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AI readiness assessment

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What the film shows, in words
  1. Eighteen statements, each rated from 0 (not at all) to 4 (fully), across six dimensions.
  2. Every answer moves the score. Three answers change in the worked example: 29 becomes 32, then 36, then 39.
  3. A score for each of the six dimensions, and the stage in plain words: Exploring at 29, Emerging at 39.
  4. The critical gaps, each with a first action. A published rubric: no benchmark, no certificate.

The demo: the worked example, one answer at a time

ExampleThe tool’s own worked example. Illustrative answers.

The worked example. 29 out of 100.

Worked example: an organisation piloting AI without formal governance (illustrative answers).

Readiness 29/100: Exploring. The weakest dimension is Governance and risk, 8%. 2 critical gaps are listed.

Step 1 of 4

Worked exampleIllustrative answers. Not your organisation’s result.

Readiness 29 out of 100: Exploring.

Exploring

AI use is ad hoc; start with ownership, data rules and a first measured pilot.

By dimension

  1. Strategy and leadershipWeakest25%Strategy and leadership: 25%
  2. Use cases and valueWeakest25%Use cases and value: 25%
  3. DataWeakest42%Data: 42%
  4. People and skillsWeakest33%People and skills: 33%
  5. Governance and riskWeakest8%Governance and risk: 8%, the weakest dimension
  6. Technology and securityWeakest42%Technology and security: 42%

The assessment

Rate each statement from 0 to 4.

Eighteen statements under six dimensions. 0 is not at all, 4 is fully. Your results stand beside them and move with every answer, scored by the rubric published below.

Worked exampleThese 18 answers are illustrative. Your first answer starts your own assessment: the example’s answers are cleared and only yours are counted.

Strategy and leadership

25%

Leadership has agreed what AI is for in our organisation. Critical

One senior person is accountable for AI.

AI has a budget line, however small.

Use cases and value

25%

We have a list of candidate uses with expected value.

We measure whether pilots worked.

We know which uses we will not pursue, and why.

Data

42%

We know where our important data lives and who owns it. Critical

Our data is accurate enough to rely on.

We know what data may not go into AI tools. Critical

People and skills

33%

Staff know how to use AI tools safely.

Managers can judge whether AI output is good enough.

People can raise concerns about AI without penalty.

Governance and risk

8%

We keep an inventory of AI tools and uses. Critical

High-risk uses get a documented review before launch.

We check vendors’ data terms before adopting a tool.

Technology and security

42%

Staff use approved tools with organisational accounts.

Access to AI tools and data is controlled.

We can switch vendors without losing our work.

Foundations check

Not scored

Five things any AI work stands on. Record what you have seen, what you have only been told and what you do not know. This check is separate from the eighteen statements: it never changes the readiness figure, the stage or the gaps.

Reliable powerPower is reliable enough for a working day, or there is a backup.

A working connectionThere is a working internet connection where the work is done.

DevicesThe staff who would use AI each have a working computer or phone for it.

Official accountsStaff have official email addresses and accounts, not personal ones.

A named records ownerA named person answers for the records the work depends on.

Practice 04: AI governance & assuranceFree · instant results on this pageTool owner: Michael Gagakuma and Kenneth GagakumaVersion 1.0 ·

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Readiness report

Your organisation

Worked example

29/100Exploring

By dimension
Strategy and leadership25%
Use cases and value25%
Data42%
People and skills33%
Governance and risk8%
Technology and security42%

Illustrative answers. Not your organisation’s result.

The first page as it stands. The report lists up to five gaps, each with one suggested first action, and the foundations check apart from the score. Self-reported answers. No benchmark, no certification.

Your full report

Readiness report, by email once delivery is connected.

  • Scores by dimension
  • The rubric
  • Top gaps and an action plan
  • No invented benchmark

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How it is scored, and its limits.

The rubric is published so you can check it. Nothing is hidden behind the score. Rubric version 1.0.

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Each statement scores 0 to 4. A statement left unanswered is never counted as 0.

Method

  1. 01

    Each statement scores 0 to 4. A dimension’s score is its total ÷ its maximum, as a percentage.

  2. 02

    The overall score is the average of the six dimensions. Stages: Exploring below 35, Emerging 35 to 59, Developing 60 to 79, Established 80 and above.

  3. 03

    Critical statements scored 0 or 1 are listed first; gaps are statements scored below 3, lowest first.

  4. 04

    A score and a stage are shown only when all eighteen statements are answered. A statement left unanswered is never counted as 0.

  5. 05

    The foundations check (power, connection, devices, official accounts, a records owner) is separate and is not scored.

What it cannot tell you

  • Self-assessment is optimistic; test the strongest answers with evidence.
  • No comparison with other organisations is made.
  • It is not a legal or compliance assessment.
  • The foundations check records what was seen or reported. It verifies nothing.

Quality ruleNo automatic certification or legal-compliance score.

The four stages

  1. Exploringbelow 35

    AI use is ad hoc; start with ownership, data rules and a first measured pilot.

  2. Emerging35 to 59

    Foundations are forming; close the critical gaps before scaling.

  3. Developing60 to 79

    Most foundations exist; focus on governance and measured value.

  4. Established80 and above

    Strong foundations; test them with an independent review.

The line beside each stage is the rubric’s suggestion, not advice on your organisation.

The four critical statements

  • Leadership has agreed what AI is for in our organisation.Statement 1 of 18 · Strategy and leadership
  • We know where our important data lives and who owns it.Statement 7 of 18 · Data
  • We know what data may not go into AI tools.Statement 9 of 18 · Data
  • We keep an inventory of AI tools and uses.Statement 13 of 18 · Governance and risk

Scored 0 or 1, a critical statement is listed first in your result. The dimensions follow the order in which the tool asks; they are not an order of work.

The foundations check, apart from the score

  • Reliable powerPower is reliable enough for a working day, or there is a backup.
  • A working connectionThere is a working internet connection where the work is done.
  • DevicesThe staff who would use AI each have a working computer or phone for it.
  • Official accountsStaff have official email addresses and accounts, not personal ones.
  • A named records ownerA named person answers for the records the work depends on.

Each takes one evidence status: seen, reported, not known, not in place. It is a record of what was seen or reported, kept beside the result. It is never scored and it verifies nothing.

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