, secrets handling and delivery metrics.</description></item>
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