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Executive AI Readiness Assessment™

Is Your Organisation Ready to Scale AI Successfully?

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Why AI Readiness Matters

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AI adoption is accelerating across organisations, but many businesses are scaling activity before the foundations are fully in place.

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Technology alone does not determine whether AI succeeds.

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Leadership alignment, commercial clarity, people capability, technology integration and governance all play a critical role in whether AI investment creates measurable value.

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The challenge isn’t simply adopting AI.

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It is knowing whether your organisation is genuinely ready to scale AI in a way that is strategic, governed and commercially effective.

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The Stratify AI Readiness Assessment™ has been developed to help CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, COOs and Transformation Leaders understand where their organisation is strong, where gaps remain and what should be prioritised next.

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The assessment evaluates readiness across strategy, commercial value, people, technology and governance.

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What You’ll Receive

 

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

✔ Overall AI Readiness Score
✔ Strategy & Leadership Assessment
✔ Commercial Value & Opportunity Review
✔ People & Adoption Assessment
✔ Technology & Integration Review
✔ Governance & Risk Assessment
✔ Key Readiness Gaps
✔ Priority Risk Areas
✔ Recommended Next Steps
✔ Suggested Priority Actions
 

Your results will help identify where your organisation is ready to scale AI, where capability gaps may be holding back progress and which areas leadership should prioritise next.

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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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Before You Begin

 

Please answer based on how your organisation operates today, not how you would like it to operate.

 

Your responses will help identify readiness strengths, capability gaps and areas where greater leadership focus, investment or governance may be required.

 

Estimated completion time: 5 minutes

Complete our 5-minute Executive AI Readiness Assessment to understand how prepared your organisation is to adopt, govern and scale AI effectively.

Begin your Stratify AI Readiness Index™ assessment and evaluate the organisational foundations required to turn AI ambition into measurable business value.

Section 1

About Your Organisation 

Tell us a little about your organisation so we can understand the context behind your assessment results.

Company Size
Annual Turnover
Under £1 Million
£1 - 10 Million
£10 - 50 Million
£50 - 200 Million
£200 Million +
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

Leadership & Strategy (Executive alignment)

Section 2

Leadership & Strategy 

Assess whether your organisation has the leadership alignment, executive ownership and strategic direction required to scale AI effectively.

Does your organisation have a documented AI strategy?
No
Being developed
Yes, at department level
Yes, organisation wide
How often is AI discussed at Executive or Board level?
Never
Occasionally
Quarterly
Monthly
Every board meeting
Who owns AI across your organisation?
Nobody
IT
CEO
Innovation
Management team
How confident is your leadership team making AI investment decisions?
No clear confidence or direction
Exploring options but need guidance
Making informed decisions in some areas
Clear AI investment strategy
AI investment is a core strategic capability
Which best describes your organisation?
Watching AI
Experimenting
Piloting
Scaling
AI is part of our strategy

Section 3

Commercial Value and Opportunity 

Assess whether your AI activity is focused on meaningful business opportunities, measurable outcomes and strategically aligned investment.
Why is your organisation investing in AI?
Revenue Growth
Productivity
Cost Reduction
Customer Experience
Innovation
Competitive Advantage
Risk Reduction
Can you measure ROI from your current AI initiatives?
No
Partially
Yes
Have you identified your highest-value AI opportunities?
No
Some
Most
Yes
How would you describe your AI investment?
Reactive
Opportunistic
Planned
Strategic
How confident are you that your AI investments align with business objectives?
No clear alignment
Needs improvement
Partially aligned
Well aligned
Fully aligned with business strategy

Section 4

People and Adoption 

Assess whether your people, managers and organisational culture are ready to support successful AI adoption.
Have employees received AI training?
None
Leadership only
Some teams
Organisation wide
Do employees understand responsible AI use?
No
Somewhat
Mostly
Yes
How open is your organisation to adopting AI?
Not open yet
Cautiously exploring
Open to adoption
Actively adopting
AI-first mindset
Do employees actively identify AI opportunities?
Never
Occasionally
Regularly
Is AI adoption supported by senior leadership?
No
Some leaders
Most leaders
Fully supported

Section 5

Technology & Integration

Assess whether your technology environment can support AI deployment, integration, scalability and effective use across the organisation.
Which AI tools are currently used?
Do you know your annual software spend?
No
Approximate
Yes
Have you reviewed your technology estate within the last 12 months?
No
Partially
Yes
How integrated are your core systems?
Mostly disconnected
Some systems connected
Moderately integrated
Well integrated
Fully integrated
How much duplicated software exists across departments?
Significant
Some
Minimal
None

Section 6

Governance & Risk

Assess whether appropriate policies, controls, oversight and risk-management processes are in place to support responsible AI adoption.
Do you have an AI policy?
No
Yes
Have you completed an AI risk assessment?
No
Partially
Yes
How confident are you in AI governance?
Not confident
Slightly confident
Moderately confident
Confident
Very Confident
Which risks concern you most?

Section 7

Business Priorities

Help us understand your organisation’s current AI priorities, challenges and ambitions so your results can be interpreted in the right business context.
What prompted you to complete this assessment today?
What is your organisation's biggest AI challenge today?
Which business areas do you believe could benefit most from AI?
What stage is your organisation currently at?
Researching AI
Running pilot projects
Using AI in some departments
Scaling AI across the business
Optimising existing AI investments
How soon are you looking to implement or expand AI?
Immediately
Within 3 months
Within 6 months
Within 12 months
If your organisation made no further progress with AI over the next 24 months, what concerns you most?
Falling behind competitors
Lost revenue opportunities
Higher operating costs
Skills shortages
Security & governance risks
Losing customers
Missing innovation opportunities
I'm not concerned
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
Not right now

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

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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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Location: London, London EC2A 3JF, GB

 

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