The 2026 Report · Appendices

Appendix B: Indicator Inventory

Question wording, indicator codes, analytical classes, and report locations

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Appendix B lists the analyzed indicators by code, with the question wording, survey section, analytical class, report location, and companion-analysis filename. A perceived-fact classification identifies information reported from the respondent’s perspective; it does not establish independent verification.

Table 34. Indicator inventory

Code

Question as asked

Survey section

Class

Polarity

Where reported

Companion analysis

C005

What is your role on this engagement?

1.1 Role and Identity

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.1.1

Part 4, C005

C006

What country are you located in?

1.1 Role and Identity

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.4

None

C007

How many years of experience do you have in your career?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.2.1

Part 4, C007

C008

How many years of experience do you have with agentic AI?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.3.1

Part 4, C008

C009

How many years have you been working in the outsourcing industry?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.2.2

Part 4, C009

C010

How many years have you been working within the financial industry?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.2.3

Part 4, C010

C011

How many agentic AI outsourcing engagements have you worked on across your career, including this one?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.3.2

Part 4, C011

C012

How well do you know the financial industry?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 1.4.1

Part 4, C012

C013

How well do you know agentic AI specific to the financial industry?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 1.4.2

Part 4, C013

C014

Rate your overall agentic AI expertise.

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 1.4.3

Part 4, C014

C015

What professional certifications do you have?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.5.1

Part 4, C015

C016

What AI certifications do you have?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.5.2

Part 4, C016

C017

Where did you gain your AI knowledge?

1.2 Experience and Expertise

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 1.5.3

Part 4, C017

C018

How happy are you with your current job?

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 3.1.1

Part 4, C018

C019

How likely are you to leave your current job in the next 12 months?

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 4, 5.1.1; Introduction, 4.5.4

Part 4, C019

C020

How happy is your extended team with the current engagement?

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 3.1.2

Part 4, C020

C021

How likely are members of your current team to leave their jobs in the next 12 months?

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 4, 5.1.2

Part 4, C021

C022

Compared to 5 years ago, I am happier with the work I am doing now.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 3.2.1

Part 4, C022

C023

Compared to 5 years ago, I am more likely to seek a new job.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 4, 5.2.1

Part 4, C023

C024

Compared to 5 years ago, the team I work with seems to be happier.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 3.2.2

Part 4, C024

C025

Compared to 5 years ago, the team I work with is more likely to seek a new job.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 4, 5.2.2

Part 4, C025

C026

I want to continue working on projects in the global financial industry.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 5.3.1

Part 4, C026

C027

I would prefer to work directly for a bank in one of their global capability centers.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Directional

Part 4, 5.3.2

Part 4, C027

C028

Working directly for a bank would be better than working for an outsourcing vendor.

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Directional

Part 4, 5.3.3

Part 4, C028

C029

What are your top 3 challenges that reduce your job satisfaction?

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 3.3

None

C030

What are the top 3 things that you love most about your job?

1.3 Sentiment and Retention

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 4, 3.5

None

C031

What type of a bank is the customer?

2.1 Engagement Identification

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.1.1

Part 1, C031

C032

What is the outsourcing type?

2.1 Engagement Identification

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.1

Part 1, C032

C033

Is the outsourcing engagement Corporate Functional, or Line of Business Operational?

2.1 Engagement Identification

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.2

Part 1, C033

C034

What is the specific use case for this engagement?

2.1 Engagement Identification

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.3

None

C035

How long ago did this specific engagement start, in months?

2.2 Timeline and Status

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 1.1.2

Part 1, C035

C036

What stage is the engagement in?

2.2 Timeline and Status

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 1.1.1; Introduction, 4.5.2

Part 1, C036

C037

How many months has the engagement been in its current stage?

2.2 Timeline and Status

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 1.1.3

Part 1, C037

C038

Per the current plan, how many months from today until the engagement reaches Production/Delivery?

2.2 Timeline and Status

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 1.1.4

Part 1, C038

C039

If the engagement has not been canceled, how likely is the customer to cancel the engagement?

2.2 Timeline and Status

Perceived fact

Lower is better

Part 1, 2.2.1

Part 1, C039

C040

How many people are on the vendor team for this engagement today?

2.3 Scale and Team

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.6.1

Part 1, C040

C041

What was the peak vendor team headcount on this engagement to date?

2.3 Scale and Team

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.6.2

Part 1, C041

C042

Per the current plan, how many people will be on the vendor team 12 months from now?

2.3 Scale and Team

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.6.3

Part 1, C042

C043

How many AI agents are running in production on this engagement today?

2.3 Scale and Team

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 1.2.1

Part 1, C043

C044

What is the pricing model for this engagement?

2.4 Commercial Structure

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.4.1

Part 1, C044

C045

What is the contract term of this engagement, in months?

2.4 Commercial Structure

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.4.2

Part 1, C045

C046

What is the annual contract value of this engagement, in USD?

2.4 Commercial Structure

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.4.3

Part 1, C046

C047

I know the KPIs the customer uses to measure success.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 1, 3.2.4

Part 1, C047

C048

The customer is happy with the performance of the engagement at this stage.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 1, 3.1.2

Part 1, C048

C049

The engagement is meeting delivery dates successfully.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 1, 3.2.1

Part 1, C049

C050

The engagement is within budget.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 1, 3.2.2

Part 1, C050

C051

The engagement is not achieving stated KPIs.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 1, 3.2.3

Part 1, C051

C052

The dashboard and performance reports given to the customer are accurate.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 5, 1.4.1

Part 5, C052

C053

The vendor manipulates the dashboard and performance reports given to the customer.

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 5, 1.4.2

Part 5, C053

C054

Compared to 5 years ago, is manipulation of the dashboards and performance reports given to the customer more or less common now?

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Lower is better

Part 5, 1.4.3

Part 5, C054

C055

How does the vendor manipulate performance reports and dashboards?

2.5 Performance and Delivery

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.4

None

C056

What laws, regulations, and similar govern this outsourcing engagement?

2.6 Regulatory Context

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 6.1

None

C057

I fully understand how these laws, regulations, and similar affect the outsourcing engagement.

2.6 Regulatory Context

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 5, 7.1.1

Part 5, C057

C058

My management team fully understands these laws, regulations, and similar, and how they affect the engagement.

2.6 Regulatory Context

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 5, 7.1.2

Part 5, C058

C059

The customer's team actively discusses these laws, regulations, and similar with our team.

2.6 Regulatory Context

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 5, 7.2.1

Part 5, C059

C060

The training available to me effectively teaches me about these laws, regulations, and similar.

2.6 Regulatory Context

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 5, 7.3.1

Part 5, C060

C062

What is the customer's approximate total asset size, in USD?

3.1 Institution Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.1.2

Part 1, C062

C063

Does the customer operate its own global capability centers?

3.1 Institution Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.1.3

Part 1, C063

C064

How many months has your employer been serving this customer across all work, not just this engagement?

3.1 Institution Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.2.1

Part 1, C064

C065

How many agentic AI outsourcing engagements does your employer run concurrently with this customer today?

3.1 Institution Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.2.2

Part 1, C065

C066

The customer is scaling their agentic AI outsourcing engagements.

3.2 Customer AI Strategy

Perceived fact

Directional

Part 1, 5.1.5

Part 1, C066

C067

The customer is increasing the number of agentic AI outsourcing engagements.

3.2 Customer AI Strategy

Perceived fact

Directional

Part 1, 5.1.6

Part 1, C067

C068

The customer is shifting more work to their global capability centers.

3.2 Customer AI Strategy

Perceived fact

Directional

Part 1, 5.1.4

Part 1, C068

C069

I trust the customer.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.1.1

Part 4, C069

C070

The customer knows and cares about me.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.1.2

Part 4, C070

C071

I talk with peers inside the customer regularly.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.2.1

Part 4, C071

C072

I talk with engagement management inside the customer regularly.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.2.2

Part 4, C072

C073

I talk with the customer's leadership team regularly.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.2.3

Part 4, C073

C074

I know how the customer feels about my team.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.1.3

Part 4, C074

C075

I know how the customer feels about the engagement I am on.

3.3 Relationship and Communication

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.1.4

Part 4, C075

C076

What type of company is your employer?

4.1 Vendor Profile

Engagement attribute

Not rated

Part 1, 5.5.1

Part 1, C076

C077

Approximately how many employees does your employer have worldwide?

4.1 Vendor Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.5.2

Part 1, C077

C078

How many years has your employer been delivering agentic AI outsourcing?

4.1 Vendor Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 1.2.2

Part 1, C078

C079

How many agentic AI engagements does your employer run for banks today?

4.1 Vendor Profile

Perceived fact

Not rated

Part 1, 5.5.3

Part 1, C079

C080

My manager is effective.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 2.1.1

Part 4, C080

C081

My manager knows the financial industry well.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 2.1.2

Part 4, C081

C082

My manager knows agentic AI well.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 2.1.3

Part 4, C082

C083

My manager cares about me.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.3.1

Part 4, C083

C084

My manager cares about the larger team.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.3.2

Part 4, C084

C085

My manager knows how to manage agentic AI outsourcing engagements.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 2.1.4

Part 4, C085

C086

My manager knows how to manage agentic AI outsourcing engagements for global banks.

4.2 My Manager

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 2.1.5

Part 4, C086

C087

My employer cares about me.

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.4.1

Part 4, C087

C088

My employer cares about the team.

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.4.2

Part 4, C088

C089

My employer's top leadership team cares about my wellbeing and development.

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.4.3

Part 4, C089

C090

I trust my employer.

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.4.4

Part 4, C090

C091

I trust my manager.

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.3.3

Part 4, C091

C092

I am being used effectively by my employer.

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 4, 4.4.5

Part 4, C092

C093

Compared to 5 years ago, is my employer more or less prepared to manage outsourcing engagements?

4.3 Employer Relationship

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.8.1

Part 2, C093

C094

Rate the quality of the customer's data across the systems this engagement depends on.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.1.1

Part 2, C094

C095

Rate how accessible the customer's data is to this engagement when and where the work requires it.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.1.2

Part 2, C095

C096

Rate how well the customer's data is normalized, with consistent formats and definitions across source systems.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.1.3

Part 2, C096

C097

Rate the maturity of the customer's data governance over the data this engagement uses.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.1.4

Part 2, C097

C098

Rate how well the customer's legacy systems support the integration this engagement requires.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.2.1

Part 2, C098

C099

Rate the readiness of the customer's technical infrastructure to support the agentic AI this engagement deploys.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.2.2

Part 2, C099

C100

Rate how completely the customer's processes are mapped and documented to the depth agentic AI requires.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.3.1

Part 2, C100

C101

Rate the maturity of the customer's processes in scope, meaning how standardized and repeatable they are.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.3.2

Part 2, C101

C102

Rate how consistently the customer performs the same processes across its business units and regions.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.3.3

Part 2, C102

C103

Rate the customer's willingness to redesign processes for agentic AI rather than automate them as they are.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.3.4

Part 2, C103

C104

Rate the agentic AI knowledge and skills of the customer staff working with this engagement.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.4.2

Part 2, C104

C105

Rate the effectiveness of the customer's management of its side of this engagement.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.5.1

Part 2, C105

C106

Rate the availability of the customer's subject matter experts when this engagement needs them.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.4.3

Part 2, C106

C107

Rate the customer organization's readiness to absorb the changes to daily work that agentic AI introduces.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.4.1

Part 2, C107

C108

Rate the customer's ability to provision the system access and identities that AI agents require.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.7.1

Part 2, C108

C109

Rate how quickly the customer responds when this engagement raises issues that need customer action.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.5.2

Part 2, C109

C110

Rate how well the customer's change control process handles the changes this engagement requires.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.6.3

Part 2, C110

C111

Rate the customer's capacity to govern and oversee the risks of AI agents doing this work.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.6.2

Part 2, C111

C112

Rate how clearly ownership and accountability for AI are assigned inside the customer organization.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.6.1

Part 2, C112

C113

Rate the stability of the customer's business case and ROI definition for this engagement.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 2.8.1

Part 2, C113

C114

Add any comments on the customer organization that the ratings in this section do not capture.

5.1 Customer

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 2, 2

None

C115

Rate the overall effectiveness of your employer's top leadership team.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.1.1

Part 2, C115

C116

Rate how well your employer is transforming its commercial model as agentic AI reduces the billable human effort it sells today.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.1.2

Part 2, C116

C117

Rate how well your employer's internal management processes have been redesigned for agentic AI delivery rather than traditional staffed delivery.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.2.1

Part 2, C117

C118

Rate the effectiveness of your employer's process and leadership development programs.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.5.2

Part 2, C118

C119

Rate your employer's ability to manage agentic AI outsourcing engagements end to end.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.2.2

Part 2, C119

C120

Rate the depth of your employer's knowledge of the financial industry.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.3.1

Part 2, C120

C121

Rate your employer's ability to manage agentic AI outsourcing engagements for global banks in particular.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.2.3

Part 2, C121

C122

Rate your employer's current supply of qualified agentic AI talent against what its engagements need.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.5.1

Part 2, C122

C123

Rate the adequacy of your employer's investment in training its workforce.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.5.3

Part 2, C123

C124

Rate how well your employer's training programs build practical agentic AI skills.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.5.4

Part 2, C124

C125

Rate how well your employer's training programs build financial industry knowledge.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.5.5

Part 2, C125

C126

Rate the maturity of your employer's playbook for taking agentic use cases from concept to governed production.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.6.1

Part 2, C126

C127

Rate your employer's quality assurance capability for agents whose outputs are not identical every run.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.6.2

Part 2, C127

C128

Rate your employer's ability to price agentic work profitably when billable hours no longer measure the value delivered.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.1.3

Part 2, C128

C129

Rate how well the technical platforms your employer builds or licenses are optimized for agentic AI outsourcing.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.6.3

Part 2, C129

C130

Rate your employer's readiness to take accountability when an agent it operates makes a costly error.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.7.1

Part 2, C130

C131

Rate the depth of your employer's knowledge of agentic AI.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.3.2

Part 2, C131

C132

Rate the depth of your employer's experience running agentic AI systems in live production, beyond pilots.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.4.1

Part 2, C132

C133

Rate your employer's ability to operate large numbers of agents in production, including monitoring and exception handling.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.4.2

Part 2, C133

C134

Rate your employer's overall qualification to deliver elite agentic AI outsourcing services to banks.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 4.2.4

Part 2, C134

C135

Add any comments on your employer that the ratings in this section do not capture.

5.2 Vendor

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 2, 4

None

C136

Rate how effectively the customer and vendor jointly manage this engagement now that agents perform part of the work.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.1.1

Part 2, C136

C137

Rate how clearly the two firms have settled who decides what agents may do without human approval.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.1.2

Part 2, C137

C138

Rate how clearly ownership of each workflow step is assigned when agents, vendor staff, and customer staff work in the same process.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.1.3

Part 2, C138

C139

Rate how clearly accountability lands on one firm when an agent's action causes a problem in this engagement.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.1.4

Part 2, C139

C140

Rate how well the two firms maintain a single shared view of the risks that agent work introduces.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.2.1

Part 2, C140

C141

Rate how effectively the two firms manage issues arising from agent work as one team rather than through two separate processes.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.2.2

Part 2, C141

C142

Rate how well the speed of joint issue resolution matches the speed at which agent-caused problems can spread.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.2.3

Part 2, C142

C143

Rate how quickly the two firms together can stop an agent that is behaving badly in live operations.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.2.4

Part 2, C143

C144

Rate how well the joint change control process keeps pace with the speed of agent behavior changes.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.3.1

Part 2, C144

C145

Rate how well agent updates made by one firm become visible to the other firm before they take effect.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.3.2

Part 2, C145

C146

Rate how well the two firms jointly govern changes agents make to their own behavior between formal releases.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.3.3

Part 2, C146

C147

Rate how well human review points are placed across the two firms at the moments where agent errors would matter most.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.4.1

Part 2, C147

C148

Rate how well joint human review capacity keeps up with the volume of output the agents produce.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.4.2

Part 2, C148

C149

Rate how much genuine scrutiny agent outputs receive at human review points rather than routine approval.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.4.3

Part 2, C149

C150

Rate how reliably the joint quality assurance loop catches agent errors before they reach live operations.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.4.4

Part 2, C150

C151

Rate how well the quality measures both firms use capture the kinds of errors agents actually make.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.4.5

Part 2, C151

C152

Rate how fully each firm can see what the other firm's agents actually did when questions arise.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.5.1

Part 2, C152

C153

Rate how closely the speed of joint decision making matches the speed at which the agents act.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.5.2

Part 2, C153

C154

Rate how well today's joint governance model fits work performed by agents rather than work performed by people.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.5.3

Part 2, C154

C155

Rate how ready the joint management model is for the level of agent autonomy you expect in this engagement within two years.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 3.5.4

Part 2, C155

C156

Add any comments on the joint management of this engagement that the ratings in this section do not capture.

5.3 Co-Management

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 2, 3

None

C157

Rate the factual reliability of the AI tools' outputs on this engagement before any human review.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.2.1

Part 2, C157

C158

Rate the accuracy of citations, references, and quotations the tools produced against the real sources.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.2.2

Part 2, C158

C159

Rate the consistency of the tools' outputs when given the same input and instructions more than once.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.2.3

Part 2, C159

C160

Rate the end-to-end reliability of the tools on multi-step tasks, from first step to finished output.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.2.4

Part 2, C160

C161

Rate the predictability of the tools' token consumption for a given volume of work.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.4.1

Part 2, C161

C162

Rate the efficiency of the tools' token use, considering retries, loops, and reprocessing needed to complete work.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.4.2

Part 2, C162

C163

Rate how completely the tools kept each client's and each session's information isolated from every other client and session.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.5.1

Part 2, C163

C164

Rate how reliably the tools retained instructions and constraints given earlier in long tasks and sessions.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.3.1

Part 2, C164

C165

Rate how completely the tools captured material facts located anywhere in long documents, including mid-document content.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.3.2

Part 2, C165

C166

Rate the integrity of the tools' persistent memory against contamination by incorrect or malicious content encountered during work.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.3.3

Part 2, C166

C167

Rate the tools' resistance to hostile instructions embedded in the content they read and process.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.5.3

Part 2, C167

C168

Rate how consistently the agents took only intended and authorized actions when operating connected tools and systems.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.6.1

Part 2, C168

C169

Rate how safely the tools handled sensitive data, with no exposure through outputs, logs, or connected systems.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.5.2

Part 2, C169

C170

Rate how reliably the tools' built-in guardrails and safety controls held during production use.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.6.2

Part 2, C170

C171

Rate the overall production readiness of the AI tools for bank-grade work as experienced on this engagement.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.1.1

Part 2, C171

C172

Rate how accurately the tools' own reports of success or failure matched the actual outcomes of their work.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.8.1

Part 2, C172

C173

Rate the tools' ability to explain and evidence how each output was produced, at the depth an audit requires.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.8.2

Part 2, C173

C174

Rate how well the tools supported reliable testing, meaning correct behavior could be proven before work went live.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.7.1

Part 2, C174

C175

Rate the stability of the tools' behavior over the engagement when nothing changed on the engagement side.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.7.2

Part 2, C175

C176

Rate the quality of the tools' logs, traces, and usage telemetry for detecting and diagnosing failures.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 5.8.3

Part 2, C176

C177

Add any comments on the agentic AI tools that the ratings in this section do not capture.

5.4 AI

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 2, 5

None

C178

Rate how well the agents on this engagement are protected from breaking silently when a third party changes something without warning.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.2.1

Part 2, C178

C179

Rate the quality of the fallback the engagement has ready when a critical third-party feed, platform, or model stops working.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.7.1

Part 2, C179

C180

Rate the security posture of the third-party tools, platforms, and sub-processors the engagement's agents connect to.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.6.1

Part 2, C180

C181

Rate the quality of advance notice third-party providers give before changes that can affect the agents on this engagement.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.1.1

Part 2, C181

C182

Rate how reliably word of an upcoming third-party change reaches the people who operate the affected agents in time to act.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.1.2

Part 2, C182

C183

Rate the engagement's monitoring for unannounced changes in the third-party APIs, data feeds, and models its agents depend on.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.2.2

Part 2, C183

C184

Rate how well the contracts with third-party providers deal with provider changes that can break the agents on this engagement.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.4.1

Part 2, C184

C185

Rate how well the engagement absorbs model version deprecations and retirements forced by model providers.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.3.2

Part 2, C185

C186

Rate the availability of true machine interfaces, rather than screens built for humans, across the third-party systems the agents must use.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.5.1

Part 2, C186

C187

Rate the stability of the third-party APIs and data structures the agents depend on, from one provider release to the next.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.3.1

Part 2, C187

C188

Rate the quality of the data arriving from third-party feeds, judged by whether agents can use it without human cleanup.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.5.2

Part 2, C188

C189

Rate how well third-party rate limits and quotas hold up under the volume the agents on this engagement generate.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.5.3

Part 2, C189

C190

Rate the engagement's ability to still perform by hand the manual workarounds that once absorbed third-party quirks and breakage.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.7.2

Part 2, C190

C191

Rate how completely the engagement knows where humans used to quietly fix third-party data and interface problems before agents took over.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.7.3

Part 2, C191

C192

Rate how deliberately the quiet human fixes for third-party quirks were replaced with explicit checks when agents took over the work.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.7.4

Part 2, C192

C193

Rate how well the engagement manages its dependence on a small number of model and cloud providers.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.6.2

Part 2, C193

C194

Rate how well this engagement could keep operating if it had to switch its primary model or cloud provider.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.6.3

Part 2, C194

C195

Rate how well third-party licenses on this engagement cover work done by agents rather than named human users.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.4.2

Part 2, C195

C196

Rate how completely the engagement has mapped every third and fourth party its agents depend on, down the full chain.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.8.1

Part 2, C196

C197

Rate how well the engagement manages agent dependence on gated external rails such as payment networks and regulatory submission systems.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Higher is better

Part 2, 6.8.2

Part 2, C197

C198

Add any comments on the third-party ecosystem that the ratings in this section do not capture.

5.5 3rd Party Ecosystem

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 2, 6

None

C199

I have altered client-provided data

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.1.1

Part 5, C199

C200

I discussed the data alteration with internal management

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 4.1.1

Part 5, C200

C201

I or my management discussed data alteration with the client

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 4.2.1

Part 5, C201

C202

Why did you alter client provided data?

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 3.1

None

C203

My greater team regularly alters client provided data.

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Directional

Part 5, 1.1.2

Part 5, C203

C204

Comment

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.1

None

C205

I have altered client processes

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.2.1

Part 5, C205

C206

I discussed the process alteration with internal management

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 4.1.2

Part 5, C206

C207

I or my management discussed process alteration with the client

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 4.2.2

Part 5, C207

C208

Why did you alter client processes?

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 3.2

None

C209

My greater team regularly alters client processes.

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Directional

Part 5, 1.2.2

Part 5, C209

C210

Comment

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.2

None

C211

I have altered AI outputs

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.3.1

Part 5, C211

C212

I discussed the AI output alteration with internal management

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 4.1.3

Part 5, C212

C213

I or my management discussed AI output alteration with the client

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 4.2.3

Part 5, C213

C214

Why did you alter AI outputs?

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 3.3

None

C215

My greater team regularly alters AI outputs.

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Directional

Part 5, 1.3.2

Part 5, C215

C216

Comment

5.6 Alterations

Respondent level

Not rated

Part 5, 1.3

None

Eng: Delivery location

Engagements sheet field: Delivery Location

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.4

None

Field: Bank Type

Engagements sheet field: Bank Type

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 5.1.1

Part 1, Field: Bank Type

Field: Outsourcing Type

Engagements sheet field: Outsourcing Type

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.1

Part 1, Field: Outsourcing Type

Field: Class of Work

Engagements sheet field: Corporate Functional or LOB Operational

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.2

Part 1, Field: Class of Work

Field: Use Case

Engagements sheet field: Use Case

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 5.3.3

Part 1, Field: Use Case

Field: Engagement Age

Engagements sheet field: Age of Engagement (Months)

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 1.1.2

Part 1, Field: Engagement Age

Field: Engagement Phase

Engagements sheet field: Engagement Phase

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 1.1.1

Part 1, Field: Engagement Phase

Field: Headcount

Engagements sheet field: Headcount

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 1, 5.6.1

Part 1, Field: Headcount

Field: IC Respondents

Engagements sheet field: IC Respondent Count

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 4, 1.1.1

Part 4, Field: IC Respondents

Field: PD Respondents

Engagements sheet field: PD Respondent Count

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 4, 1.1.1

Part 4, Field: PD Respondents

Field: CME Respondents

Engagements sheet field: CME Respondent Count

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 4, 1.1.1

Part 4, Field: CME Respondents

Field: Total Respondents

Engagements sheet field: Total Respondents

Engagements sheet

Engagement field

Not rated

Part 4, 1.1.1

Part 4, Field: Total Respondents

Measure: Cancellation

Measure: Cancellation

Study measure

Study measure

Not rated

Part 1, 2.1.1

Part 1, Measure: Cancellation

Measure: Satisfaction

Measure: Satisfaction

Study measure

Study measure

Not rated

Part 1, 3.1.1; Introduction, 4.5.3

Part 1, Measure: Satisfaction

Measure: Indicator Mean

Measure: Indicator Mean

Study measure

Study measure

Not rated

Part 1, 4.1.1; Introduction, 4.5.1

Part 1, Measure: Indicator Mean