Enterprise AI Implementation

In Making AI Work for Britain, Professor Alan W. Brown provides a precise anatomy of why large-scale AI initiatives often fail, introducing the critical concept of “pilot purgatory”. While ostensibly focused on the UK’s national strategy, Brown’s analysis serves as an essential guide for enterprise tech leaders navigating the gap between successful pilots and systemic change. By examining the structural errors of fragmented demand and concentrated supply, Brown outlines four practical implementation principles—such as momentum over perfection and pull beats push—designed to break the cycle of stagnation and build lasting institutional capability. This is required reading for any leader whose AI ambitions have yet to become operational reality.