# Agentic AI transforms Global Business Services in Colombia

McKinsey expert says agentic AI will shift GBS from efficiency centers to value creation engines.

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McKinsey & Company's Ignacio Gorupicz, a leader of the Service Operations practice in Latin America, stated on 2026-09-03 that Agentic AI forces Global Business Services (GBS) to evolve beyond traditional capabilities of scale, standardization, and cost reduction. [^1]

Gartner estimates that businesses will allocate $2.59 trillion to AI spending in 2026. [^2]

Jerry Haywood, CEO of boost.ai, stated that businesses are not seeing AI ROI because they have not dismantled their processes and remade their organizational workflows to harness AI's power. [^3]

McKinsey & Company calls this the 70-20-10 rule: 70% of the business value from an AI program comes from people, culture and process change; 20% comes from data infrastructure; and a mere 10% stems from the actual AI algorithms. [^4]

Several high-profile studies, including a widely discussed MIT study, found that most organizations are not seeing a return on investment from their AI spending. [^5]

According to INEGI data, micro, small, and medium economic units concentrated 70.7% of employed personnel and generated 56.5% of the income of economic units. [^6]

Due to high operational costs, large banks often prioritize high-volume segments like consumer or corporate loans, leaving micro, small, and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a lower priority. [^7]

McKinsey & Company reports that performing operations via application costs 0.03 USD, which is 95% cheaper than the 0.65 USD cost of branch transactions. [^8]

Traditional banks historically rely on physical networks, which incur significant operational costs including rent, cash handling, maintenance, and on-site staff. [^9]

According to the analysis, Agentic AI adoption could reduce the size of Global Business Services teams by 20% to 30% while simultaneously making them significantly more productive. [^10]

The article asserts that while traditional automation executed predictable tasks, Agentic AI can incorporate judgment, synthesize information from different contexts, and participate in decisions previously requiring human intervention. [^11]

The author argues that as AI assumes more transactional work, traditionally administrative functions must evolve toward advisory, strategic, and decision-making roles. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. McKinsey & Company's Ignacio Gorupicz, a leader of the Service Operations practice in Latin America, stated on 2026-09-03 that Agentic AI forces Global Business Services (GBS) to evolve beyond traditional capabilities of scale, standardization, and cost reduction. (Portafolio, News)
2. Gartner estimates that businesses will allocate $2.59 trillion to AI spending in 2026. (Forbes, News)
3. Jerry Haywood, CEO of boost.ai, stated that businesses are not seeing AI ROI because they have not dismantled their processes and remade their organizational workflows to harness AI's power. (Forbes, News)
4. McKinsey & Company calls this the 70-20-10 rule: 70% of the business value from an AI program comes from people, culture and process change; 20% comes from data infrastructure; and a mere 10% stems from the actual AI algorithms. (Forbes, News)
5. Several high-profile studies, including a widely discussed MIT study, found that most organizations are not seeing a return on investment from their AI spending. (Forbes, News)
6. According to INEGI data, micro, small, and medium economic units concentrated 70.7% of employed personnel and generated 56.5% of the income of economic units. (Expansión News, News)
7. Due to high operational costs, large banks often prioritize high-volume segments like consumer or corporate loans, leaving micro, small, and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a lower priority. (Expansión News, News)
8. McKinsey & Company reports that performing operations via application costs 0.03 USD, which is 95% cheaper than the 0.65 USD cost of branch transactions. (Expansión News, News)
9. Traditional banks historically rely on physical networks, which incur significant operational costs including rent, cash handling, maintenance, and on-site staff. (Expansión News, News)
10. According to the analysis, Agentic AI adoption could reduce the size of Global Business Services teams by 20% to 30% while simultaneously making them significantly more productive. (Portafolio, News)
11. The article asserts that while traditional automation executed predictable tasks, Agentic AI can incorporate judgment, synthesize information from different contexts, and participate in decisions previously requiring human intervention. (Portafolio, News)
12. The author argues that as AI assumes more transactional work, traditionally administrative functions must evolve toward advisory, strategic, and decision-making roles. (Portafolio, News)

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