Most enterprise agent pilots still die before production. a september 14 analysis of stalled…
most enterprise agent pilots still die before production. a september 14 analysis of stalled projects puts the failure rate at 89%, with 61% of failures tracing to scope creep plus data quality, not model quality.
the agent works; the expansion plan is what breaks.
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A data-today.net page, published 14 September 2026 and updated 1 October 2026, attributes 89 percent to Deloitte's 2026 technology trends research as reported by AI News, and says an analysis of stalled agent projects attributes 61 percent of failures to scope creep and data quality combined, with no named primary study. It separately cites a Gartner April 2026 survey of 782 leaders for a funnel of 120 of 1,000 budgeted projects reaching production.
Secondary aggregator only; no primary study was read. The denominator, definitions, sample and window for the 61 percent are not stated, and the Gartner funnel is a different base from the 89 percent and is not merged. The 61 percent leaves 39 percent unexplained, and not model quality is the page's framing. September 14 matches the page date and not an original study date. The agent works; the expansion plan is what breaks is the author's take.
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