Trend Technology strategies expire before implementation as the landscape keeps moving
Summary
KPMG describes continual disruption as the defining condition of the period: strategies go obsolete before they are implemented because the technology landscape moves and better options appear during the implementation window itself.
Classification
Main topicAI & Computing
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Global tech report 2026: Leading in the Intelligence Age - Excelling today, shaping tomorrow KPMG International page=16;section=Building adaptive strategies amid continual disruption / Tech plans quickly become obsolete 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-26
- Global tech report 2026: Leading in the Intelligence Age - Excelling today, shaping tomorrow KPMG International page=3;section=Foreword 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 7
- Signal31 percent plan to increase investment in centers of excellence within a year
- Signal33 percent of high performers are frequently hit by external shifts against 65 percent of the rest
- Signal56 percent say their tech plans go out of date quickly against 16 percent of high performers
- Signal78 percent aim to be scaling or fully scaled in advanced simulation and digital twin by 2026
- Signal78 percent still evaluate emerging technology through established processes
- Signal91 percent of high performers centralize technology investment prioritization
- SignalPrioritizing and planning technology investment is the most centralized activity at 78 percent
Part of issues 3
- IssueAdaptability depends on being able to shift the investment balance quickly2 trends · 1 signals
- IssueAdaptive strategy is bounded by the state of the data foundation beneath it1 trends · 1 signals
- IssueWorkforce fear of technology is what stifles the agility adaptive strategy requires1 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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