AI Readiness Check

Know whether your business is ready to use AI safely.

A practical readiness check for small and medium businesses using, trialling, or considering tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini, and embedded SaaS AI features.

Sample output

AI readiness score

64

Exposed

Usage Visibility45/100
Data Protection52/100
Governance40/100
Security Controls68/100
People & Training72/100
Use Cases & Control58/100

Red flag

Staff may be using personal AI accounts without business visibility.

Who it is for

Built for practical AI decisions.

This is for teams that need simple guardrails before AI becomes another unmanaged business risk.

Managing Directors and owners
COOs and operational leaders
IT and security managers
Compliance leads and DPOs
Finance and HR leaders
Professional services firms

Six dimensions

A readiness model for controlled AI adoption.

01

AI Usage Visibility

Do you know where AI is already being used in the business?

02

Data Protection & Confidentiality

Is business, client, and personal data protected when AI is used?

03

Governance & Accountability

Who owns AI decisions and risk?

04

Security & Access Control

Can AI tools access, process, or expose sensitive systems and data?

05

People, Training & Acceptable Use

Do staff know what they can and cannot do with AI?

06

Value, Use Cases & Control

Is AI being used for genuine business value, not chaos?

What you get

A report you can act on.

The check is designed to produce operational outputs: evidence gaps, risk signals, and practical next actions, not a vague AI strategy document.

Overall AI readiness score
Readiness band and dimension breakdown
Top red flags
Evidence checklist
30-day action plan
Board-ready summary

AI is probably already in your business.

Know what staff are using before risk gets ahead of control.

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