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Scaling agentic AI for operational breakthroughs

McKinsey: Waiting on agentic AI deployment could be your biggest operational risk in 2026.

Reporting by McKinsey Insights 1 min brief
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Why it matters

As enterprises grapple with agentic AI implementation, McKinsey argues that delay itself is a competitive risk—offering strategic guidance on how to unlock operational impact at scale.

The key facts

4 to know

  1. Agentic AI positioned as execution-focused technology for operations workflows

  2. McKinsey partner Michael Chang quoted on implementation urgency

  3. Focus on keys to realizing operational impact

  4. Published April 1, 2026 - timing note for verification

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Publisher excerpt: Agentic AI is all about doing things—just like operations. McKinsey partner Michael Chang explains its potential, why waiting to implement could be risky, and the keys to realizing impact.
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