Does Your Organization Need An AI-Enablement Dashboard?

InnovationDoes Your Organization Need An AI-Enablement Dashboard?ByFrank Carnevale,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 27, 2026, 07:00am EDTFrank Carnevale, Country Head, Canada for iGreenTree.ai | AI, Digital Innovation & Cleantech | Energy & Utilities. getty​​Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept. It is already influencing how organizations plan, operate and compete. Yet, despite all the excitement around AI, many leadership teams still struggle with a basic question: Where do we currently sit on our AI journey?That question is harder to answer than it sounds. Most organizations have scattered pilots, promising ideas and isolated investments. One team may be testing generative AI, another may be working on automation, and a third may be trying to improve data quality. But without a clear way to measure progress across the enterprise, leaders are left with activity instead of insight.In my day-to-day, I oversee the growth of a North American digital systems implementor for utilities, and I have developed several AI agents to support this work. Based on what I've seen in the industry, this is why organizations need an AI-enablement dashboard.What Is An AI-Enablement Dashboard?​An AI-enablement dashboard is not simply a scorecard for technology teams. It's a practical way to show where the organization stands across its most important domains, how far each domain is from its desired north star and what needs to happen next. It creates shared language for executives, boards, regulators, staff and even the public to better understand how your AI readiness is evolving.AI success should not be measured by how many tools an organization buys or how many pilots it launches. It should be measured by how well the organization is building the foundations needed to create real busin...