Executive summary

The Hype Cycle maps how expectations for a technology evolve, from trigger through a peak of inflated expectations, a trough of disillusionment, to a slope of enlightenment and plateau of productivity, guiding adoption timing. This is the Gartner Hype Cycle from the Stratenity Library, a governed consulting deliverable that is already built for you. It gives your team the full working method for gartner hype cycle, and it walks through everything from the innovation trigger to the plateau of productivity. Every asset ships with a worked client example, a clear RACI, defined KPIs, and governance you can defend, so your team adapts it to a live client engagement instead of starting from a blank page.

What is inside

What this asset covers

This is a preview of the full deliverable. Inside the Stratenity Library, this asset walks a consultant through the complete method, section by section, with a worked client example threaded throughout.

  • Why Expectations and Maturity Diverge
  • The Five Phases in Overview
  • The Innovation Trigger
  • The Peak of Inflated Expectations
  • The Trough of Disillusionment
  • The Slope of Enlightenment
  • The Plateau of Productivity
  • Positioning a Technology on the Curve
  • Timing Adoption Decisions to Risk Appetite
  • Hype Cycle versus the Adoption Curve
  • Limits and Critiques of the Model
  • Applying the Hype Cycle to a Real Technology Portfolio
  • Common Pitfalls and the Deliverable Pack
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