Not every AI initiative should continue.Knowing when to stop is part of good consulting.
You should pause or stop an AI transformation when:
- Decision ownership keeps shifting
- Success metrics change every review
- AI is used to avoid fixing core process issues
- Leadership asks for speed but resists accountability
Continuing in these conditions doesn’t reduce risk. It multiplies it.
Stopping is not failure. It is preventing the organization from scaling confusion.
An AI Transformation Partner is judged not by how many projects they launch,but by how many bad ones they prevent.