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From isolated pilots to operating capability.
A lens for evaluating the next phase of AI adoption: the work around the application deserves as much attention as the application itself.
Many organisations have run an AI pilot. Fewer have turned one into something the business relies on. The difference is rarely the model.
Look at what surrounds the application.
A pilot succeeds inside a narrow, well-supported scope. Operating capability asks the same application to survive contact with real workflows, real exceptions and real ownership.
Ask who is accountable, not just who is using it.
A tool without an owner drifts. Operating capability means someone is responsible for its accuracy, its exceptions and its next iteration — not only for switching it on.
Measure the transition, not just the pilot.
The useful question changes once a pilot ends well: not “did it work”, but “what has to be true for this to keep working without us in the room”.
What does this mean for you?
Let’s explore the question in the context of your business.