Only 10 to 20% of enterprise AI pilots reach production, and 2 firms break down why.
Ugo Philippart of Emerton Data calls his firm the fire squad companies phone after an AI project has failed. Damien Chan of Adastra says over 75% of its pilots make it.
Both measure performance from day 1. Most teams wait until a system is underperforming. That gap turns a pilot into a failed project.
And if you want a career in consulting, this is what the work looks like. 80% of Emerton Data's people pair technical depth with strategy skills, and Damien expects analyst work like slide building to look very different soon.
Useful context if AI consulting is on your shortlist.
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