Resilient by design: how agentic AI is reinventing organizations

• AI moves from hype to backbone: Agentic AI emerges as the next frontier for enterprise resilience 
• Global study shows only 8% of organizations are scaling AI initiatives as planned 
• 7% of organizations have embedded agentic AI architectures enterprise-wide 
• Blueprint offers C-suite leaders a roadmap to accelerate transformation and secure competitive advantage 

The AI era is no longer about experimentation — it is about transformation. A new technological wave, agentic AI, is reshaping the foundations of how enterprises operate, innovate, and compete.

Unlike traditional automation, agentic AI introduces autonomous, goal-driven systems that plan, act, and collaborate with humans in real time. Its rise marks a watershed moment: organizations must not only adapt, but fundamentally re-architect their operating models for resilience and scale.

The findings point to a widening maturity gap. Advanced organizations are pursuing offensive AI strategies, using agentic and generative systems to reshape entire industries. In contrast, laggards face mounting costs of hesitation, constrained by legacy systems, regulatory complexity, and internal resistance.  

26% of leaders are capturing gains in efficiency, innovation, and customer experience. Yet one out of 5 organizations remain hesitant, still experimenting on the margins—a stance that risks irrelevance as adoption accelerates. 

_{BEARINGPOINT RESEARCH ACROSS 1010 C-SUITE EXECUTIVES, FROM VARIOUS SECTORS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC IN EUROPE, USA AND CHINA, CONDUCTED THROUGH ONLINE INTERVIEWS IN AUGUST 2025.}