The Agentic AI Playbook 2026: AI Agents Guide for Teams | Digital Training Jet
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Published 10 November 2026. By Parikshit Khanna, Digital Training Jet.
Most teams have now tried AI chat. The next step is harder: getting AI to carry out repeatable work safely, with a person still in charge. The Agentic AI Playbook is Digital Training Jet's 735 page guide to that step, written by Parikshit Khanna in simple language for non-technical teams.
What teams get
429 use cases with tools, build steps, an agent instruction and a safety check
120 of those use cases organised by department and profession, from Sales, HR and Finance to IT, Legal and Operations
860 prompts and agent instructions, and 188 activities, including team exercises
A corporate adoption guide with a 90 day roadmap
A 365 day plan with free and paid tracks for individual learners
Four tools, two kinds of work
The playbook separates two kinds of work. Work that repeats the same way, such as a new lead, a new order or a new ticket, suits a workflow tool: Zapier for the fastest start, n8n for complex logic, high volume or self-hosting. Work that is different every time, such as a quarterly review or vendor research, suits an agent you brief like a colleague: Claude Cowork for documents and research, Claude Code for small custom tools.
The corporate adoption guide
Part 9 is written for sponsors, HR and L&D heads, IT and process owners. It covers:
An adoption ladder from individual productivity to cross-company agents, with a self-assessment
A 90 day roadmap in three phases, week by week
A use case scoring sheet for impact, effort and risk
An AI and agent usage policy template, with data classification
A human approval matrix by risk level, escalation and a kill switch
Roles and a RACI table, a training path by level, and an ROI worksheet with an illustrative example
An agent register, review cycles and checklists for pilot launch, go-live and monthly review
Privacy and security are covered in general terms, including India's DPDP Act, with a clear note to involve your legal and compliance teams.
A simple way to pilot it with one team
Pick one team and ask each person to list five repetitive tasks from last week.
Score the tasks with the impact, effort and risk sheet and choose two low-risk ones.
Build both on sample data, with a human approval step before anything is sent.
Record each automation in an agent register and review it every week for the first month.
Share what worked with the next team before you scale.
All 11 parts
Agentic AI Made Simple: chatbot versus agent, the agent loop, tools, memory, MCP and RAG, explained with everyday examples.
Tools, Plans and Free vs Paid: what you can do at zero cost and the signals that tell you it is time to pay.
n8n: from the first workflow to the AI Agent node, with 72 use cases.
Zapier: Zaps, Tables, Agents and MCP, with 63 use cases.
Claude Cowork: how to brief an agent and get finished files back, with 64 use cases.
Claude Code: for non-coders and coders, with 51 use cases and 8 project walkthroughs.
Professionals: 120 use cases across 20 departments and professions.
Students and early careers: a zero-rupee stack, 10 portfolio projects and job search agents.
The Corporate Adoption Guide: a 90 day roadmap, governance, a policy template, roles, an ROI worksheet and checklists.
The 365-Day Agentic AI Plan: one small task a day, on a free track and a paid track.
The Toolkit: a 120 term glossary, templates, a master agent instruction library and an FAQ.
Get the playbook
The Agentic AI Playbook is an instant PDF download on Topmate, listed at ₹99 in India (checked on 10 November 2026). Get it on Topmate.
Want this delivered as training?
Digital Training Jet runs Agentic AI and Automation workshops and bootcamps, department AI labs and leadership masterclasses, onsite and online. Book a session with Parikshit Khanna.
More resources: all AI books and printable kits and The Claude Playbook for Professionals.
Independent guide. n8n, Zapier, Claude, Claude Code and Cowork belong to their owners, and this playbook is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Features and plans were checked in November 2026 and change often. The use cases are starting designs: test each one on sample data, and keep a human approval step for anything that sends, pays or posts.
Books by Parikshit Khanna for this topic
These are the Topmate books by Parikshit Khanna that match this article. Each is a PDF at ₹99, the price listed on Topmate on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Tap a cover to open the book page.
The Agentic AI Playbook 2026
A 735 page guide to planning, building and governing AI agents at work. Listed at ₹99 on Topmate as checked on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
AI Agents & No-Code Automation: Practical Guide
A practical guide to no-code automation with tools such as n8n, Make and Zapier. Listed at ₹99 on Topmate.
AI Builder Kit: Agent and Workflow Worksheets
Fill-in worksheets for scoping an agent or workflow before you build it. Listed at ₹99 on Topmate.
The Claude Playbook for Professionals 2026
Prompts and workflows for professionals who use Claude at work. Listed at ₹99 on Topmate.
What is new in n8n (checked Wednesday 11 November 2026)
n8n 3.0 was released on 27 October 2026. It is a major release with breaking changes, so test workflows on a copy before upgrading.
npm installs stop working with n8n 3.0. New self-hosted installs should use Docker or the one-line setup.
The AI Assistant, which builds and edits workflows from plain language, can be set up on self-hosted n8n since version 2.35 in August 2026.
Human approval steps can record who approved and when, since version 2.30 in July 2026. This matters for any agent that sends, pays or deletes.
Sources: n8n release notes and n8n changelog. n8n is one of the tools used in the agent exercises on this page.
Who delivers this work
Parikshit Khanna leads every programme and is the single point of contact. Rushabh Mehta supports AI agent and workflow automation work, and Allen Lawrence supports technical and developer focused sessions. To enquire, contact Parikshit on WhatsApp at +91 99972 13177 or by email at pkhanna123@gmail.com.
Photos from Parikshit Khanna's training sessions
Parikshit Khanna speaking on Redesigning Work with Artificial Intelligence at TEDx Parikshit Khanna at the Prasar Bharati NABM Generative AI workshop Managers working through a hands on AI exercise at a corporate training led by Parikshit Khanna Parikshit Khanna giving his TEDx talk Redesigning Work with Artificial Intelligence Participants working on laptops during Parikshit Khanna's onsite corporate AI training Parikshit Khanna delivering a live online AI session
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