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AI delivery and governance
The reviewer is the bottleneck
Four independent surveys fielded between December 2025 and April 2026 say the hard part of shipping AI is no longer building it. Most organizations have not moved with the blocker.
42% / 41%Governance now ranks level with engineering skill
15%Know who owns most of their agents
Engineering staffing
Why staff augmentation fails
Three of the four sit with the vendor. Four conditions you can verify before signing anything.
Four failure modesNamed, including the one that is yours
Start with a conversation
30 minutes with the engineer who would do the work.