Seven steps from AI tool adoption to an agentic org — most companies are stuck at step one
alex_verem · x · 2026-10-24
Marin Haym lays out seven main steps for a company to evolve from tool adoption to an agentic organization, arguing most companies sit at step one — shopping for step-seven technology while lacking step-four discipline.
Key early stages:
- Step 1 – Tool adoption: AI tools exist across the org but humans run each one; automations die when a developer closes their laptop or someone goes on vacation.
- Step 2 – Context layer: per-department knowledge graphs behind API gateways, so sales queries engineering through an API and domain separation keeps agents from hallucinating across departmental boundaries.
- Step 3 – Harness engineering: build evaluation criteria, routing logic, and quality gates before picking a model.
The core thesis: buying advanced tech doesn't equal organizational capability — the middle-stage organizational and process work is what most companies skip.
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