Most companies are pouring money into AI. Very few are getting it right. Persistent Systems and IIM Ahmedabad have jointly built a framework to change that — and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

Persistent Systems AI Value Compass — Framework at a Glance

Dimension	What It Evaluates
Business Alignment	Is the AI initiative tied to strategic goals?
People Readiness	Are teams equipped and aligned to adopt AI?
Operational Integration	Can AI embed into existing workflows effectively?
Data Preparedness	Is the underlying data quality and access fit for AI?
Risk & Governance	Are oversight, accountability and controls in place?

What Is the AI Value Compass?

Announced on May 20, 2026, the AI Value Compass is a joint research outcome between Persistent Systems — a global Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization leader — and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad). Together, they’ve built a strategic decision framework that helps enterprises prioritise, govern, measure and scale AI investments with actual, measurable business outcomes.

The framework is designed for a very specific moment in enterprise AI: that awkward, expensive gap between early pilots and real, sustained transformation.

Why This Framework Matters Right Now

Most enterprise AI failures aren’t technology failures — they’re organisational ones. According to the joint research, the biggest barriers to AI success are weak leadership, absent governance, unclear success metrics and poor strategic vision — not the AI tools themselves.

The AI Value Compass directly targets this. By evaluating AI initiatives across five enterprise vectors, it gives business leaders an objective lens to assess what’s actually ready to scale and what isn’t — before costly commitments are made.

The framework helps enterprises to identify readiness gaps early, prioritise high-impact initiatives, strengthen data and governance foundations, improve team adoption, and deliver more consistent AI-driven outcomes.

Persistent is already deploying the AI Value Compass in live client engagements, making it more than an academic exercise — it’s an actively refined, real-world tool. To understand how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping enterprise operations more broadly, the topic has deep roots worth exploring.

Voices Behind the Framework

Jaideep Vijay Dhok, COO – Technology at Persistent, noted that the focus for enterprises today is making the right investment and execution choices at scale, and the AI Value Compass is designed to bring that clarity.

Professor Ankur Sinha of IIM Ahmedabad added that despite rising AI investments, most businesses remain focused on localised efficiency rather than strategic transformation — and the framework directly addresses the governance and leadership gaps that hold them back.

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FAQs

Q: What is the AI Value Compass developed by Persistent and IIM Ahmedabad?

It is a joint strategic framework that evaluates enterprise AI initiatives across five dimensions — business alignment, people readiness, operational integration, data preparedness, and risk and governance — to help organisations scale AI with measurable outcomes.

Q: Who can benefit from the Persistent Systems and IIM Ahmedabad AI Value Compass?

Business and technology leaders at enterprises actively investing in Generative AI or Agentic AI who need a structured approach to prioritise initiatives, close readiness gaps and improve the consistency of AI-driven results.