Why 80% of AI Projects Fail: A Proven 5-Phase, 7-Pillar AI Success Framework for Leaders to Avoid AI Failure, Make Smarter Decisions, and Drive Real Business Results - Couverture souple

Kumar, Hari Prasanna

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798196324857

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Why 80% of AI Projects Fail
A Proven 5-Phase, 7-Pillar Framework to Increase AI Success and Avoid the Mistakes Most Companies Make

AI is no longer optional. But for most organizations, success still feels frustratingly uncertain.

Every leader today is under pressure to “do something with AI.”

Competitors are moving. Vendors are promising breakthroughs. Teams are experimenting.

Yet despite billions being invested globally, most AI initiatives still fail to deliver meaningful business value.

Why?

Not because the technology doesn’t work.

But because organizations approach AI the wrong way.

Many leaders fall into the same traps:

• Chasing hype instead of business outcomes
• Launching pilots that never scale
• Choosing tools before defining strategy
• Underestimating data, governance, and adoption challenges
• Spending heavily without measurable ROI

The result?

Wasted investment. Failed pilots. Internal resistance. Lost momentum.

And increasingly, a dangerous competitive gap.

This book was written to change that.

In Why 80% of AI Projects Fail, AI strategist, consultant, and technology leader Hari Prasanna Kumar breaks down the hidden reasons AI initiatives fail, and introduces a practical, business-first system to dramatically improve the odds of success:

The AI Success Framework

A proven 5-Phase, 7-Pillar Framework designed to help organizations move from AI confusion to successful execution.

Inside this book, you will learn how to:

• Avoid the costly mistakes that quietly kill AI projects before they create value
• Assess AI readiness before wasting time and budget on the wrong initiatives
• Identify and prioritize the right use cases aligned to business outcomes
• Move from experimentation to transformation, without getting stuck in pilot purgatory
• Deploy AI successfully into real workflows and operations
• Scale AI responsibly across teams and departments
• Measure ROI, adoption, and business impact instead of vanity metrics
• Build internal capability while avoiding overdependence on vendors
• Future-proof your organization for an AI-driven business landscape

Unlike overly technical AI books, this is a practical executive guide written specifically for:

• CEOs
• Founders
• Business Leaders
• Department Heads
• Decision Makers Across Industries

Whether you are just beginning your AI journey, struggling with stalled initiatives, or trying to move from isolated pilots to real business transformation, this book gives you a structured path forward.

You’ll gain a clear understanding of:

The 5 Execution Phases

Readiness → Strategy → Build → Deploy → Scale

The 7 Critical Pillars

Strategy, Data, Technology, Governance, Implementation, People, and Partnerships

Because AI success is not about tools.

It is about building the system required for AI to succeed.

If you are serious about adopting AI without wasting time, money, credibility, and momentum, this book will help you do it right.

The organizations that win with AI will not be the ones experimenting the most.
They will be the ones executing with the right system.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798196324857
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 321
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