The 2026 Executive Mandate: Why Leading Firms are Turning to Integrated Transformation (ITIM™)

The 2026 mandate is clear: Integrate or stagnate. In an era of Industrialized AI, leading firms are moving past "shiny tool" syndrome toward the Integrated Transformation and Innovation Model (ITIM™). Drawing on a $1.5T portfolio background at Bank of America and global optimizations at Walmart, this article outlines the blueprint for bridging high-level architectural vision with bottom-line economic viability.