Pilot to Production Gap
Quantifying the average 18-month gap between POC and production in financial services.
Quantifying the average 18-month gap between POC and production in financial services.
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Research summary
Quantifying the average 18-month gap between POC and production in financial services.
This brief presents original survey data from Derisk360's enterprise AI deployment research programme — designed for citation by analysts, journalists, and AI programme leaders. Full methodology and dataset available on request.
Original quantified data for enterprise AI leaders
Designed for citation and digital PR
Banking and insurance respondent base
Implications for leaders
Organisations that embed delivery teams and engineer context, evaluation, and operations before go-live significantly outperform those relying on traditional consulting or shelfware alone. Deployment risk — not model quality — is the primary determinant of production success in regulated industries.
Methodology
Survey conducted Q1–Q2 2026 across banking, insurance, and financial services enterprises in the UK and US. Respondents include CTOs, CDOs, heads of AI, and model risk officers. Contact research@derisk360.com for the full report or to participate in the next wave.
Production outcomes, not pilot metrics.
Average gap between POC and production in banking and insurance.
Of pilots never reach production due to context and governance gaps.
Typical accelerator timeline to governed go-live with Derisk360.
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