AI software development guide for business leaders

AI Software Development: A Practical Guide for Business Leaders

Here is the failure pattern Arsum diagnoses most often – and it is not the one you expect. The system works. The team uses it. Outputs roughly match what was promised in the pilot. And eighteen months later, ROI is unconfirmable – because the workflow around the system was never redesigned to act on its outputs. The AI does its job. The process did not change. Finance cannot validate what was spent, so the next AI project cannot clear budget approval, and the organization concludes that AI underdelivered. ...

May 11, 2026 · 19 min · Arsum Editorial Team
AI software development company team reviewing architecture diagrams in a modern office

AI Software Development Company: How to Choose in 2026

Here is the thing most buyers find out the hard way: the hardest part of hiring an AI software development company is not finding one. It is figuring out which ones have actually shipped production systems versus which ones have shipped polished demos to buyers who then spent six months rebuilding everything internally. The market expanded faster than the talent pool. A McKinsey survey from 2024 found that 72% of organizations have adopted AI in at least one business function, up from 55% the previous year. The number of firms claiming AI development expertise grew at roughly the same pace. The number of firms with engineers who have built, deployed, and maintained AI systems at production scale is a much shorter list. ...

April 3, 2026 · 14 min · Arsum Editorial Team