AI Leadership Readiness Assessment

AI Leadership
Readiness Assessment
Your Starting Point

Know where you stand before you invest

Many organisations begin their AI journey with tool purchases. They invest in licences, set up access to LLMs — only to discover, three months later, that hardly anyone is using the new tools effectively. The investment dissipates, frustration grows, and the next time the conversation comes up, the conclusion is: “AI doesn’t work for us.”

The problem rarely lies with technology. It lies in a skipped step: an honest assessment of  readiness. How mature is the organisation actually when it comes to AI? Which processes offer the greatest impact? Where are the competency gaps, and where are the cultural barriers?

The AI readiness assessment provides well-founded answers to these questions within three weeks — before larger investments are made.

This assessment focuses on the AI readiness of the organisation as a whole. For a specific look at AI competency across the workforce, the AI Maturity Assessment is the more appropriate format.

A systematic assessment creates the necessary clarity. Rather than working with assumptions or spreading resources thinly, we analyse the current starting position with precision. This covers not only the technical possibilities, but in particular the cultural and leadership-related prerequisites for successful AI integration.

The result: a solid evidence base for investment decisions and a clear 18-month roadmap that fits the organisation, its culture, and its resources.

Who Is the Assessment For?

For managing directors and owners of SMEs who want a well-founded basis for decisions before investing in AI. For leadership teams that need clarity: what is realistic for the organisation, and what is not? And for organisations that have already gained initial AI experience and now want to proceed systematically.

The assessment works equally well as an entry point into a structured AI transformation and as a second opinion when validating existing plans.

Leadership Team
Interviews with all key leaders
Company Culture
Change readiness & barriers
Current Processes
Identify AI potential
Team Competencies
Skills & development needs
3
Weeks Analysis
Week 1
Leadership Interviews & Culture Assessment
Week 2
AI Potential Analysis & Change Planning
Week 3
Roadmap Development & Presentation
Leadership Assessment
AI readiness score for each leader
Culture Analysis
Change barriers & success factors
AI Potential Matrix
Prioritized by impact & effort
18-Month Roadmap
Step-by-step transformation plan
Team Readiness Report
Competency gaps & training plan
Clarity
Know where you stand and where you're heading
Prioritization
Focus on quick wins with maximum impact
ROI Projection
Make informed investment decisions
Ready to Start
Concrete next steps defined

What you receive

The organisation receives an AI maturity report with a clear assessment of the current position. An AI opportunity matrix that prioritises all identified use cases by impact and effort. An 18-month roadmap with concrete milestones and responsibilities. A team readiness report that identifies competency gaps and training needs. A compliance quick check covering the most important areas for action. And ROI projections for the recommended measures — providing a decision-making basis that satisfies financial scrutiny.

Investment and Practical Details

Duration: 3 weeks

Investment: Fixed pricing

What comes next?

The assessment creates clarity. What to do with it is entirely up to the organisation.

For developing a comprehensive AI strategy on the basis of the results, AI Strategy Development is the next step.

For moving directly into implementation, we provide support through AI Implementation.

And if the leadership team needs to build AI competency first, the path leads to the AI Leadership Transformation programme.

Schedule
a complimentary and non-binding
introductory conversation

AI Consulting for SMEs, AI Leadership Consulting, SME AI Specialization, AI Consulting Fixed Pricing

Alternative contact options:

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