Initial Assessment: AI Agent Adoption

What you will find in this initial assessment

Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027, according to a Gartner forecast - because of escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls (Gartner, June 2025). This initial assessment gives your leadership team a sound basis for discussion - with sourced market data instead of vague promises. EU regulation is the baseline; where the UK or the US differ, the slides say so.

12 slides at a glance

1. Executive Summary - Key message, investment framework, expected benefit, liability framework for the decision
2. Market Context and Pressure to Act - Adoption, funding, governance gaps, regulation in the EU, the UK and the US
3. What Are AI Agents? - Three levels of AI maturity, automated decisions under the GDPR
4. Decision Layer - The control mechanism: human, rule engine, AI
5. Readiness Assessment - Where does your organisation stand?
6. Employee Representation and Consultation - EU framework, Germany as the strictest model, framework agreement
7. EU AI Act - Deadlines after the Digital Omnibus on AI, high-risk classification, obligations of providers and deployers
8. Roadmap - Prove, Expand, Scale in 18 months
9. Financial Model - Investment scenarios in euros and US dollars, benefit drivers
10. Risk Assessment - Risk analysis with mitigation, including agent security and product liability
11. Governance and Accountabilities - RACI matrix, AI Governance Board, NIS2 duties of management
12. Proposed Resolution - Two options for decision

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