Are You AI Ready?
How ready is your business for AI — really? The free AI Readiness Assessment looks at where you stand across six dimensions, from business alignment through to responsible AI, whether it’s just you or a team of 200.
The AI Readiness Assessment takes about 10-15 minutes. Walk away with a personalised scorecard across all six dimensions — save it, print it, act on it.
Business Alignment & Strategy
AI works best when it’s solving a problem you actually have — not just because it’s available. This dimension looks at how clearly you’ve connected AI to what your business actually needs.
Knowing What You’re Trying to Fix
Looks at how you go about spotting where AI could genuinely help — and whether you check it’s worth doing before diving in, rather than trying tools just because they’re new.Having a Clear Direction
Looks at whether you’ve got a reasonably clear idea of what you want AI to do for your business, and whether that’s something you (or your leadership team, if you have one) are genuinely behind.
Backing It Properly
Looks at how committed you are to actually following through — setting aside time or budget, and being willing to change how you work if it means doing things better.
Data Quality & Access
Good AI results start with good information. This dimension looks at how reliable your business records are and how easily you—or anyone working with you—can get the information you need.
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Looks at how complete and accurate your day-to-day records are — customer details, sales, stock, whatever your business relies on.
Looks at whether you've got simple habits or rules around how customer and business information is stored and used.
Looks at how easily you can find and use the same information across your business, rather than it being scattered across different places, apps, or people.
Technical Infrastructure
You don’t need a tech department to get started with AI — but a few basics make it much easier. This dimension looks at how your files, tools, and everyday systems are set up, and how ready you are to bring AI into the way you already work.
Tools That Work Together
Looks at how well the tools you already use — your invoicing software, your calendar, your customer records — can connect with AI tools, so information doesn't have to be copied across by hand.
Working from the Cloud
Looks at whether your files and business information are stored somewhere AI tools can actually access — like Google Drive, Dropbox, or Microsoft 365 — rather than scattered across paper files or a single computer.
Trying New Things
Looks at how comfortable you are testing new AI tools, learning what works, and adjusting how you use them over time — no coding or technical setup required.
Talent & Skills
AI tools are only as useful as the person using them. This dimension looks at how confident you (and anyone who works with you) feel using AI — and what might help build that confidence further.
Everyday Confidence
How comfortable you and anyone working with you are with the basics of AI — what it can do, what it can't, and how to use it safely.
Hands-On Experience
Whether anyone in your business has actually spent time using AI tools day-to-day — trying things, learning what works, and building real skill rather than just knowing AI exists.
Making the Call
How ready you feel to decide where AI fits into your business, and to guide anyone you work with through using it well.
Your results here point to where a bit of learning or hands-on practice would make the biggest difference — whether that’s for you alone or anyone working alongside you.
Financial & Resource Commitment
Even small AI wins take a bit of investment — your time, a modest subscription, or bringing in outside help. This dimension looks at how you’re funding your AI use, and whether you’re actually seeing value for what you spend.
What You're Putting In
Looks at what you're currently putting into AI — subscriptions, training, or expert support — and whether it lines up with what you're hoping to get out of it.
Knowing If It's Paying Off (Return on Investment (ROI))
Looks at whether you've got a simple way of telling if an AI tool is actually paying off — time saved, fewer mistakes, happier customers, or just less stress in your day.
Getting Started
A small amount set aside to try your first AI tools and see what actually helps
Building On What Works
A bit more investment once you know which tools genuinely save you time or money
Making It Part of How You Work
AI becomes a normal, budgeted part of running your business, not an experiment
Responsible AI, Ethics & Governance
Responsible AI use isn’t about how big your business is — it’s about whether you can see clearly across your whole operation: who’s using AI, for what, and whether that lines up with how you actually want to run things. This dimension looks at how well you can answer that, whether it’s just you, or a team of 200.
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Layer 1 · Foundation
Ground Rules
Clear principles — agreed by you, or agreed across your team — about what AI should and shouldn't be used for in your business.
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Layer 2
Oversight
Someone keeps a clear view of how AI is actually being used across the business, and checks in on it regularly — not just a policy that gets written once and forgotten.
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Layer 3
Watching for Unfair Outcomes
Checking that AI tools don't treat people differently based on things like gender, cultural background, or race — whether that shows up in hiring, customer service, or anywhere else AI touches your business.
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Layer 4
Being Able to Explain It
Anyone in your business who uses AI can explain, in plain terms, how a decision was actually reached.
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Layer 5 · Compliance
Meeting Your Obligations
Knowing the privacy, consumer, and anti-discrimination laws that apply to your business, and making sure your AI use stays within them.
Your score here reflects how confidently you could stand behind — and explain — every AI-assisted decision made in your business, no matter how many people are involved in making it.
Score Interpretation & Action Plan
Ready to See Where You Stand?
Take our Free AI Readiness Assessment
Get your personalised AI Readiness Scorecard in
just 10-15 minutes. We’ll show you exactly where your business
stands across 6 critical dimensions—and what to focus on next.
✓ Business alignment and strategic clarity
✓ Data quality and access
✓ Technical infrastructure
✓ Talent and skills
✓ Financial and resource commitment
✓ Responsible AI, ethics and governance
Whether you’re a solo trader or leading a growing team,
this free assessment gives you clarity without the hype.
