Escaping Pilot Purgatory
Pilot purgatory is the state where enterprise AI programmes fund endless proofs-of-concept without governed production go-live — draining budget and eroding executive confidence.
Pilot purgatory is the state where enterprise AI programmes fund endless proofs-of-concept without governed production go-live — draining budget and eroding executive confidence.
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Why organisations stay stuck
POCs are politically easy — low commitment, demo-day wins, no production accountability. Each pilot learns something but none crosses the chasm because context, compliance, and ops are explicitly out of scope.
Breaking purgatory requires one executive-sponsored use case, an outcome-based accelerator, and embedded FDEs accountable for go-live — not a fifth POC.
Practitioner perspective from production implementations
Focused on deployment risk — not model hype
Applicable to banking, insurance, and regulated enterprises
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Derisk360?
- An enterprise AI services firm running accelerators and production implementations with embedded FDEs.
- Who writes Derisk360 insights?
- Practitioners — Forward Deployed Engineers and delivery leads with production experience in regulated enterprises.
- How do I apply this insight?
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