Sharma: Enterprise POCs Fail When Tech Teams Run Them Without Business Units
Kamal Sharma · EP5: Air Conditioning to AI: Inside Carrier’s GCC Playbook Across India, China & Mexico · Jul 10, 2026 · at 58:07
Carrier executive Kamal Sharma discusses governance criteria for running corporate proofs-of-concept with technology partners.
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“Plus any POC don't do in silo. I often see that the POCs are done by a tech team, and there is no business involved. Right? So that in an agile way, that validation, that course correction, calibration, helps a lot for your POC to be successful.”
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