I've watched enterprise teams fix 10 of these 15 signs.
The agent still failed in production.

These weren't weak teams.
They had budget, executive sponsorship, and a clear scope.
They fixed the wrong layer.

The 15 signs aren't 15 problems.
They're symptoms of 5 structural failures.

This is the question my Agent Readiness Index was built to answer.
Five dimensions. Refined across four Fortune 500 AI transformations.
Every sign in the infographic maps to one of them.

Here's where each one actually lives.

1. Data Maturity (4 of the 15)
   Scattered knowledge, no real-time data access, multiple versions of truth, poor data quality.
   Agents don't fix bad data. They scale it.

2. Role Clarity (3 of the 15)
   Workflows hidden in people, no clear ownership, leadership not driving adoption.
   No owner means no accountability. No accountability means no agent.

3. Tool Integration (2 of the 15)
   Documentation that doesn't match reality, security models built only for humans.
   Agents don't follow process docs. They follow APIs.

4. Evaluation Rigor (3 of the 15)
   No performance metrics, no post-launch iteration, no cost monitoring.
   Without evaluation, every production issue is a surprise. Surprises don't scale.

5. Risk Controls (3 of the 15)
   No approval layer, no defined boundaries, no human-in-the-loop.
   Unbounded agents don't fail once. They fail in volume.

These dimensions don't add. They multiply.

After 15 years closing the AI execution gap, this is the pattern I see every time.
Teams fix symptoms. The structure stays broken. The agent never ships.

A 15-item checklist gives you a diagnostic.
5 dimensions give you an architecture.

That's the difference between a board that approves another pilot and a board that funds an enterprise rollout.
One conversation is about hope. The other is about architecture.

On Monday, take the 15-sign checklist your team is using and ask one question.
Which of these 5 dimensions does each item belong to?

Where you see clusters, you've found your real investment priority.
Where you see one or two isolated items, you have a tactical problem.
Where you see all five, you have an execution architecture problem.

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Infographic Credit: Anurag(Anu) Karuparti