Almost every organisation is doing something with AI by now. One team uses ChatGPT, a department is piloting a copilot, a project is running somewhere. And yet the question lingers: will this actually pay off, or are we just running disconnected experiments?
An AI Readiness Assessment answers that question directly, before serious money goes toward an answer.
The definition
An AI Readiness Assessment is an independent diagnosis of how ready your organisation is to deploy AI. It measures five dimensions — strategy, data, tooling, people and governance — and translates them into one picture: where you stand, what's realistic, and what needs to happen first.
It's explicitly not a technical inspection. Most organisations don't stall on models or infrastructure — they stall on what surrounds them: unclear priorities, data that can't be found, teams that don't move together, or nobody owning the AI policy.
The five dimensions
1. Strategy
Is there a direction, or a set of disconnected initiatives? We check whether AI plans align with business goals and whether priorities are chosen on impact, feasibility and risk. Often the ambition is real, but three different versions of it are circulating.
2. Data
AI is only as good as the data underneath it. Where does the relevant data live, how reliable is it, and is privacy handled? Perfect data isn't a precondition to start — but you want to know the limitations before you invest, not after.
3. Tooling
What AI tools are already running, and do they fit the work? In practice this is usually an inventory of sprawl: ChatGPT here, Copilot there, with no agreed approach. Sometimes the right move is a new tool. More often it's using what's already there, better and more consistently.
4. People
AI succeeds or fails on adoption. We look at knowledge and skills within teams, management buy-in, and whether you meet the AI literacy obligation under Article 4 of the EU AI Act.
5. Governance
Who owns the AI policy, what rules govern safe use, and do you comply with the EU AI Act and GDPR? Governance here is a precondition for moving responsibly — not a brake.
What do you get from it?
An assessment that only produces a score is a report. An assessment that points to the next step is a decision. You get:
- a diagnosis of the current state across all five dimensions;
- an indication of which AI use cases are realistic for your situation;
- the risks, preconditions and gaps, named explicitly;
- a concrete recommendation: explore, focus or scale.
When do you need one?
The moment AI moves from experiment to investment. Once budget, a project team or a vendor decision is on the line, "are the fundamentals in place" becomes an expensive question to skip.
Three situations where the assessment almost always pays for itself:
- Pilots keep piling up, results don't. A lot gets tested, but nothing reaches production. The blocker is usually data or ownership, not the tool.
- A vendor proposal is on the table. An independent view before signing is considerably cheaper than an implementation that stalls halfway.
- The EU AI Act comes into view. Obligations around AI literacy and transparency apply even if you only procure AI, not build it.
Readiness assessment, audit or scan — what's the difference?
These three get used interchangeably, but they answer different questions:
- A scan is a quick, often automated indication. Good for starting a conversation. Our free AI Quick Scan does this in a few minutes.
- A readiness assessment looks forward: are you ready to start, and what's the sensible first step?
- An audit looks backward: does what's already running meet rules and standards? If compliance is the main worry, start with the free risk scan.
How long does it take?
At AI Advies Bureau you get a clear picture of where your organisation stands within 48 hours. The deeper dive into concrete use cases and a roadmap follows in later sessions. The assessment has a fixed price starting at €3,500, agreed upfront.
The next step
Knowing where your organisation stands is the cheapest part of any AI initiative — and the part that makes the rest cheaper. Request the AI Readiness Assessment and you'll hear back from us within 1 business day.