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AI Readiness Checklist

Know exactly where you stand before you invest

50+ evaluation criteria across five readiness dimensions
Scoring rubric with maturity-level descriptions
Gap prioritization framework
Implementation sequencing guidance
Benchmark comparisons to middle market peers
Recommended next steps for each readiness level

Why AI Readiness Matters

Deploying AI before your organization is ready creates expensive problems: poor data quality undermines agent performance, undefined processes can't be automated reliably, and teams without AI literacy resist adoption. The readiness assessment prevents these failures by identifying gaps before they become blockers.

The Five Readiness Dimensions

Our AI Readiness Checklist evaluates five critical dimensions: Data Readiness (quality, accessibility, and governance of your business data), Infrastructure Readiness (your technology stack and integration capabilities), Process Readiness (how well-defined and documented your workflows are), People Readiness (AI literacy and change management capacity), and Governance Readiness (your policies and oversight frameworks for AI use).

How to Use This Assessment

Work through the checklist with your leadership team — it takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete thoroughly. Score each dimension on a 1-5 scale. The output gives you a readiness score by dimension, identifies your highest-priority gaps, and informs the scope and sequence of your AI implementation roadmap.

What Comes Next

Your AI Readiness Assessment results inform your AI Roadmap — the sequence of initiatives that builds on your strengths and addresses your gaps in the right order. Most organizations find 2-3 dimensions with clear improvement opportunities and 2-3 dimensions where they're ready to move immediately.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A thorough assessment takes 2-3 hours for a leadership team to complete. We recommend completing it in a structured session rather than individually.

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