<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Venable Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI strategy and operational technology advisory for engineering and industrial organizations. Gulf Coast and national.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:57:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thevenablegroup.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The 100-Day Technology Roadmap: Why the First Quarter Determines Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strategic technology initiatives rarely fail in year three. They fail in the first 90 days — when priorities haven't been sequenced, stakeholders haven't been aligned, and the organization runs out of patience before the foundation is built.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/post/the-100-day-technology-roadmap-why-the-first-quarter-determines-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3b5af1f713e5a3388ec5e</guid><category><![CDATA[STRATEGY]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:06:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Venable Advisory</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Data You Have Is Not the Data You Think You Have]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most consistent findings across operational assessments is the gap between what organizations believe their data tells them and what it actually tells them. Closing that gap is where most technology ROI is waiting.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/post/the-data-you-have-is-not-the-data-you-think-you-have</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3b5021f713e5a3388ea89</guid><category><![CDATA[OPERATIONS]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:02:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Venable Advisory</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governing AI Before It Governs You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most industrial organizations are deploying AI faster than they are building the frameworks to manage it. The gap between adoption speed and governance readiness is where the real risk lives — and most boards are only beginning to ask the right questions.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/post/governing-ai-before-it-governs-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3b460c99eb1cb510bccff</guid><category><![CDATA[AI GOVERNANCE]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Venable Advisory</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Most AI Pilots Stall Before They Scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organizations launch AI initiatives with genuine enthusiasm and reasonable expectations. Most of them stall within 18 months — not because the technology failed, but because the strategy was never built to survive contact with the organization.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/post/why-most-ai-pilots-stall-before-they-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3854190b4365cb85d9dad</guid><category><![CDATA[STRATEGY]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:37:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Venable Advisory</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Operational Decision Your Technology Stack Can't Make For You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every industrial organization has a category of decisions that remains stubbornly manual despite significant technology investment. Understanding why reveals more about organizational readiness than any maturity assessment.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/post/the-operational-decision-your-technology-stack-cant-make</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f385406ab422d828752289</guid><category><![CDATA[DECISION INTELLIGENCE]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:37:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Venable Advisory</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Trusted Advisor Actually Costs You (And What It Returns)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case for ongoing advisory relationships is usually made in terms of access and expertise. The more compelling case is made in terms of the cost of decisions made without one — which rarely appears on any balance sheet.]]></description><link>https://www.thevenablegroup.com/post/the-benefits-of-choosing-the-venable-group-services</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3853fc99eb1cb510b605d</guid><category><![CDATA[EXECUTIVE ADVISORY]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:37:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Venable Advisory</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>