The PE CxO AI Report
AI lives in the operating model.
AI cannot sit beside the operating model. It has to become part of how the operating model works.
McKinsey's May research gives the clearest operating-model framing yet: workflows have to be redesigned around AI from input through quality control, not simply automated at the edges.
For portfolio companies, that is the difference between AI-enabled and AI-native. AI-enabled means the old process runs faster. AI-native means the workflow was rebuilt assuming AI is in the loop.
A back-office pilot can prove activity. A redesigned workflow can prove value. The CEO check: rebuild one workflow.