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- Published on July 21, 2025
- In AI Features
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- By Mohit Pandey
As enterprises rush to keep pace with the demands of the AI era, one operating model is quickly emerging as the standard: the product-aligned operating model (PAOM).
According to HCLTech’s latest global research, The Blueprint to AI-led Operating Model, enterprises across industries are rapidly pivoting away from traditional structures with 88% already moving toward PAOMs.
Legacy, functionally siloed operating structures are hindering transformation and making industries vulnerable to disruption. According to Pawan Vadapalli, corporate vice president and global head of digital business services at HCLTech, these organisations have already begun transitioning to this approach—but almost all of them are struggling to make it work.
“Our research highlights that whil
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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