AI Readiness Assessment
Know exactly where AI will pay off, in three weeks.
A fixed-fee assessment that turns AI ambition into a funded, sequenced roadmap: which use cases to pursue, what your data and platforms need, what governance is missing, and what it will cost.
Why it matters
Stop debating AI. Start sequencing it.
Most enterprises have more AI ideas than capacity, and too little clarity on which ones are feasible with today's data and platforms. The result is a scatter of disconnected pilots, duplicated spend and a board asking where the value is.
Our AI Readiness Assessment gives leadership a single, defensible view: a scored portfolio of use cases, the foundations required to deliver them, and a 12-month roadmap with investment and expected return. It's designed to be presented to an executive committee or board.
What we deliver
Capabilities
Delivered by senior architects and specialist engineers, with security and governance designed in.
Use-case value sizing
Interviews, process data and benchmarks to size value and feasibility for each candidate.
Data readiness review
Availability, quality, governance and access for the data each use case needs.
Platform & architecture review
Cloud, integration and security posture against an AI reference architecture.
Governance gap analysis
Policies, approvals and controls against the NIST AI RMF and your regulatory obligations.
Roadmap & business case
A sequenced 12-month plan with costs, benefits, risks and dependencies.
Executive readout
Board-ready presentation and a decision workshop with your leadership team.
What we assess
Six dimensions of AI readiness
Scored, benchmarked and translated into a sequenced roadmap with business cases.
| Dimension | Key questions | Typical output |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy & value | Which use cases move which KPIs, and by how much? | Prioritized use-case portfolio with value sizing |
| Data | Is the data accessible, governed, high quality and permissioned? | Data readiness scores and remediation plan |
| Platform | Can your cloud and integration stack support AI workloads securely? | Target reference architecture |
| Governance & risk | Who approves AI, and against what policy and regulatory obligations? | AI governance model and policy gaps |
| People & operating model | Who owns, builds and runs AI? What skills are missing? | Operating model and talent plan |
| Economics | What will it cost to build and run, and what's the payback? | Cost model and investment case |
Want a quick self-assessment first? Take the free 4-minute AI readiness score →
Approach
How the engagement runs
Clear phases, clear exit criteria, and a working result at every stage.
Discover
Stakeholder interviews, process walkthroughs and data and platform access.
Analyze
Use-case scoring, readiness assessment, architecture and governance review.
Recommend
Roadmap, business cases and executive readout.
Launch
Kick off the first pilot with the fee credited.
Typical starting engagement
AI Readiness Assessment
Fixed scope, fixed fee, and a clear decision at the end. Final pricing is confirmed after a short scoping call.
Scope this engagement →Starting at
- 15-25 stakeholder interviews
- Scored portfolio of 10-30 use cases
- Data, platform and governance readiness scores
- 12-month roadmap with business cases
- Executive readout and decision workshop
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the questions CIOs, CTOs and procurement ask us first.
What is an AI readiness assessment?
A structured evaluation of an organization's ability to deliver value from AI across strategy, data, platforms, governance, people and economics, producing a prioritized roadmap and investment case.
How long does it take?
Three weeks for most organizations; larger multi-business-unit enterprises may take four to six.
Who needs to be involved?
An executive sponsor, business leaders for candidate use cases, and data, architecture, security and risk leads, typically 15-25 interviews in total.
Is it vendor-neutral?
Yes. Recommendations are platform-pragmatic and based on your existing estate and constraints.
Start here
Get a senior architect's view of your fastest path to value.
A 45-minute working session, not a sales pitch. Bring your toughest AI, data or cloud problem; leave with a point of view, a rough plan and a realistic budget range.
- Senior architects onlyNo account managers in the first meeting.
- Fixed-fee optionsClear scope, price and outcomes up front.
- Mutual NDA on requestBefore any detailed discussion.