2026亚太AI愿景转化为价值洞察报告：重构后台支撑职能 打造 AI 优先模式

TurningAIintentintovalueinAPAC

RewiringsupportfunctionstobeAI-first

July2026

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BCG

BostonConsultingGrouppartnerswithleadersinbusinessandsocietytotackletheirmostimportantchallengesandcapturetheirgreatestopportunities.BCGwasthepioneerinbusinessstrategywhenitwasfoundedin1963.Today,

weworkcloselywithclientstoembraceatransformationalapproachaimedatbenefitingallstakeholders–empoweringorganisationstogrow,buildsustainablecompetitive

advantage,anddrivepositivesocietalimpact.

Ourdiverse,globalteamsbringdeepindustryandfunctionalexpertiseandarangeofperspectivesthatquestionthe

statusquoandsparkchange.BCGdeliverssolutions

throughleading-edgemanagementconsulting,technologyanddesign,andcorporateanddigitalventures.Weworkinauniquelycollaborativemodelacrossthefirmand

throughoutalllevelsoftheclientorganisation,fueledbythegoalofhelpingourclientsthriveandenablingthemtomaketheworldabetterplace.

AIhasbecomeadefiningpriorityforleadershipteamsacrossAPAC.ItisnowfirmlyembeddedinCEOagendas,boarddiscussionsand

theexternalnarrativeoflistedcompanies.

However,whilemostorganisationshaveexperimentedwithpilotsandproofsofconcept,onlyaboutoneinfourareseeingsignificantvalue.Formany,AIispromising

buthashadlimitedmeasurableimpact.

Supportfunctionsprovideoneofthemostreliablepathwaystoclosethegapbetweenintentandvalue.

AmeaningfulshareofAI-drivenvaluesitsinfunctions

suchasfinance,HR,technology,legalandrisk,and

customerservice,wherehigh-volumeworkflowsand

sharedservicemodelscanmakescalingfasterandlowerriskthancorebusinesstransformations.Butcapturing

thisvaluerequiresorganisationstoredesignthese

functionsasAI-first–structuringteamsand

WelookathowleadingAPACorganisationsaretransformingtheirsupportfunctionstobuild

durableadvantage,includingstructurallylowercosttoserve,fasterexecution,strongercontrolenvironments,andhigherservicequality.

processesaroundAItools,ratherthanapplyingAItoexistingstructures.

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AIistakingovertheleadershipagendainAPAC,butoutcomesarestilllagging

AcrossAPAC,AIhasbecomeastanding

leadershiptopic.In2025,roughlythreeoutoffour

executivesrankedAIamongtheirtopthreestrategic

priorities.Attheboardlevel,'digitaltransformationandAI'nowsitsatthetopoftheagendaformanydirectors

in2026.(SeeExhibit1).

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Thisshiftisalsovisibleinhowcompaniesspeakto

markets.MentionsofAIinearningscallshaveincreasedsharplyoverrecentyears,andannualreportsnow

referenceAIatalevelthatwouldhavebeenunusualevenafewcyclesago.AIhasmovedfromaspecialistthemetoadefaultnarrative.

Marketsareincreasinglyrewardingoutcomes.AImessagingandinvestmentarenolongerenough.

Whatdifferentiatesleadingorganisationsistheir

abilitytoconvertinvestmentintorepeatablebusiness

impact–andthisiswheremanyorganisationsarefalling

short.BCG’sdatashowsonlyoneinfourcompaniesreportsignificantvaluefromAI,withthemajoritydescribingAIaspromisingbutnotyetdelivering.Whiletherearevariationsbycountry,thispatternisconsistentacrossmarkets.

(SeeExhibit2).

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SupportfunctionsareapragmaticroutetoscaledAIimpact

SupportfunctionsareoftenthemostreliableplacetostartscalingtheimpactofAI.BCG’sresearchindicatesthat

around40%ofAI-drivenbusinessvaluecansitinsupportfunctions.Supportfunctionstendtocomprisehigh-volumeandrepeatablework,withclearerrulesandmore

consistentdatapatternsthanmanyfrontlineorproductworkflows.Manyusecasesarealsoreusableacross

industries,whichacceleratesbothsolutiondesignand

adoption.Sharedservicesmodels,wherepresent,createanaturalscalingenginebystandardisingdelivery,

concentratingexpertiseandmakingchangeeasiertorolloutacrossgeographiesandbusinessunits.

(SeeExhibit3).

Inpracticalterms,supportfunctionscombinemeaningfulvalueatstakewithalower-riskpathtoimplementation.TheyofferawayfororganisationstobuildtheirAI

capabilitieswhiledeliveringresultsinproductivity,servicelevels,cycletimeandcontroleffectiveness.

APACorganisationsarestartingtoproduceagrowingsetofexampleswhereAIisdeliveringtangibleoutcomesinsupportfunctions.

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Leadingorganisationsmakefourexecutive

choicestorewiresupportfunctionsforAIimpact

ThosecapturingvaluefromAIstandoutbymakingfourexecutivechoices.Thesechoicesinvolve:

Toachievetheseoutcomes,organisationsneedtorewiretheirfunctionsaroundAI,ratherthanfittingAIintoexistingstructures.

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Settingaclearambition

Sharpeningtheirfocus

Establishingtherightoperatingmodel

Carefullysequencinginitiativesforimpact

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1.

Ambition:

Definethevalueoutcomeandhowitwillbemeasured

OrganisationsthatsuccessfullyscaleAIbeginwithacleartop-downambition,expressedasbusinessoutcomes,nottechnology.Theyspecifywhatsuccesslookslikeinhardterms,suchascostreduction,service-levelimprovement,

cycle-timeaccelerationorriskmitigation.Theyalsodefinescope,timelineandguardrails,includinggovernanceandriskcontrols,sodeliveryteamscanmovequicklywithoutresettingtherulesforeveryusecase.(SeeExhibit4).

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Focus:

Prioritisefunctionsbyvalueandreadiness

DifferentsupportfunctionswillvaryinthevaluetheycanderivefromAIandtheirreadinesstoscaleAI.Ratherthanspreadingtheireffortacrossdozensofinitiatives,leading

organisationsconcentrateeffortonasmallnumberof

workflowswherevalueandreadinessarebothhigh,thentheyrewirethoseworkflowsendtoend.(SeeExhibit5).

Note:Thisisanillustrativeclientexampleandthiswillvaryfromonecompanytoanother.

Thisconcentratedeffortallowsorganisationstodeeply

transformfunctionsandcaptureclearvalue.Formost,

thefirstwaveoftransformationincludesareaslike

transactionalfinanceprocesses(procure-to-pay,order-to-cash,record-to-report),complianceandscreening,

servicedesksandcallcentreoperations.

Thisdeeptransformation,orend-to-endrewiring,of

supportfunctionsiskey.Itmeansredesigningworkflows,

embeddingAIintodecisionmaking,integratingAIintothetoolspeopleuse,andtrackingadoptionandimpactaspartofday-to-dayoperations.Itensurestheworkruns

differentlyandvaluebecomesrepeatable.

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Operatingmodel:Alignaccountability

RealisingvaluefromAIrequirescoordinationacross

technology,HR,riskandbusinessfunctions.Asaresult,operatingmodelsmustevolvetoenablecross-functionalownershipanddelivery.

LeadingorganisationsareelevatingAIleadershipclosertotheC-suite,oftencreatingdedicatedrolestooverseedata,digitalandAItransformation.Manyareadoptinghub-and-spokemodels,withacentralAIhubdefiningstandards

andplatforms,whilebusinessunitsowndeliveryandvaluerealisation.

Clearaccountabilityiscritical.Withoutexplicitownership,scalingstalls.OrganisationsareincreasinglydistinguishingbetweenownershipofAIplatformsandownershipof

AI-enabledproductsandvaluedelivery.Theyarealsointegratingpeople,riskandtechnologyconsiderationsundercross-functionalleadershipstructures.

(SeeExhibit6).

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Sequencing:

Movefromfoundationalusecasestoenterprisescale

Transformationmustbesequenceddeliberately.WhenscalingAI,leadingorganisationsoftenbeginbyaligningleadershipontheAIambition,establishingatechnologyanddatafoundation,anddeliveringafewquick-winusecases.Inthenextphase,theyfullyreshapeselected

supportfunctions,embedAIintoworkflows,refreshtalentmodelsandbuildcommunitiesofpractice.

Overtime,provenapproachesareextendedacross

additionalfunctions,andproductivitygainsarereinvestedintofurtherAIcapabilitybuilding.Theendstateisa

connected,intelligentorganisationinwhichAI-powered

systemsamplifyhumanexpertiseandmateriallyenhanceefficiency,qualityandsupporttothecorebusiness.

(SeeExhibit7).

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Howtostart?

ClosingtheAIvaluegaprequiresdecisiveearlyaction.

Leaderscantakefivestepstokickstartmomentumandcreatetheconditionsforscaledimpact.(SeeExhibit8).

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reinforceexperimentation,accountabilityandlearningfromAI-supportedactivities.Overtime,AIuseshouldfeelembeddedineverydaywork–notexceptional.

Launchanorganisation-widetrainingcurriculumtoimproveAIliteracy.

Equiptheworkforcewithpracticalskills

andconfidence.Structuredprograms

shouldcoverresponsibleAIuse,effectiveprompting,collaborationwithAIsystems,criticalthinkingandleadingteamsinAI-

poweredenvironments.ThegoalisnotjusttoraiseAIawareness,buttoembed

capabilityindailypractice.

Identifyhigh-valueusecasestofundthejourney.

Selectafocusedsetofhigh-impactuse

cases,particularlyinsupportfunctions,

thatcangeneratenear-termvalueand

buildcredibility.Earlyresultshelpfundthejourney,sustainboardendorsementand

createmomentumforbroadertransformation.

StartwithadefinitiveAIambition.

DefineaclearAIambitionanchoredin

businessoutcomesands