Trend Technology strategies expire before implementation as the landscape keeps moving
Summary
KPMG describes the Intelligence Age as a period marked by continual disruption. In such conditions, technology strategies frequently become obsolete before they are even carried out, because the landscape keeps evolving and better options emerge during implementation. The report argues that static planning is therefore losing its usefulness. Organizations instead need adaptive strategies that value flexibility and speed. Survey data supports this, with a majority of executives saying their plans quickly go out of date, although high performers report this far less often.
Classification
Main topicAI & Computing
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Published2026-01
Last updated2026-09-30 12:56 KST
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- Signal56 percent say their tech plans go out of date quickly against 16 percent of high performers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
Public id: fm-a4f9f5123e68
