Artificial intelligence is reshaping how organizations operate, compete, and deliver value. Across the enterprise, teams are exploring AI-powered tools to improve productivity, automate processes, and unlock new insights.

But as AI adoption expands, a new challenge emerges. The difficulty isn’t launching AI initiatives. It’s managing them.Without structure and visibility, AI efforts can become fragmented, creating duplicated investments, inconsistent reporting, unclear ownership, and limited insight into outcomes. As experimentation evolves into scaled programs, disciplined portfolio management becomes essential.

PowerSteering helps organizations bring governance, transparency, and execution discipline to the initiatives that enable AI success.

Managing the Initiatives Behind AI:

• AI-related initiatives often behave differently from traditional projects:
• They evolve quickly and may shift direction
• They require coordination across IT, data, operations, legal, and business teams
• They introduce new oversight and compliance considerations
• They must demonstrate measurable business value

PowerSteering provides a centralized system of record to manage these initiatives consistently and transparently.

Organizations use PowerSteering to:

• Structure intake and prioritization of AI-related investments
• Align funding and resource allocation
• Track risks, approvals, and governance checkpoints
• Maintain consistent enterprise reporting
• Monitor performance and business outcomes
• PowerSteering supports the governance, reporting, and accountability required to scale AI responsibly.

Building the Foundation: What We Delivered

Over the past year, we strengthened the operational foundation that supports enterprise execution:

• Modernized reporting and analytics through Upland Analytics NextGen, delivering clearer reporting, improved performance, and greater personalization
• Expanded API integrations to reduce data silos and support consistent enterprise reporting
• Refreshed user management screens and incremental UI/UX enhancements to improve usability and administrative efficiency
• Strengthened auditability and compliance tracking across portfolio data

These enhancements improve clarity, consistency, and cross-functional alignment, capabilities that become increasingly important as organizations scale AI initiatives.

AI Capabilities in 2026

In 2026, PowerSteering introduces AI-powered self-service through Upland Assist. This capability enables natural language responses for product help and guidance, helping users access information more efficiently within the application.

In addition, continued investment in enterprise integrations, reporting modernization, and data transparency further strengthens the foundation required to support AI-related initiatives across teams. These enhancements are designed to support organizations adopting AI, while maintaining disciplined governance and portfolio visibility.

From Experimentation to Structured Execution

Many organizations begin their AI journey with isolated pilots. Over time, those pilots evolve into broader programs that require stronger coordination, consistent reporting, and defined oversight.

PowerSteering helps enterprises move from experimentation to structured execution by providing:

• Clear visibility into AI-related investments
• Consistent enterprise reporting across systems
• Defined governance processes
• Auditability and compliance tracking
• Cross-functional alignment across teams

In the AI era, innovation alone is not enough. Execution discipline determines long-term success. Upland PowerSteering enables organizations to manage AI initiatives with clarity, accountability, and control, ensuring that AI investments are strategically aligned and operationally efficient.

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