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AI readiness is measured in connected business processes
Focus: Applied Generative AI for Knowledge Workers
Date: October 14, 2026
Topics: Process readiness, Governed data, Workflow outcomes
Evidence: Publisher Authored
Availability: Available
Summary: SAP's vendor-sponsored research with Oxford Economics says surveyed organizations use AI across roughly one quarter of business tasks, while nine percent have fundamentally adapted operations around it. The article argues that scaling depends on connecting AI to trusted data, governed processes, approval policies and regulatory context, not merely adding assistants to individual applications.
Why it matters: Map one end-to-end process before expanding licenses. Identify the governing data, contract, inventory, approval and compliance conditions; establish an owner and measurable outcome; then test whether AI improves the whole workflow without weakening controls or hiding manual exceptions.
Source: Fast-Growth Companies Have the Biggest AI Opportunity, Few Are Capturing It