The One Competency That Actually Matters

The fusion team concept promises to solve enterprise software’s biggest execution problem: the handoff tax between business intent and technical delivery. Instead of requirements traveling through multiple departments, fusion teams own outcomes end-to-end.

Yet for every fusion team that actually delivers, there are five that just coordinate better. The difference isn’t structure or process—it’s whether someone on the team can translate business outcomes into AI-powered execution.

This translation competency isn’t optional. It’s what separates real fusion teams from expensive alignment committees.