While artificial intelligence has become a strategic priority, most pilots never make it into production. According to S&P Global (2024), 42% of companies dropped most of their AI pilots—up from just 17% the year before.

The issue isn’t the technology, it’s execution. A lack of alignment between business and tech teams, scarce specialized talent, and limited traceability often turn innovation into frustration.

Cases like Q-Vision, with solutions such as IzyTesting and IzyDev, show that integrating AI into traditional software development frameworks delivers real impact: higher productivity, better quality, and greater efficiency.

The key isn’t experimenting—it’s building a clear roadmap that turns AI’s promise into measurable results.

S&P Global’s data doesn’t reflect a lack of interest—it highlights a gap between the expectations raised by AI pilots and the results delivered in production. Business leaders often point to the same reasons:

• Uncertainty about the return on investment of these pilots

• Limited ability to scale prototypes into real-world environments

• Shortage of technical profiles specialized in AI and enterprise adoption

• High error rates or unreliable results from models without proper supervision

When AI isn’t integrated into the organizational flow with clear objectives and business-driven metrics, it becomes an isolated technology. What starts as excitement quickly turns into frustration if it doesn’t lead to real improvements for teams, products, or customers.

The key to breaking the cycle of unfinished pilots isn’t reinventing the entire operation, but rather identifying points in the product lifecycle where AI can deliver high returns without major redesigns. At Q-Vision, with IzyDev and IzyTesting, we’ve mapped out viable paths to transform critical technical tasks through AI across three fundamental areas:

1. Smart Task Estimation
By applying machine learning models trained on project histories, it’s possible to generate precise estimates of development times, team workloads, and potential friction points. This reduces uncertainty, improves resource allocation, and speeds up decision-making in the early backlog stages.

2. Advanced Test Automation
Using AI to run large-scale unit and regression tests shortens testing cycles and minimizes human error. A recent Capgemini study (2024) shows QA teams applying AI in testing reduce cycle times by 30% and production defects by 25%. This not only improves product quality but also builds confidence in new releases.

3. Automated Traceability and Documentation
Generative language models (LLMs) enable the creation of technical documentation, design decision summaries, and automated reports. This traceability streamlines audits, validation processes, and technical onboarding, while reducing repetitive tasks that consume development team time.

One of the biggest mistakes in AI adoption is treating transformation as a monolithic project. Companies that achieve lasting results focus on a modular, scalable, and progressive approach. This adoption model includes:

• Modular integration through APIs with tools like Jira, GitLab, or Zephyr—without reconfiguring existing systems.

• “Assisted AI” approach, where models generate outputs that are reviewed by humans to ensure reliability in the early stages.

• Success tracking based on tangible KPIs such as error reduction, faster deployments, or improved customer satisfaction.

This progressive implementation allows for controlled iteration, delivering measurable value early on and creating a solid foundation to scale AI across new functions or business units.

Using AI is not the end goal. The real objective is to move critical indicators forward: improve products, speed up delivery, and reduce operational friction. Companies that have applied AI in key development phases have seen measurable results such as:

• Shorter time-to-market by accelerating testing and backlog closure
• Significant reduction in production errors and rework
• Up to 40% increase in operational efficiency for QA and documentation tasks
• Higher user satisfaction through improved quality and release stability

These results help build a clear business case and justify future investments based on measurable impact—not promises.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize software development and other tech processes. But to create real impact, it must serve the business—not just the novelty of technology. CFOs, CTOs, and product leaders need to align their agendas so AI deployment becomes an opportunity for efficiency, not another failed experiment.

To move effectively, it’s key to:

• Identify high-impact processes where small wins can scale.

• Combine AI with agile or traditional methods to boost efficiency without disrupting structures.

• Implement solutions in phases, prioritizing modules that are easy to integrate and deliver high value.

• Define clear, auditable KPIs from day one to measure business impact, not just code.

• Build hybrid capabilities: technical talent, AI adoption specialists, and rigorous data quality policies.

Our experience with solutions like IzyTesting and IzyDev shows that it’s possible to move from pilots to production without breaking a company’s operating system.

When AI is applied with operational focus, technical rigor, and long-term vision, it stops being an experiment and becomes a real asset. That’s where true disruption lies.