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Gartner business quarterly 2026
Q1 2026

Where’s the AI Value?

AI has not generated the returns that CEOs and boards expect, but enterprises plan to ramp up investment and deploy more AI agents in 2026. The Q1 2026 issue of GBQ will help executive leaders understand and measure AI costs and value.

This edition provides actionable advice on how to:

  • Find, capture and sustain value with AI.
  • Assess AI’s likely impact on headcount.
  • Calculate the cost and value of AI agents.
  • Articulate the financial impact of your AI strategy.
  • Manage board expectations.

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Gartner Business Quarterly provides executive leaders with insights from best practices research and the real-world experience of practitioners. The journal’s insights especially equip executives to tackle challenges that cut across the C-suite and affect multiple executive teams. Writers, contributors and data analysts are members of Gartner Business and Technology Insights, whose teams are led by Executive VP Yvonne Genovese. The Gartner Business Quarterly publication is led by Editor-in-Chief Richard Eames.

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