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Welcome to Your AI Readiness Success Wheel

We're excited to have you here. Ready to find out how you're doing? Rate yourself from A to F and see where you stand. Whether you're aiming to improve or already rocking it, this is your chance to discover your grade!

1. AI GOVERNANCE & POLICY


What You're Grading: Your Organization's AI Guardrails

Does your team know what AI tools they can use and how to use them safely? This measures whether you have documented policies, data handling protocols, and compliance frameworks in place.


Think About:

Do you have written AI usage policies?

Does your team know what's allowed and what isn't?

Are data privacy and compliance risks managed?

Can someone new join and quickly understand AI boundaries?

High-Stakes Risk Mitigation AI Governance & Policy Enforcement: How would you grade your AI policy framework? Are policies documented, enforced, and actively communicated to prevent security risks?
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2. INTERNAL CAPABILITY PATHWAY


What You're Grading: Who Owns AI Strategy in Your Organization

This measures whether you're building internal AI expertise or depending on outside consultants. Do you have someone internally who can guide AI transformation?


Think About:

Who owns AI strategy and implementation?

Do you have an AI Systems Generalist or similar role?

Is AI knowledge staying inside your organization?

Can you scale AI capability without hiring consultants?

The People Gap/GPS Solution Internal Capability Pathway: How would you grade your structured approach to building internal AI capability? Do you have an ongoing program developing people who can connect systems across departments?
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3. PROCESS DOCUMENTATION & OPTIMIZATION


What You're Grading: Your Organization's AI Guardrails

Does your team know what AI tools they can use and how to use them safely? This measures whether you have documented policies, data handling protocols, and compliance frameworks in place.


Think About:

Do you have written AI usage policies?

Does your team know what's allowed and what isn't?

Are data privacy and compliance risks managed?

Can someone new join and quickly understand AI boundaries?

Operational Intelligence/SOPs Process Documentation: How would you grade the quality of your workflow documentation? Could someone unfamiliar execute your processes without constantly needing clarification?
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4. AUTOMATION & WORKFLOW DESIGN


What You're Grading: Manual Work vs. Automated Efficiency

This measures your automation maturity. How much of your team's time is spent on repetitive tasks that could be automated?


Think About:

How many manual steps exist in your core workflows?

Are repetitive tasks consuming valuable team time?

Do you have systems that handle routine work automatically?

Could a new person execute workflows without constant guidance?

Automation Infrastructure Tool Integration: How would you grade your systems' connectivity? Can they share information automatically or are you manually transferring data?
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5. DATA INTEGRITY & ACCESS


What You're Grading: Quality and Accessibility of Your Decision-Making Data

This measures whether your data is clean, accessible, and useful for making decisions—or scattered across systems that don't talk to each other.


Think About:

Can you trust the data you're making decisions with?

How long does it take to get the information you need?

Are your systems integrated or siloed?

Do you have real-time visibility into operations?

Knowledge Base/Private LLM Data Accessibility: How would you grade your ability to access decision-making data? Is it readily available or scattered across disconnected systems?
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6. DECISION ACCELERATION SYSTEMS


What You're Grading: Speed and Quality of Operational Decision-Making

This measures whether you have real-time operational intelligence that helps you make faster, better decisions—or if you're flying blind until problems surface.


Think About:

Do you have dashboards that show what's happening right now?

Are you making decisions based on data or gut feel?

Do you get proactive alerts about potential issues?

How quickly can you spot and respond to operational changes?

Executive Leverage/Friction Reduction Speed of Decision-Making: How would you grade your operational decision-making speed? Do you have real-time visibility or are you waiting on reports?
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7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE


What You're Grading: Visibility and Control Over Project Execution

This measures whether you have clear project visibility, tracking, and early warning systems—or if projects drift without clear ownership until deadlines are missed.


Think About:

Can you see project status without asking for updates?

Do you know who owns what and when things are due?

Do you catch problems early or get surprised by delays?

Are resources allocated based on clear priorities?

Strategic Planning/Roadmap AI Strategy Clarity: How would you grade your AI implementation strategy's clarity? Does your team understand what you're trying to accomplish with AI and why?
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8. STRUCTURAL RESILIENCE


What You're Grading: How Well Operations Continue When Things Break

This measures your organization's ability to maintain operations when systems fail or key people are unavailable. Do you have backup plans and cross-trained teams?


Think About:

What happens when a key system goes down?

Can operations continue if your process expert is unavailable?

Do you have documented contingency plans?

Are multiple people capable of handling critical functions?

Accountability/KPIs ROI Measurement: How would you grade your ability to measure process improvement value? Do you know what efficiency gains are worth to your organization?
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