0%
20%
40%
60%
Failure Rate
29%
Centralizing functions
26%
New digital tools
34%
Restructure operations
33%
Budget reallocation
32%
Staff
skills
42%
Changing KPIs
40%
Shifting authority
45%
Data / decision integration
33%
Scaling AI & automation
46%
Scenario planning
Execution gaps — Goals partially or not achieved vary significantly across industries
Overall average
Pursue transformative changes with a clear understanding that these efforts often involve greater friction and complexity.
Shift to a proactive stance to be ready for disruption responses ranging from the simplest to the most difficult.
Prioritize scaling initiatives carefully, acknowledging that some are more challenging to execute than others.
To maximize proactivity, invest in structural changes that foster flexibility:
Takeaways
Finance
Finance
Investment Mgmt
Investment Mgmt
Technology, media, and telecom
Technology, media, and telecom
Energy
Energy
Healthcare and life sciences
Healthcare and life sciences
Government and education
Government and education
Consumer and retail
Consumer and retail
Industrial manufacturing
Industrial manufacturing
Easy
Medium
Difficult
50%
Overall
Overall
26%
29%
32%
33%
33%
34%
40%
42%
45%
46%
33%
22%
31%
17%
22%
7%
26%
43%
17%
45%
33%
14%
14%
28%
29%
29%
35%
46%
24%
27%
32%
29%
34%
35%
41%
32%
46%
37%
34%
9%
26%
36%
31%
28%
39%
38%
61%
16%
27%
52%
56%
17%
40%
33%
39%
18%
17%
45%
30%
48%
50%
39%
53%
8%
39%
33%
40%
28%
63%
37%
63%
28%
50%
55%
37%
32%
38%
55%
45%
48%
48%
62%
62%
24%
45%
47%
53%
36%
52%
Pursue transformative changes with a clear understanding that these efforts often involve greater friction and complexity.
Takeaway 3
Shift to a proactive stance to be ready for disruption responses ranging from the simplest to the most difficult.
Takeaway 2
Prioritize scaling initiatives carefully, acknowledging that some are more challenging to execute than others.
Takeaway 1
3
Takeaways
Build a foundation for speed and rigor, including a scalable data infrastructure, security-by-design, and compliance frameworks.
Takeaway 5
Establish organizational discipline and clear decision-making channels for swift action or spin-out structures to reimagine the business.
Takeaway 4
Build execution discipline by codifying organizational practices that ensure follow-through.
Takeaway 3
Shift the question from "What?" to "How well can we execute"? to ensure actions have real impact.
Takeaway 2
Lean into decisive action at scale over optionality to avoid fragmentation.
Takeaway 1
5
Takeaways