Signal 41% of early-stage teams cite legacy technology as an AI barrier against 31% of AI leaders
Summary
Deloitte finds legacy technology named as a barrier to AI adoption by 41% of teams in the early stage against 31% of the group it calls AI leaders - respondents who have deployed AI, delivered measurable value from it, and already integrated AI agents into the finance function.
Classification
Main topicDigital Infrastructure & Cyber
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:global
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=12;section=Trend 4: The journey to agentic insights—Many finance teams embrace AI, but ROI and agentic implementations often lag 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=13;section=Trend 4: The journey to agentic insights—Many finance teams embrace AI, but ROI and agentic implementations often lag / Figure 7 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 1
- IssueERP modernization is a multiyear precondition sitting under the finance AI agenda1 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent · supports
Public id: fm-33afcbf316c5