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Every piece of Zan Digital analysis that covers McKinsey — 8 pieces, each figure traced to a named source.
- 001AI Cost Management: Cheap Tokens, Bigger AI BillsToken prices fell as fast as 40x a year, yet 93% of enterprises blew past their AI budgets in 2026. Here is the arithmetic behind the bigger invoice.5x
- 002AI Spending vs EBIT: Gartner's $2.7T Meets McKinsey's 37%Gartner puts 2026 AI spending at $2.7T, up 49.5%. McKinsey says firms reporting any EBIT impact hold flat at 37%. Both methods, side by side, and the fix.$2.67T
- 003Software Procurement in 2026: The New CIO Scorecard45% of AI budget now comes out of existing software lines, per Redpoint's survey of 141 CIOs. The new evaluation criteria, and a scorecard you can copy.45%
- 004AI Agent Ownership: Three Org Models That WorkOnly 21% of enterprises have mature agentic AI governance. Three ownership models for AI agents in the org chart, and where each one really breaks down.21%
- 005Scaling AI Agents: What the 25% Did DifferentlyOnly 25% of organisations moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production. Deloitte, McKinsey and BCG agree on what that minority did differently.25%
- 006Sunk Cost in AI Pilots: Why EBIT Impact Is Stuck at 37%McKinsey's 2026 survey puts AI EBIT impact at 37%, flat on last year, while budgets keep rising. Why sunk cost keeps weak pilots funded, and a rule to stop it.37%
- 007AI Governance Maturity: Only 21% Are Ready for AgentsDeloitte surveyed 3,235 leaders and found 21% have mature agent governance. Here is a 5-level maturity model and a self-assessment you can score today.21%
- 008Technical Interviews When Everyone Ships With AI71% of engineering leaders say AI has made technical skills harder to assess. Portfolios and take-homes stopped signalling. Here is what replaces them.71%