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The studies your committee will quote, on one page each.

Recent public reports (nine months or newer), summarised the consulting way: a title that states the conclusion, the data point as a chart, fact separated from interpretation, and three actions for Monday.

FactMy readWhat to do on MondayWhat we don’t know
Operate and scale Gartner 2026-10-19

Seven in ten organizations want agents this year; two in ten can govern them

Gartner, October 2026: intent to deploy agents far outruns governance. What to check before approving.

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The intent to use agents is far ahead of governance
The intent to use agents is far ahead of governance
Expect to deploy agentic AI in 12 months71%
Leaders seeing some positive value from AI58%
CIOs aligning technology and business risk25%
Have agentic AI governance capabilities21%

Gartner, press release, Oct. 19, 2026. Separate surveys: Q2 2026, 2,000+ CIOs and tech executives; Q2 2026, 1,000+ functional leaders; Q3 2026, 303 CIOs and IT risk leaders.

Measure and budget NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) 2026-10-01

AI is in almost every company; measured productivity is not there yet

NBER, October 2026, nearly 9,000 executives: what has been measured so far versus what is expected, and how to set expectations.

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AI's contribution to productivity is small and expected to grow
AI's contribution to productivity is small and expected to grow
Last 3 years (reported)0.2%
Next 3 years (expected)0.6%

NBER Working Paper 34836, "Firm Data on AI", Oct. 2026 revision. Nearly 9,000 executives in the US, UK, Germany, Australia, Canada, Mexico and South Africa; Summer 2026 survey. Annual labor productivity growth attributed to AI.

Govern and manage risk IBM and Ponemon Institute 2026-07-29

AI breaches don’t start in the model; they start with who has access

IBM and Ponemon, July 2026: the missing access controls and the review worth doing this week.

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Basic controls over AI are still the exception
Basic controls over AI are still the exception
No proper AI access controls (among orgs with an AI breach)92%
Use access controls on AI models and data40%
Encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit37%
Apply agents to vulnerability management18%

IBM and Ponemon Institute, Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026, July 29, 2026. 602 organizations breached between Mar. 2025 and Feb. 2026.

Buy or renew AI Gartner 2026-07-20

Finance buys AI to save time and rarely to decide better

Gartner, 2026, 204 finance leaders: where the investment goes, what runs late and what to ask the vendor.

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Finance invests in efficiency; decision quality lags behind
Finance invests in efficiency; decision quality lags behind
Cite efficiency and productivity as a top benefit66%
Implementation slower than expected in 202563%
AI investments leaning toward productivity45%
AI investments leaning toward decision quality20%

Gartner, survey of 204 finance leaders, March 2026; press releases of May 28 and July 20, 2026.

Buy or renew AI Intuit 2026-05-12

Nearly eight in ten small businesses say they use AI; just over one in ten pays for it

Intuit and University of Chicago economists, May 2026: what owners say versus what they pay, and what to measure before buying.

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Using AI is common; paying for dedicated tools is not
Using AI is common; paying for dedicated tools is not
Use AI regularly (survey, US)77%
Say it improved productivity (US)78%
Say it increased revenue (US)43%
Paid for dedicated AI tools 2021-2025 (records, US)12%

Intuit with University of Chicago economists, 2026 AI Impact Report, May 12, 2026. Survey of 34,000+ SMB owners and anonymized data from 5.3M+ QuickBooks businesses (US, Canada, UK, Australia).

Lead the team Microsoft 2026-05-05

The teams that get the most from AI have a manager who uses it in the open

Microsoft Work Trend Index 2026, 20,000 people: the part of adoption that depends on the manager.

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Where the manager models AI, the team gets more out of it
Where the manager models AI, the team gets more out of it
Manager openly uses AI: Frontier Professionals85%
Manager openly uses AI: everyone else64%
Manager makes room to experiment: Frontier84%
Manager makes room to experiment: everyone else61%
Manager sets quality standards: Frontier83%
Manager sets quality standards: everyone else57%

Microsoft, Work Trend Index 2026, May 5, 2026. Edelman DXI, 20,000 knowledge workers who use AI in 10 markets (incl. Brazil), Feb.-Apr. 2026.

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