Updated
Updated · Computerworld · Nov 5
Smartsheet Launches AI-Native vsActual for C-Suites, Targeting 2027 General Availability
Updated
Updated · Computerworld · Nov 5

Smartsheet Launches AI-Native vsActual for C-Suites, Targeting 2027 General Availability

3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Nov 5

Summary

  • vsActual entered early access on Wednesday as a standalone Smartsheet application that lets CFOs and COOs track strategy execution, flag budget or timeline drift, and get recommended fixes.
  • AI agents pull data from Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Workday, Smartsheet and even Slack, then build a plan of record, model scenarios, monitor overruns and delays, and suggest actions such as reallocating staff.
  • Human approval is required by default even though agents can update third-party systems with permission, reflecting analyst warnings that output quality depends on clean data, guardrails and clear intervention processes.
  • The launch marks Smartsheet's sharpest move beyond work management into strategy, budget and capacity oversight, putting it up against planning, financial operations and OKR tools.
  • General availability is planned for early 2027, with pricing still undisclosed but set to use a usage-based billing model.

Insights

Can Smartsheet's new AI truly predict corporate disasters, or will messy enterprise data turn it into an executive panic button?
With usage-based billing and AI agents constantly scanning data, could this executive oversight tool quietly become a massive budget drain?
How will continuous AI surveillance of Slack chats and project boards reshape employee trust and workplace culture?