Readiness Assessment

Understand where you are — where the strengths lie, and what is most likely to hold you back.

Most organizations do not lack AI activity. They lack a clear view of what that activity adds up to and what leadership should do next.

The assessment gives the leadership team a view of the organization's current position, assessed against its own ambition, operating reality, and priorities.

The result is a clearer understanding of where the organization is strong, what may prevent progress, and which decisions or actions matter most now.

The seven dimensions

The assessment looks across seven interconnected dimensions. Readiness depends on what the organization is trying to achieve — the read is against your ambition, not a generic maturity score or an abstract idea of best practice.

It gives a whole-system view rather than a technical, legal, or architectural audit of every dimension — identifying the constraints and dependencies that matter most to progress.

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Constrains progress
Supports ambition
01Strategy
02Operating model
03Workforce & culture
04Governance & responsible AI
05Data foundation
06Technology infrastructure
07Execution & value realization

Illustrative. Your profile is read against your ambition — no overall score, no universal benchmark.

When an assessment is useful

The assessment is designed for organizations that need greater clarity before setting direction or increasing investment. It may be useful when:

The organization is beginning to explore AI and needs a clear starting point.
AI experiments and initiatives are underway, but there is no shared view of the organization's overall position.
Different parts of the organization have different assumptions about the AI opportunity and readiness.
Leadership needs to understand what is preventing pilots from scaling or creating value.
The organization is considering an AI strategy but does not yet have a reliable baseline.
Investment decisions are being made without enough visibility into the organizational conditions required for execution.

How the assessment works

Five steps, typically two weeks end to end.

01
Ambition and context

Clarifying strategic context, current AI ambition, and the questions leadership needs answered.

02
Review of current activity

Existing initiatives and plans are reviewed to understand what is already happening and how work is organized.

03
Leadership interviews

Interviews with leadership and stakeholders surface capabilities, assumptions, constraints, and differences in perspective.

04
Analysis across the dimensions

Findings are synthesized into a readiness profile — strengths, gaps, dependencies, and the issues most likely to affect progress.

05
Leadership readout

Findings presented to the leadership team, with recommendations for decisions, priorities, and next steps.

You leave with:

The assessment stands on its own. AI Strategy can follow when direction is the next question.

The readout
01A clear view of the organization's current position
02A readiness profile across the seven dimensions
03The most important strengths, gaps, risks and dependencies
04Priority issues for leadership attention
05Practical recommendations on what to address next
Anna Gardarsdottir

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