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Three guides to move AI from pilot to governed production

Each guide compiles the executive notes on one decision — the controls, the money, the regulation — into a PDF you can hand to your executive committee. Pick the one that matches the question on your table.

The six controls · 2026 edition

From Pilot to Governed Production: the Six Controls and the Executive Checklist

The agent passport, the execution contract, testing the right to act, supervision debt, quality control — and a twelve-question checklist for the executive committee.

For : CEOs, COOs, CIOs and executive sponsors of AI agents

Inside — 7 chapters + appendix

  1. 01AI Agent Governance: Six Controls Before You Open the Catalog
  2. 02AI agents: demand an execution contract before granting rights
  3. 03AI Agents: Test Their Right to Act, Not Just Their Answers
  4. 04AI Agents: Supervision Debt Can Wipe Out Your Productivity Gains
  5. 05Plausible Is Not Representative: The Quality Control Your AI Deployments Are Missing
  6. 0640% of AI agent projects will be scrapped — and the model isn't to blame
  7. 07Why Only 7% of Companies Scale AI (And It's Not the Model)
  8. +The executive checklist in twelve questions
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The CFO file · 2026 edition

The CFO File on AI in Production: cost per outcome, ROI and the five lines to demand

The five lines a CFO should demand before the first euro, cost per outcome when token prices fall and the bill rises, the gap between perceived and measured gains, the right KPI when AI sells work.

For : CFOs, controllers, COOs and budget sponsors

Inside — 7 chapters + appendix

  1. 01AI ROI: the five lines your CFO should demand before the first euro of deployment
  2. 02How CFOs should evaluate AI programs beyond pilot ROI
  3. 03Token prices are falling, your AI bill is rising: manage cost per outcome
  4. 04The perception gap: your teams feel 20% faster, measurement says 19% slower
  5. 05When AI Sells Work, the Right KPI Is the Accepted Case
  6. 06Even an Infinitely Fast Model Would Only Get You 2x
  7. 07Your AI Model Has a Nine-Week Life Expectancy. Your Strategy Shouldn't.
  8. +The CFO file template
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EU AI Act and DORA · 2026 edition

EU AI Act and DORA: the Operating Teams' Kit

What the EU AI Act asks of the teams that operate AI systems, access controls for agents in the browser, local and multimodal AI, the failover plan when a model can be switched off by decree, and DORA's exit and concentration requirements.

For : Risk, compliance, CIO, CISO and operating teams in regulated sectors

Inside — 8 chapters + appendix

  1. 01EU AI Act readiness for operating teams
  2. 02AI Agent Governance: Six Controls Before You Open the Catalog
  3. 03AI Agents in the Browser: 5 Access Controls to Set Before Production
  4. 04The AI That Clicks: Why 40% of Agent Projects Will Be Scrapped by 2027
  5. 05Local AI: Keeping Data on the Device Is Not Enough
  6. 06Multimodal AI: passing a text test does not prove your model is safe
  7. 07Your AI Model Can Be Switched Off by Decree: Build the Failover Plan
  8. 08AI literacy is now an operating requirement, not a training perk
  9. +Timeline and readiness questions
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