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AI Readiness Index™

One trusted measure of how ready your organisation is for AI. Six pillars, one score out of 100, a clear classification and a roadmap you can act on.

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The six pillars

Leadership Readiness

Vision, ownership, budget and how clearly leaders have tied AI to business goals.

People Readiness

AI literacy, culture, appetite to experiment and the skills to use tools safely.

Data Readiness

Quality, accessibility and structure of the data AI will depend on.

Technology Readiness

Cloud tools, integrations, security and the ability to plug AI into existing systems.

Governance Readiness

Policies, risk controls, human review and UK GDPR alignment.

Operational Readiness

Documented processes, automation maturity and measurable baselines.

The AI Readiness Framework™

Readiness builds in order. Each level depends on the one above it — skip a level and adoption stalls. The Index measures you at every step.

  1. Leadership Readiness

    Direction and ownership come first — nothing moves without it.

  2. People Readiness

    Leaders bring people with them: skills, culture and trust.

  3. Data Readiness

    People need good data to work with before tools can help.

  4. Technology Readiness

    Data flows into systems that can actually run AI.

  5. Governance Readiness

    Guardrails keep the growing use of AI safe and lawful.

  6. Operational Readiness

    Governed tools get embedded into day-to-day processes.

  7. AI Adoption Readiness

    The outcome: your organisation is ready to adopt AI at scale.

What you get

01

Score out of 100

One headline Index score plus a score for each of the six pillars.

02

Readiness classification

Where you sit today, benchmarked against UK SMEs in your sector.

03

Phased roadmap

A 0–3, 3–9 and 9–18 month plan targeting your weakest pillars first.

Readiness classifications

0–24

Unaware

AI is not yet on the agenda. The priority is building basic awareness and tidying foundations before any tooling.

25–44

Exploring

Curiosity exists and a few people are experimenting. The priority is turning scattered activity into a deliberate plan.

45–64

Adopting

AI is delivering value in pockets. The priority is standardising what works and closing your weakest foundation.

65–81

Scaling

AI is embedded in several workflows. The priority is governance, measurement and repeatable rollout.

82–100

Transforming

AI is part of how the business operates. The priority is compounding advantage and managing risk at scale.

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Free, about 10 minutes, with your score, classification and roadmap at the end.

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