This comprehensive guide on agentic AI cuts through the hype and offers a clear, jargon-free strategic roadmap to understanding and applying this technology. The authors bring a rare perspective, having implemented agentic AI across diverse organizations—from global enterprises to agile startups—witnessing both remarkable successes and sobering failures.
Through illuminating case studies and hands-on experiments, the authors reveal:
- A step-by-step method for identifying high-value agentic opportunities and building impactful agents in your business, work, and personal life
- The secrets behind today’s most successful agentic transformations at scale: cutting costs by over 25% while boosting customer satisfaction by over 40%
- Approaches to seize the new opportunities of the Agent Economy—new business models, Agentic-driven startups, rapid scaling, and game-changing revenue opportunities.
- Hands-on guidance to navigate common pitfalls such as workflow integration, error handling, data quality, agent control, and user adoption
- The new mindset and skills required to lead effectively in a world where humans and AI agents need to work seamlessly together
- The profound impact of agentic AI on society, employment, education, and our personal lives


