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Strategic Signal · Steady · Tracking
Implementation Reality Gap
The persistent distance between the AI capabilities a function has procured and the AI capabilities its operating model can actually deliver. Tools live in licences; capability lives in operating discipline.
First observed: 15 October 2025
Last reviewed: 27 May 2026
Maturity implication
The gap is wider at Foundational and narrows at each band. By Defensible, the operating model determines procurement — not the other way around.
Articles surfacing this signal
Executive Brief
Pillar 3 — Talent, Literacy & Change
· 20 min read
Executive Brief
The Maturity Stack — Where You Stand Today
22 May 2026 · 9 min read
Executive Brief
Pillar 5 — Use Cases, Execution & Measurement
22 May 2026 · 10 min read
Executive Brief
Pillar 8 — Sustaining, Optimization & Lifecycle
22 May 2026 · 9 min read
Anchor Essay
ROAI — Return on AI in Legal Functions
22 May 2026
Anchor Essay
AI Lifecycle — The Five Stages of Legal AI Operating Discipline
22 May 2026
Signal status
- Velocity
- Steady
- Status
- Tracking
- First observed
- 15 October 2025
Pillars engaged