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Executive AI Accountability Assessment™

Who Owns AI in Your Organisation — and Who Is Accountable for the Outcome?

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Why AI Accountability Matters

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Artificial Intelligence is becoming embedded across organisations, but ownership of AI strategy, investment and business outcomes is often unclear.

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As AI initiatives spread across technology, operations, data, risk, finance and individual business functions, responsibility can become fragmented.

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The challenge isn’t simply adopting AI.

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It is knowing who owns the strategy, who makes investment decisions, who is accountable for outcomes and who takes responsibility when AI initiatives underperform or create risk.

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The Stratify AI Accountability Assessment™ has been developed to help CEOs, Boards and Leadership Teams understand how clearly AI ownership, decision rights and accountability are defined across their organisation.

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The assessment evaluates whether responsibility is clear at executive level, whether leadership is aligned, whether business outcomes have accountable owners and whether cross-functional collaboration supports rather than weakens ownership.

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What You'll Receive

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After completing the assessment, you’ll receive a personalised AI Accountability Report including:

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✔ Overall AI Accountability Score
✔ Executive Ownership Assessment
✔ Leadership Alignment Review
✔ Business Outcomes & Accountability Insights
✔ Organisational Foundations Assessment
✔ Cross-Functional Accountability Review
✔ Key Accountability Gaps
✔ Recommended Next Steps
✔ Suggested Priority Actions

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Your results will show where your organisation is ready to scale AI, where critical readiness gaps remain and which areas leadership should prioritise to improve the likelihood of successful AI adoption and measurable business value.

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What We Assess

 
Our assessment reviews five critical areas that determine whether your organisation is ready to adopt and scale AI effectively.
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Strategy & Leadership

Is there a clear AI strategy, strong executive sponsorship and alignment on priorities and expected outcomes?

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Commercial Value & Opportunity

Is AI investment focused on high-value business opportunities with clear commercial outcomes and measurable benefits?

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People & Adoption

Do employees and managers have the capability, confidence and support required to adopt AI effectively?

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Technology & Integration

Does your technology environment support AI deployment, integration, scalability and effective use across the organisation?

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Governance & Risk

Are the right controls, policies, oversight and risk-management processes in place to support responsible AI adoption?

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Complete our 5-minute Executive AI Accountability Assessment to understand how clearly AI ownership, decision rights and accountability are defined across your organisation.

Begin your Stratify AI Accountability Assessment™ and evaluate whether leadership responsibilities, ownership and accountability for AI outcomes are clear and effective.


Section 1

Your Organisation

Tell us a little about your organisation so we can understand the context behind your assessment results.
Department
Board / Executive Leadership
Strategy
Technology / IT
Data / Analytics
Operations
Finance
Sales / Commercial
Marketing
Customer Service / Customer Experience
HR / People
Risk / Compliance / Legal
Transformation / Change
Product / Innovation
Procurement
Other
Seniority
Board / Non-Executive Director
C-Suite
Executive / VP
Director
Head of Function
Manager
Other
Organisation Size
1–10 employees
11–50
51–250
251–1,000
1,001–5,000
5,001–10,000
10,000+
Industry
Agriculture / Food Production
Automotive
Construction / Property / Real Estate
Education / Training
Energy / Utilities
Financial Services / Banking / Insurance
Government / Public Sector
Healthcare / Life Sciences
Hospitality / Leisure / Travel
Legal Services
Manufacturing / Engineering
Marketing / Advertising / Communications
Media / Publishing / Entertainment
Non-Profit / Charity
Professional Services / Consulting
Recruitment / Staffing
Retail / eCommerce
Technology / Software / SaaS
Telecommunications
Transport / Logistics / Supply Chain
Wholesale / Distribution
Other

Section 2

Executive Ownership

Assess whether clear executive ownership exists for AI strategy, investment decisions and organisational outcomes.
Our organisation has a clearly identified executive who is ultimately accountable for AI strategy.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Responsibility for delivering business outcomes from AI is clearly defined at executive level.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
There is clear authority for approving significant AI investment decisions.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
The Board or senior leadership team receives appropriate oversight of material AI initiatives.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree

Section 3

Leadership Alignment

Assess whether senior leaders are aligned on AI priorities, investment decisions, responsibilities and expected outcomes.
Our senior leadership team has a shared understanding of the organisation’s AI priorities.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Business and technology leaders are aligned on the outcomes AI is expected to deliver.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Leadership decisions about AI investment are made using consistent criteria.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
There is sufficient executive understanding of the opportunities and risks associated with AI.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree

Section 4

Business Outcomes

Assess whether AI initiatives have clear business owners, measurable objectives and accountability for delivering results.
Every significant AI initiative has a clearly identified business owner.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
AI initiatives are linked to measurable business outcomes.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Business owners remain accountable for benefits realisation after an AI solution is deployed.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
There is a clear process for stopping or changing AI initiatives that are not delivering expected value.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree

Section 5

Organisational Foundations

Assess whether roles, decision rights and escalation responsibilities for AI are clearly defined across the organisation.

Roles and responsibilities for AI across technology, data, security, risk and business functions are clearly defined.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Employees know where to escalate questions or concerns about AI use.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
AI governance processes clearly define who can approve different types of AI use case.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Decision rights for AI are documented and understood across relevant functions.

Section 6

Cross-Functional Accountability

Assess whether business, technology, data, security and risk teams work together with clear accountability and minimal ambiguity.

Business, technology, data, security and risk teams collaborate effectively on AI initiatives.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
There is shared responsibility across functions without creating ambiguity about ultimate ownership.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
When an AI initiative underperforms, responsibility for corrective action is clear.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
If an AI-related incident occurred, we would know who was accountable for the response and business impact.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Would you like a complimentary Executive AI Strategy Review to discuss your results?
Yes – I’d like to book a strategy session
Maybe – send me more information
No – not at this time

What Happens Next?

 

Once you complete the assessment, your responses will be reviewed across the five AI readiness dimensions.

You’ll receive a personalised summary highlighting:

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  • your overall AI Readiness Score

  • areas where your organisation is strongest

  • leadership or strategy gaps

  • commercial value and opportunity weaknesses

  • people and adoption challenges

  • technology or integration limitations

  • governance and risk considerations

  • recommended priority actions

Your results are designed to give you a practical starting point for strengthening AI readiness and deciding where to focus before scaling further.

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Where deeper support is required, Stratify can help translate the findings into a focused diagnostic, prioritised AI roadmap or wider transformation plan.

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Contact: info@stratifyadvisory.co.uk

Location: London, London EC2A 3JF, GB

 

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