{"id":561595,"date":"2026-08-07T07:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ch-en\/?post_type=research-and-insight&#038;p=561595"},"modified":"2026-08-17T07:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:13:47","slug":"the-problem-isnt-ai-its-operational-readiness","status":"publish","type":"research-and-insight","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ch-en\/insights\/research-library\/the-problem-isnt-ai-its-operational-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"The problem isn\u2019t AI. It\u2019s operational readiness."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ICO_Ai-Readiness-whitepaper-landing-page-banner.jpeg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ICO_Ai-Readiness-whitepaper-landing-page-banner.jpeg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ICO_Ai-Readiness-whitepaper-landing-page-banner.jpeg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ICO_Ai-Readiness-whitepaper-landing-page-banner.jpeg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ICO_Ai-Readiness-whitepaper-landing-page-banner.jpeg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, 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agent assist tools, generative AI, agentic workflows, and autonomous resolution capabilities. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-most-contact-centers-are-accelerating-investments-in-copilots-agent-assist-tools-generative-ai-agentic-workflows-and-autonomous-resolution-capabilities-yet-many-organizations-are-discovering-that-deploying-ai-alone-does-not-automatically-translate-into-business-value\">Yet, many organizations are discovering that deploying AI alone does not automatically translate into business value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Programs underdeliver, escalations increase, and customers encounter the same operational issues, only faster and at greater scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge is not the technology itself, but the operation beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Operational Readiness for AI point of view responds to the challenges preventing organizations from realizing the full value of AI, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Failure demand generated by unresolved customer issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inconsistent resolution paths across agents, teams, and channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fragmented ownership and accountability for customer outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tribal knowledge that cannot be reliably leveraged by AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performance metrics that prioritize speed and deflection over resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As AI adoption accelerates, organizations must move beyond technology readiness and focus on operational certainty. 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