Building an agentic AI strategy that pays off - without risking business failure

Agentic AI promises massive productivity gains, with KPMG estimating $3 trillion annually, but rushing in without a solid strategy can be costly. Over 40% of projects may be canceled by 2027 due to runaway costs, rogue agents, unpredictable results, and vendor hype — less than 13% of so-called agentic tools are genuinely agentic. The smartest path forward is starting small, targeting repetitive internal processes, adding guardrails, and scaling only what delivers measurable results.