Archive · 30 Jun 2025
Gartner: High AI Maturity Drives Project Longevity
Imagine some companies are really good at using robots to help, and others are not.
A study by Gartner showed that the better a company understands AI, the longer their AI projects last.
These successful companies pick projects that help their business and have rules for how things are done.
People trust the AI tools more in these successful companies.
The not-so-good companies struggle with things like having good data and keeping their AI safe.
This shows that understanding AI and managing it well are important for success.
Gartner study reveals correlation between AI maturity and project longevity.
45% of highly mature organizations have AI projects lasting three or more years.
Trust in AI solutions is significantly higher in high-maturity organizations (57%).
Low-maturity organizations struggle to identify suitable AI use cases.
Data quality and security pose challenges to AI implementation.
- Who
- Gartner, Inc. conducted the survey; 432 respondents were surveyed.
- What
- Gartner survey findings on AI maturity and project success.
- When
- The survey was conducted in late 2024.
- Where
- The survey included companies in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, India, and Japan.
- Why
- To understand the factors contributing to long-term success in AI initiatives.
Low Maturity Challenges
High Maturity Benefits
Use Case Identification
Low Maturity Challenges
Low-maturity organizations struggle to identify suitable AI use cases.
High Maturity Benefits
High-maturity organizations are better at identifying AI use cases.
Data Quality
Low Maturity Challenges
Data quality and availability are problems.
High Maturity Benefits
High-maturity organizations prioritize data.
- Survey Conducted By
- Gartner, Inc.
- Respondents
- 432
- High-Maturity Longevity
- 45% of projects last 3+ years
- Trust in High-Maturity Orgs
- 57% of business units
- Trust in Low-Maturity Orgs
- 14% of business units
- Top Challenge: Low Maturity
- Identifying the right use cases (37%)
- Top Challenge: High Maturity
- Security threats (48%)
