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The Control Gap: The Foundation the Vendors Don't Sell
Every launch platform on the market makes the same silent assumption: that your data is ready for it. Most of the time it isn't, and that gap is where launches go wrong. The short version: 68% of pharma CDIOs told ZS that neglecting data quality and governance early is why AI initiatives fail. The post-mortem on a stalled launch-AI project almost never blames the algorithm. Everyone will sell you the agent. Almost no one will make your launch ready to use it. This isn't a hun
Jonathan Olsen
Aug 112 min read


The Control Gap: The Prediction Question
"AI predicts launch success" is the line everyone is selling right now. It also happens to be pointed at the easier half of the problem. The short version: Predictive launch tracking is real, and the people running pharma's biggest AI programs are still careful about the claim. Prediction works when a problem holds still, and a launch doesn't. The ROI lives in response time, not in the forecast, so buy the sensor and build the reflexes. IQVIA describes active launch tracking
Jonathan Olsen
Jul 282 min read
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