Investment without a baseline
Boards approve AI spend without knowing whether the data, systems and skills beneath it can carry the load, so value is promised and never measured.
AIPEX AI Readiness Assessment
Know Exactly Where You Stand on Technology, Cyber and AI, and What to Fix First
Your board is being asked to back AI without a clear view of the foundations beneath it. The AIPEX AI Readiness Assessment scores 30 areas of your technology, cyber, data and AI capability, shows where the risk and the value sit, and gives you a prioritised roadmap, a board-ready report and a 60-minute debrief with a senior partner.
£999 + VAT. One payment, no subscription. VAT is calculated at checkout.
At a glance
- Price
- £999 + VAT, one payment, no subscription.
- Your time
- Typically 20 to 40 minutes online, then a 60-minute debrief.
- Coverage
- 30 areas across six domains, from board strategy to cyber recovery and AI governance.
- You receive
- Your AIPEX Score, a board-ready PDF report, a prioritised roadmap and a senior debrief.
01 Why it matters
AI is only as strong as the technology, data and controls beneath it.
Risk you cannot see
AI already in use that nobody approved, weak identity controls, untested recovery and supplier exposure rarely reach the risk register until something fails.
Money already leaking
Duplicate software, technical debt and manual processes quietly consume budget that could fund the priorities that matter.
02 What you get
An independent diagnosis, a board report and a plan, for one fixed price.
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The full online assessment
Up to 120 questions across 30 areas. Branching means you only answer what applies at your level of maturity.
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Your AIPEX Score
An overall Capability Score and five further scores, each measured against a six-level maturity scale.
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A board-ready PDF report
Scores, gap analysis by domain, risk flags, the financial opportunity and the prioritised roadmap, written for the boardroom rather than the IT team.
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A prioritised roadmap
Every recommended action scored for effort and impact, so you know what to do first, what to plan and what to leave.
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A 60-minute debrief
A senior AIPEX partner takes your leadership team through the findings, tests the priorities with you and helps you agree the first 90 days.
03 What we assess
30 areas across six domains. AI depends on all of them.
Most AI readiness checks stop at AI. Ours looks at everything AI relies on, because that is where projects stall and risk builds up.
Domain A
Strategy and Leadership
- Technology strategy and direction
- Investment and governance
- Leadership and accountability
- Technology risk management
- Performance measurement
Domain B
Cybersecurity
- Cyber strategy and framework
- Identity and access management
- Endpoint and network security
- Threat detection and response
- Data security and classification
- Business continuity and cyber recovery
Domain C
Data and Information
- Data strategy and governance
- Data architecture and quality
- Analytics and business intelligence
- Regulatory compliance and GDPR
- KPI measurement
Domain D
AI and Automation
- AI strategy and ethics
- AI tool adoption and productivity
- Process automation
- Generative AI governance
- Emerging technology evaluation
Domain E
Infrastructure and Systems
- Technology infrastructure
- Cloud and SaaS optimisation
- Systems integration and architecture
- Technical debt management
- Third-party and supplier risk
Domain F
Digital Capability and Change
- Digital skills and capability
- Change management and adoption
- Digital customer engagement
- Collaboration and productivity tools
04 How you are scored
Every area placed on the same six-level maturity scale.
One scale across all 30 areas, so the board can compare cyber with data, and data with AI, on equal terms.
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Absent
Nothing in place. Activity depends on individuals.
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Emerging
Awareness and ad hoc activity, undocumented, no clear owner.
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Defined
Documented, owned and carried out regularly.
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Managed
Measured and actively managed. Issues surface and get resolved.
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Optimised
Continuously improved and benchmarked against standards or peers.
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Leading
Automated or AI-augmented, integrated with the board and setting the benchmark.
05 What the report tells you
Six scores the board can read in two minutes.
Capability Score
Your overall maturity across all 30 areas, from 0 to 100. The headline number for the board.
AI and Automation
How ready you are to use AI and automation in the work that drives revenue, cost and service.
Governance and Control
Whether the policies, ownership and controls exist to invest in AI safely.
Risk Score
The inverse of governance and control: the exposure your organisation carries today.
Data and Process
The quality of the data and measures every AI decision depends on, including how you track KPIs.
Evidence Confidence
How much of what you told us is backed by documented evidence, so the board knows which scores to rely on.
Plus the financial opportunity
Based on your maturity band, the report estimates the share of your annual technology spend that could be recovered or redeployed from duplicate licences, technical debt, manual processes and under-used tools. It is an estimate to size the prize and focus the conversation, not a guarantee.
06 Priorities and roadmap
Not just where you stand. What to do first.
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Top priorities
The short list of actions that lift your scores and reduce your risk the most, in the order to tackle them.
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Effort and impact
Each action is scored for the effort it takes and the impact it delivers, separating quick wins from larger programmes.
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Gap analysis by domain
Where each of the six domains sits today, and the distance to the next maturity level.
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The first 90 days
Agreed with your leadership team in the debrief: what starts, what stops and who owns it.
07 Risk flags
The exposures that should be on your risk register, named plainly.
The report flags where weak controls leave you exposed, and the Evidence Confidence score shows where policy and practice have drifted apart.
- Cyber defences, identity controls and your ability to detect and respond to an attack
- Business continuity, and whether you can actually recover from a cyber incident
- Data security, classification and regulatory compliance, including GDPR
- Generative AI use without policy or oversight, including tools nobody has approved
- Third-party and supplier technology risk
- Gaps between what policy says and what can be evidenced
08 Free check or full assessment
The free check tells you there is a gap. The full assessment tells you what to do about it.
Free AIPEX Score check
- About 3 minutes
- A headline score
- A snapshot, not a diagnosis
- No report, roadmap or debrief
Full assessment, £999 + VAT
- Up to 120 questions across 30 areas and six domains
- Six scores, risk flags and a financial opportunity estimate
- A prioritised roadmap scored for effort and impact
- A board-ready PDF report
- A 60-minute debrief with a senior AIPEX partner
09 Who it is for
- CEOs, COOs and CFOs who need an independent view of technology, cyber and AI readiness before committing budget
- Boards and audit and risk committees that want evidence rather than reassurance
- CIOs and CTOs who want an objective baseline to support the case for investment
- Organisations in any sector preparing for AI adoption, a funding round, a merger or a new strategy cycle
10 How it works
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Buy
Secure checkout. VAT is calculated automatically and you receive a VAT invoice.
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Assess
One senior leader, or a small group, completes the online assessment. Typically 20 to 40 minutes.
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Report
Your AIPEX Score and board-ready PDF report, with the roadmap, risk flags and financial opportunity.
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Debrief
A 60-minute session with a senior AIPEX partner to test the findings and agree the first 90 days.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is an AI readiness assessment?
A structured review of whether your organisation has the strategy, data, systems, controls and skills to use AI safely and profitably. The AIPEX assessment scores 30 areas across six domains and turns the results into a prioritised roadmap.
What does the £999 + VAT include?
The full online assessment, your AIPEX Score and five further scores, a board-ready PDF report with risk flags, the financial opportunity estimate and a prioritised roadmap, and a 60-minute debrief with a senior AIPEX partner.
How is it different from the free AIPEX Score check?
The free check takes about 3 minutes and gives a headline score. The full assessment covers 30 areas in depth and adds risk flags, a financial opportunity estimate, a prioritised roadmap, a board report and a debrief.
Who should complete it?
A senior leader with a good view of technology, data and risk, such as the COO, CFO, CIO or CTO. Many organisations complete it as a small leadership group so the answers reflect the whole business.
Is it only about AI?
No. AI depends on everything beneath it, so the assessment covers strategy and leadership, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure and digital capability as well as AI and automation.
How is VAT handled?
VAT is calculated automatically at checkout from your location and business details, and you receive a VAT invoice. Business customers outside the UK can add a VAT number where it applies.
Is our information confidential?
Yes. Your answers and report are used only to prepare your results and debrief. See our privacy policy.
Does the assessment help us design an AI operating model?
Yes. It is the evidence base for one. The scores show which foundations are in place across strategy, data, technology, people and governance, and so which AI operating model your organisation can support today and what to fix first.
What happens after the debrief?
Many organisations act on the roadmap themselves. Where the leadership team needs to agree priorities, owners and measures, the Executive AI Strategy Day is the natural next step, and a Fractional Chief AI Officer can lead delivery.
Next step
Book your AI Readiness Assessment
Tell us who will complete the assessment and we will send your access, invoice and debrief options. We reply personally, usually within one working day.
£999 + VAT. One payment, no subscription. VAT is calculated at checkout.
- Call 0333 305 0866
- Email scope@aipexconsulting.co.uk