NEW! 2026 EDITION

The CIO's guide to evaluating agentic AI solutions

Your board wants evidence. Your CFO needs ROI. Your CISO requires security controls. This guide gives you all three.  

Microsoft cut AI sales quotas. OpenAI lowered revenue projections by $26 billion. The AI market correction is here — and for CIOs, it's actually good news.

According to PwC's 2025 survey, 79% of companies are adopting AI agents — but only 45% are fundamentally rethinking operating models. This guide is for CIOs stepping away from vendor hype and toward evidence-based deployment.

In this essential guide, you'll find: 

  • The three pain points derailing enterprise agentic AI initiatives‌ — ‌and why a patchwork approach fails
  • A strategic evaluation framework‌ — ‌with competitive contrast and questions that separate real platforms from point solutions
  • What successful enterprise adoption actually looks like‌ — ‌including implementation timelines and ROI metrics

The window for strategic advantage is closing. Get the guide now.
Highlights include:
framework

5-criteria

  The framework for       distinguishing platforms       from point solutions. 

Deep dive

Six
answers

Move from evaluation to decision‌ — ‌with answers to the toughest objections you'll face internally

Timeline

Weekly
roadmap

Real deployment metrics from enterprise customers.

Adoption

is the biggest barrier to becoming an AI-first enterprise

Power struggles, conflicts, silos, and even sabotage — tensions are rising as AI transforms workflows and challenges existing power dynamics.

An overwhelming majority of executives face adoption challenges 

71% of execs report adoption challenges and over a third say it’s been a massive disappointment. Meanwhile, nearly half of employees had to figure out AI on their own.

AI is creating tension between IT and other lines of business

There’s significant misalignment over who owns the AI strategy. Collaboration between IT and business leaders is critical, yet 72% of executives say AI solutions are being developed in a silo.

AI champions are crucial to accelerate and enhance adoption

More than 1 out of every 4 employees using AI consider themselves a champion. And 95% of champions are already building tools for their companies or are eager to start.

Who we surveyed

10K+

11%

5K–9,999

13%

1K–4,999

38%

100–999

38%

C-suite

50%

Manager

21%

Employee

29%

Finserv

32%

Tech

27%

Healthcare

23%

Retail/CPG

18%

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Start deploying with confidence. Get the evaluation framework, real total cost of ownership data, implementation roadmap, and objection responses. 

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