Strategy & Execution
AI Operating Model: The Mid-Market CEO's Playbook for Moving Beyond Pilots
Most mid-sized firms use AI but few have an operating model to capture value. A European playbook on ownership, funding, workflow redesign and governance. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.
- Format
- PDF · 15 pages
- Published
- Published Oct 2026
- Article
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What's inside
- 01Most companies use AI, but few have an operating model
- 02Mid-sized European firms are squeezed between large-firm scale and small-firm speed
- 03One accountable executive matters more than a new organisation chart
- 04Fund three to five cases and kill the rest on a set date
- 05Value comes from redesigned workflows, not from more pilots