Transformation powered by AI:

PwC’s roadmap to the Autonomous Enterprise

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  • Insight
  • October 08, 2026

The Autonomous Enterprise is a powerful vision for the future of business, where AI and humans work in harmony to drive real results. This whitepaper sets out why we believe the future of business is autonomous, and the roadmap companies need to get there.

Investment in AI is soaring, yet for many organisations, meaningful value remains frustratingly out of reach. However, some companies are pulling ahead. Our Global CEO Survey shows that companies achieving both cost and revenue gains from AI are 2-3x more likely to have embedded it extensively across the business1. 

We believe that the next step in AI maturity is companies using broad AI adoption to make their businesses more autonomous – with AI executing business processes while humans steer, oversee and enforce governance.

Download the whitepaper to explore:

  • Why many companies are struggling to unlock meaningful value from AI amid rising costs 

  • What an Autonomous Enterprise looks like, including examples 

  • Which technologies underpin the Autonomous Enterprise vision

  • How companies will need to strengthen their capabilities around governance, business processes, workforce, data, IT architecture and SAP to become more autonomous

  • How businesses can successfully make the transition to an Autonomous Enterprise by following our roadmap of three horizons. 

Ready to make your business more autonomous?

Download PwC’s roadmap to the Autonomous Enterprise to see how your organisation can move from AI ambition to measurable, lasting value.

“The Autonomous Enterprise vision describes a business that can respond more intelligently and more quickly because AI is embedded into the flow of operations, not bolted on at the edges.”

Martin Paul,Global SAP Alliance and Competence Leader, PwC Germany

About the authors

Martin Paul
Martin Paul

Global SAP Alliance and Competence Leader, PwC Germany

Frank Ruland
Frank Ruland

Director, PwC Germany

Stephan Kerner
Stephan Kerner

Partner, PwC Germany

Moritz Wewer
Moritz Wewer

Partner, PwC Germany

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Martin Paul

Martin Paul

Global SAP Alliance and Competence Leader, PwC Germany

Dave Chen

Dave Chen

SAP HXM Country Lead, PwC Singapore

Tel: +65 8125 7640

Aravind Ramamoorthy

Aravind Ramamoorthy

Partner, Digital Enterprise Leader, APJ SAP Alliance, PwC India

Cory King

Cory King

Partner, US SAP Practice Leader, PwC US

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