Vic Chynoweth, Chief Executive Officer at Tempo Software, explains how AI can help business leaders close the “strategy-execution gap” in their organization. This article originally appeared in Insight Jam, an enterprise IT community that enables human conversation on AI.
In an era of rapid change, where business conditions evolve faster than organizations can adapt, the traditional view of strategy as a fixed, annual event is increasingly becoming a liability. Leaders today face a perfect storm of geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory shifts, economic volatility, and swift technological advancements, all of which compel them to continuously recalibrate their priorities. In this dynamic landscape, static strategies often lose relevance almost immediately, widening the gap between strategic intent and actual execution.
Many organizations still operate under the premise that strategy can be devised once and executed later, leading to a disconnect that affects performance. Teams across various industries struggle to maintain alignment as roadmaps are frequently rewritten mid-quarter and resources are reallocating reactively, often without a comprehensive understanding of the downstream impacts. This disconnection results in critical information residing in siloed systems, leaving leaders to make significant financial decisions without a clear, real-time view of their organization’s operations.
As the strategy-execution gap continues to widen, leaders are increasingly questioning how they can strategically plan rather than simply react after a project has failed or succeeded. This is where artificial intelligence (AI) can provide valuable support.
AI does not aim to replace leadership or craft strategies; rather, it enhances decision-making by simplifying complexities and providing clarity. Chynoweth advocates for an era of AI-supported adaptive leadership, where AI assists in analyzing execution data and surfacing insights that would likely remain undetected through manual processes. By transitioning from reliance on lagging indicators to real-time analytics, leaders can better understand the implications of changes before acting on them.
The evolving role of strategy within organizations is perhaps the most significant shift precipitated by AI. Instead of viewing strategy as a static document, it must be treated as a living system that adapts in tandem with execution. AI facilitates this evolution by connecting planning, delivery, and outcomes in near real-time.
Modern AI models can assess variables such as team velocity, funding changes, dependency chains, and resource constraints collectively. This comprehensive visibility allows leaders to foresee potential delays stemming from reallocating resources and identify persistent struggles tied to hidden interdependencies. Such insights empower organizations to transition from a reactive stance to a more anticipatory approach in addressing challenges.
Despite considerable hype surrounding AI, Chynoweth notes that its most effective applications today are pragmatic and focused. These include scenario modeling, which allows teams to instantly test “what-if” scenarios and understand tradeoffs; risk detection, providing early warnings across portfolios before issues escalate; and ensuring portfolio alignment to keep investments and resources tied to strategic priorities as conditions shift. AI also offers decision clarity, minimizing data noise so leaders can focus on applying their judgment rather than chasing after information.
While AI cannot eliminate uncertainty, it significantly reduces the blind spots that plague many organizations. Empowering leaders with a real-time understanding of how decisions ripple through teams, budgets, and timelines enables them to proactively manage change rather than merely react to it. This clarity makes tradeoffs more apparent and course corrections more manageable, fostering alignment as everyone operates from a consistent source of truth.
The organizations that will excel are not necessarily those that adopt AI the quickest; rather, they will be the ones that rethink the mechanics of strategy in a rapidly evolving world. AI will not replace leadership but will equip leaders with the critical clarity they need to confidently navigate an environment that shows no signs of slowing down. As businesses adapt to these new dynamics, leveraging AI could prove integral in bridging the growing strategy-execution gap.
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