{"id":23005,"date":"2026-08-18T13:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/?p=23005"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:09:30","slug":"ai-readiness-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/ai-readiness-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Readiness Assessment: Enterprise Checklist &#038; Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ebf5ff; padding: 20px 25px; font-size: 16px; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid #b6dcff; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW222829257 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222829257 BCX8\">AI readiness goes beyond technology; it requires alignment across strategy, data, people, processes, governance, and infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47206350 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47206350 BCX8\">Assess readiness before scaling AI to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47206350 BCX8\">identify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47206350 BCX8\">\u00a0gaps and avoid costly implementation failures.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112107472 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112107472 BCX8\">Evaluate key AI readiness assessment dimensions such as data, technology, security, governance, talent, and organisational culture.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162746426 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162746426 BCX8\">Use a structured scoring system to measure readiness, prioritise gaps, and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162746426 BCX8\">determine<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162746426 BCX8\">\u00a0the right next steps.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32718152 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32718152 BCX8\">A strong readiness assessment turns AI ambition into action, helping enterprises move confidently from experimentation to adoption and scale.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An organisation can have cloud infrastructure, a generative AI budget, and employees already using ChatGPT and still be unprepared for enterprise AI. Access to AI tools\u00a0isn&#8217;t\u00a0the same as\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI readiness<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI readiness can be assessed by an AI readiness assessment, which is a structured evaluation of whether an organisation&#8217;s strategy, data, technology, governance, talent, and operating processes can support AI safely and repeatedly at business scale.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0not a technology audit; a company can have modern infrastructure and still fail the assessment on data governance, ownership, or change readiness.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This 8-point AI readiness checklist covers the eight dimensions that\u00a0determine\u00a0readiness, how to score them, and what to do with the results. For the structured process of turning readiness into a scaled AI program, see our\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enterprise AI Adoption Framework<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. This guide focuses specifically on the step before that: knowing where you\u00a0stand.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-ai-readiness\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166762806 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166762806 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">What is AI Readiness?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW166762806 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness is simply the readiness of an enterprise to develop, control and expand the utilisation of AI. It looks at an organization\u2019s readiness along critical pillars that ensure AI delivers measurable value and does not become a magnifier of operational weaknesses: strategy, data quality, infrastructure, skills, and ethics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gartner&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">research cites that only 38% of CIOs and technology leaders rate their organisation&#8217;s progress toward AI value creation as excellent or good, and 72% report their AI investments are breaking even or losing money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74493499 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74493499 BCX8\">What does AI Readiness Measure?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW74493499 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness looks at the extent to which an organisation&#8217;s strategy, data, technology, governance, security, talent, operations, and culture can sustain the scale-up of AI, not just the availability of AI technologies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why it matters:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0We see lots of organisations try AI, but it never really gets to production, and most of those successes (or failures) stem from weaknesses that readiness would have surfaced.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it works:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Score each dimension on a 0-4 scale by\u00a0identifying\u00a0quantifiable metrics, and not how confident we believe we are, then order them with the lowest score having the highest priority where it\u00a0impacts\u00a0our most important use cases.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What comes after:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Low score\u00a0indicates\u00a0need to fix foundations, medium\u00a0indicates\u00a0pilot\/gradual introduction with remediation, high indicators enterprise adoption.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"readiness-vs-maturity-vs-adoption\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102120416 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102120416 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">Readiness vs. Maturity vs. Adoption<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW102120416 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">People use these words interchangeably and this creates real planning confusion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Readiness\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">asks whether you can begin or scale AI safely.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maturity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0measures how advanced your existing AI capability already is.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adoption<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is the ongoing process of putting AI to use.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A company can be highly mature in one function (say, an advanced fraud-detection model in finance) while\u00a0remaining\u00a0unready in another (no governance structure for a customer-facing AI agent). Readiness is assessed per initiative and enterprise-wide; maturity is a trailing indicator of what\u00a0you&#8217;ve\u00a0already built<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-enterprise-ai-readiness-assessment-checklist-framework\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56376402 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56376402 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">The Enterprise AI Readiness Assessment Checklist &amp; Framework<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW56376402 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A real enterprise AI readiness assessment must answer more than can we use the tool. It needs answers to the following: does the business have a business value-generation strategy, leadership ownership, necessary data,\u00a0required\u00a0technology, needed Governance and controls, capacity through people, defined and efficient processes, and Culture to achieve long-term capabilities?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here are the eight dimensions enterprises should evaluate:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1-strategy\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW212925804 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW212925804 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">1. Strategy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW212925804 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An organisation is \u201cAI-ready\u201d if its top AI goals are clearly connected to business targets with quantifiable KPIs, rather than being based solely on widespread new-technology hype. Every proposed AI undertaking should have leadership able to answer the question: \u201cWhat is this business problem we\u2019re trying to fix?\u201d,\u00a0and which KPI should improve? Who owns the outcome?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What proves it must be a portfolio of deployed use cases with clear associations with identifiable business metrics and owners. Another red flag is an enterprise pursuing different AI endeavours and having difficulty describing the business value or positive impact that those initiatives create, be it in revenue, efficiency, client\u00a0experience\u00a0or other meaningful impact.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0For those who\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0tie their AI project back to a business KPI as well as have a designated owner within your business, your company might not be positioned correctly to scale this\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI implementation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2-leadership-ownership\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW205399373 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205399373 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">2. Leadership &amp; Ownership<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW205399373 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI readiness requires more than executive interest.\u00a0Each must have ownership, decision-making\u00a0authority\u00a0and accountability.\u00a0A\u00a0ready organisation has an executive who can make decisions about AI priorities, budgets, resources, and risk. That owner should also have a defined role within the organisation&#8217;s AI governance structure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The evidence could include a named executive owner, defined responsibilities, an approved budget, and participation in relevant governance decisions.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0also easy to wrongly assume that AI &#8220;is everyone&#8217;s responsibility&#8221; and\u00a0consequently, when it comes down to the difficult choices like deciding between\u00a0objectives,\u00a0allocating\u00a0funds, or mitigating AI risks, there is\u00a0literally nobody\u00a0who\u00a0actually takes\u00a0the lead.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0If everyone owns AI but nobody has final decision-making authority, leadership readiness is incomplete.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"3-data\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26936515 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26936515 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">3. Data<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW26936515 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Data readiness<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is one of the most important foundations of enterprise AI readiness checklist. Having\u00a0large amounts\u00a0of data does not automatically mean an organisation is ready to use it for AI. The relevant data needs to be discoverable, managed, fit for purpose,\u00a0accurate, and up to date.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enterprises need to be able to explain where the data comes from, who owns the data, the lineage of the data, access permissions on the data, and whether the data can be used for the AI use case at hand. Another way to look at this is using the data lineage documentation, data quality reports, access controls for your use case, and access logs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A typical shortfall is when the information needed is available in principle, but it is not in the right place, in the right format or held by the wrong group.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0If it\u00a0isn&#8217;t\u00a0possible to\u00a0locate, access, control and\u00a0validate\u00a0the data for the desired AI use case within the organisation, it is a sign a data-readiness gap exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"4-technology-infrastructure\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26474103 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26474103 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">4. Technology &amp; Infrastructure<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW26474103 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Having\u00a0a viable\u00a0proof of concept does not mean that the enterprise is ready to\u00a0operate\u00a0production. Technology readiness signifies that the company&#8217;s architecture can support AI insertion into actual business processes at the necessary volume, reliability, security, and quality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assess whether existing systems can support APIs, model integration, data pipelines, monitoring, security controls, application integration, and production workloads. The strongest evidence is not a successful demo. It is a tested integration with a live or production-like enterprise system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It&#8217;s\u00a0a common phenomenon to have an infrastructure that\u00a0operates\u00a0during a pilot, but not at production load, integrating, under monitoring, within the latency expectations and operational availability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0If an AI solution functions in a sandbox environment but\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0consistently integrate into the tools and processes staff use\u00a0daily, the enterprise is not ready for production.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"5-governance-security\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW141433554 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141433554 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">5. Governance &amp; Security<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW141433554 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI governance should be\u00a0established\u00a0before bringing an AI system to production, not only after an incident occurs. A ready enterprise has categorised its risks, approval authorities, access rights, human-in-the-loop anticipation,\u00a0monitoring\u00a0procedures, and AI system responsibilities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This proof can consist of an AI governance charter, risk assessments, sign-off workflows, access\u00a0mechanisms\u00a0and the formalisation of your overall governance. The level of certification you must take (e.g. NIST, ISO\/IEC 42001, etc) will depend on the application and the sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Teams guess and hope for the best, and when\u00a0something&#8217;s\u00a0broken, they call in the security (or compliance, risk, legal) department.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">If the organisation cannot explain who approves an AI system, what risks must be assessed, and how the system will be\u00a0monitored\u00a0after deployment, governance readiness is insufficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"6-workforce-talent\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172946483 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172946483 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">6. Workforce &amp; Talent<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW172946483 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI readiness is a matter of far more than technology. People require the abilities,\u00a0confidence\u00a0and context-specific understanding to get the most from AI. An AI ready organisation understands which roles will interact with AI, what skills those employees need, and where specialist capabilities must be developed internally or sourced externally.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Evidence should go beyond generic \u201cAI awareness\u201d sessions. Investigate job-specific training logs, training on machine learning, and studies concerning technical competencies and strategic Roadmaps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Another frequent hole is relying on outside vendors for everything AI-related work, meaning that your team\u00a0won&#8217;t\u00a0have the skills needed to manage, optimise, or troubleshoot the resulting AI models post-deployment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Workforce readiness\u00a0isn&#8217;t\u00a0high when all your employees\u00a0have the opportunity to\u00a0use AI, but\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0have the skills and confidence to integrate it into their job functions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"7-operation-process\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW207150232 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207150232 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">7. Operation &amp; Process<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207150232 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI is not a sustainable value provider when\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0appended to an old way of doing things without re-inventing anything in the process itself. Being operationally ready means understanding how AI fits into your process, what decision it will inform or augment, which task(s) it can augment or automate, who is in charge of the process, and how to measure the result of said task.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Evidence should include a documented workflow showing where AI is introduced, which human roles\u00a0remain\u00a0involved, what happens when AI fails, and who\u00a0is responsible for\u00a0the process.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A common gap is \u201cAI bolted onto an unchanged process.\u201d An organisation, for example, could implement an AI assistant yet continue the same outdated approval workflows, data duplication, and systems that\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0talk to each other for employees.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Sometimes, technology has been used to embed processes or automate functions without improving efficiency or effectiveness. In this case, the organisation is unlikely to be &#8220;AI-ready&#8221; simply because AI has been employed, even if its effectiveness\u00a0hasn&#8217;t\u00a0been improved.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"8-culture-change-readiness\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW213857411 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213857411 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">8. Culture &amp; Change Readiness<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI projects are perfectly possible, technically executable, and technically flawless &#8211; and yet, fail miserably because no one in your organisation trusts it, uses it, or understands it. Culture and change readiness mean employees are ready to integrate AI into their day-to-day; leadership articulates why the change is happening; and every AI initiative has a discrete plan around adoption and change management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What proves the power of your new AI feature most?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Regular usage, not\u00a0initial\u00a0enthusiasm. But it really says more when you see the same users continue to use that AI tool weeks and months down the line, as well as during the\u00a0initial\u00a0days.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A clear\u00a0indication\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0going down the wrong road: Your users test out the new AI because\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0shiny and new, then promptly lose interest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness test:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0An organisation that is utilising AI mostly for experimental purposes and not as an integrating element in their daily job. It means an organisational gap in becoming ready for a change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enterprise-AI-readiness-assessment-framework-across-eight-dimensions.webp\" alt=\"Enterprise AI readiness assessment framework across eight dimensions \" width=\"765\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enterprise-AI-readiness-assessment-framework-across-eight-dimensions.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enterprise-AI-readiness-assessment-framework-across-eight-dimensions-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enterprise-AI-readiness-assessment-framework-across-eight-dimensions-390x167.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These eight dimensions of the AI readiness checklist should not be assessed independently.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An enterprise may have excellent technology but poor data governance. It may have strong leadership support but no workforce readiness. It may have high-quality data but no clear business strategy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That is why an<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0AI readiness assessment framework\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">should look for dependencies between dimensions, rather than simply adding up isolated scores.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-score-your-ai-readiness\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114831193 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114831193 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">How to Score Your AI Readiness?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW114831193 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For\u00a0a\u00a0AI readiness framework, score each dimension from 0 (Absent) to 4 (Scalable):\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">0 \u2014 no capability exists<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">1 \u2014 early, fragmented experimentation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">2 \u2014 inconsistent capability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">3 \u2014 established and repeatable\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">4 \u2014 able to support enterprise-scale AI.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Total the eight scores and divide by the maximum possible (32) to get a percentage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"6\" aria-colcount=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"1\">\n<td data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Score Range<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Readiness Band<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What to Do<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"2\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">0\u201325%<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Foundation Required<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fix strategy, ownership, and data basics before piloting anything<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"3\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">26\u201350%<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Early Readiness<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Address critical gaps in parallel with one small, low-risk pilot<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"4\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">51\u201370%<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Developing Readiness<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Run controlled pilots while remediating remaining gaps<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"5\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">71\u201385%<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI-Ready<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prioritize and launch production use cases<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"6\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">86\u2013100%<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scale-Ready<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Build the operating model and scale across the enterprise<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-readiness-scorecard-template-for-enterprises.webp\" alt=\"AI readiness scorecard template for enterprises\" width=\"765\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-readiness-scorecard-template-for-enterprises.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-readiness-scorecard-template-for-enterprises-300x148.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-readiness-scorecard-template-for-enterprises-390x192.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234206980 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234206980 BCX8\">These<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234206980 BCX8\">\u00a0bands are one illustrative planning model, not an industry-standard benchmark; consider them as a tool to frame internal discussions and not an external score to report on.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW234206980 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-conduct-the-ai-readiness-assessment\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59614122 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59614122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">How to Conduct the AI Readiness Assessment?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW59614122 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li data-section-id=\"p3zhgl\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"101\"><strong data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"20\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Define scope:<\/strong><br data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"23\" \/>The whole enterprise or one business unit, and which use cases are in view.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ux7k8v\" data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"242\"><strong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"126\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Assign an owner:<\/strong><br data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"129\" \/>Supported by a small cross-functional team of IT, data, security, and business units, led by a senior sponsor.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"rjhql5\" data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"351\"><strong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"268\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Collect evidence:<\/strong><br data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"271\" \/>Documentation, access logs, and interviews\u2014not self-assessment surveys alone.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"119y99g\" data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"460\"><strong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"381\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Score each dimension:<\/strong><br data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"384\" \/>Using the 0\u20134 scale above, against the specific use case being evaluated.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"xwsfji\" data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"590\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"485\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Prioritize gaps:<\/strong><br data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"488\" \/>Instead of fixing all gaps at once, tackle those that get in the way of the highest-value use case.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW187983897 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187983897 BCX8\">Even if none of these areas are handling the assessment day to day, make sure you check in with the legal,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187983897 BCX8\">hr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187983897 BCX8\">\u00a0and finance departments if you have any governance,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187983897 BCX8\">workforce<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187983897 BCX8\">\u00a0or budget-related queries.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW187983897 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-to-do-after-your-assessment\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140542973 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140542973 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">What to Do After Your Assessment?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW140542973 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Low readiness<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2192 build foundational strategy, data, and governance capability before piloting.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moderate readiness<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2192 fix the specific gaps blocking your top use case, then run a controlled pilot.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">High readiness\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2192 prioritise and launch production use cases directly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scale-ready<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2192 shift focus from individual projects to a repeatable operating model.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW226258297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW226258297 BCX8\">That last step is where our enterprise AI adoption framework picks up, and it covers use-case prioritisation, governance design, and scaling in full.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW226258297 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"when-is-an-enterprise-actually-ready-to-start\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW200716471 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200716471 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">When Is an Enterprise Actually Ready to Start?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW200716471 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enterprises\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0need perfect data, mature infrastructure, or a fully trained workforce before starting; that bar would delay AI indefinitely.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Each stage needs different things:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Proof Of Concept needs a target problem, a user base, and anonymised or non-personal data.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Production needs data governance, tested\u00a0integration\u00a0and clear responsibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enterprise size needs all 8 dimensions as &#8220;Operational&#8221; and higher, and shared infrastructure.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Meet your &#8220;readiness gate&#8221; against where you are in the execution process, not against some aspirational goal state.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Most-Common-AI-Readiness-Gap-To-Fill-for-AI-Adoption.webp\" alt=\"Most Common AI Readiness Gap To Fill for AI Adoption\" width=\"765\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Most-Common-AI-Readiness-Gap-To-Fill-for-AI-Adoption.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Most-Common-AI-Readiness-Gap-To-Fill-for-AI-Adoption-300x133.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Most-Common-AI-Readiness-Gap-To-Fill-for-AI-Adoption-390x173.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-can-sphinx-solutions-help\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW79477371 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79477371 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">How Can Sphinx Solutions Help?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW79477371 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Running an honest readiness assessment is harder without an outside view internal teams often rate their own data or governance more favourably than an objective audit would.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sphinx Solutions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0works with enterprises to assess AI readiness across these eight dimensions, close the highest-priority gaps, and build toward production-grade AI through our generative AI, agentic AI, and enterprise integration capabilities. If\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0unsure whether your organisation is ready to pilot or ready to scale,\u00a0that&#8217;s\u00a0the right starting conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82709409 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82709409 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Conclusion<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW82709409 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI Readiness is a per-initiative assessment that needs to be taken very seriously as use cases scale from &#8220;simple chatbot&#8221; to &#8220;system access self-service bot&#8221;. The organisations that Gartner sees as truly unlocking AI value today are not the organisations that have the &#8220;latest\/greatest models&#8221; but rather the ones who have evaluated their specific weaknesses openly and honestly before they make\u00a0budget, and\u00a0addressed those weaknesses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Use the 8-point AI readiness checklist to score yourself, be objective with the\u00a0facts\u00a0vs the aspiration, and let the score, not the calendar, be the guide for when\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0ready for structural adoption (i.e. moving beyond assessment).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"frequently-asked-questions\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127170444 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127170444 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Frequently Asked Questions:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW127170444 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is an AI readiness assessment?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An AI readiness assessment is\u00a0essentially a\u00a0comprehensive and objective review of how well an organisation&#8217;s overall strategy, data, tech, governance, security,\u00a0skills\u00a0and processes can handle running AI on a wide scale continuously and securely. So\u00a0instead\u00a0it\u00a0identifies\u00a0issues and sets out an action plan, in order of priority. Rather than just a &#8216;green\/yellow\/red&#8217; status.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What does an AI readiness checklist typically include?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A comprehensive checklist that includes strategic alignment, executive ownership, data quality and accessibility, technological and integration readiness, data governance and security practices, employee competency and readiness, workflow\u00a0definition\u00a0and organisational cultural maturity. Metrics should be evidence-based and\u00a0objective, not survey-based opinions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How do you calculate an AI readiness score?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Score each readiness dimension from 0 (no capability) to 4 (enterprise-scale capability), then divide the total by the\u00a0maximum\u00a0possible score to get a percentage. Bands from &#8220;Foundation Required&#8221; to &#8220;Scale-Ready&#8221;\u00a0indicate\u00a0whether to build basics, pilot, or scale next.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What&#8217;s\u00a0the difference between AI readiness and AI maturity?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI readiness measures whether an organisation can begin or scale a specific AI initiative safely. AI maturity measures how advanced its existing AI capabilities already are. An organisation can be mature in one area and unready in another.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How important is data readiness in this checklist?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Data readiness is usually the most common gap: even strong models fail if the required data is fragmented, poorly governed, or inaccessible. Unreliable inputs produce unreliable outputs, which is why data is assessed per use case, not as a general enterprise attribute.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Should an organisation wait until\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0fully AI-ready before piloting?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">No. An enterprise-grade solution for full adoption is not needed to just experiment and to get started, but rather: one\u00a0has to\u00a0have a clear use case, and a willingness of the audience and non-critical and\/or anonymised information is more than enough. The stricter requirements and conditions appear later when the solution is meant to go to enterprise-scale production.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What should an enterprise do after completing an AI readiness assessment?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Take action\u00a0on your score. Low scores\u00a0indicate\u00a0a need to begin resolving foundational strategy, data, and governance gaps. Moderate scores\u00a0indicate\u00a0the need to address targeted blockers alongside experimentation. High scores\u00a0indicate\u00a0a point where production use cases can be\u00a0initiated, and mature organisations need to evolve towards a repeatable enterprise AI operating model.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to Choose an AI Readiness Assessment Provider?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Choose an AI readiness assessment provider based on its enterprise AI\u00a0expertise, assessment\u00a0methodology, technical capabilities, security knowledge, and ability to turn findings into an actionable roadmap. Look for a provider that evaluates strategy, data, infrastructure, governance, talent, security, and operations, not just technology and can support implementation after the assessment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Do You Do an AI Security Readiness Assessment?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An AI security readiness assessment evaluates whether an organisation can protect AI systems, models, data, users, and connected applications from security and privacy risks. 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