Question 1

What does the AI Readiness Assessment cover?

Accepted Answer

Eight practical areas: AI visibility, data and privacy, security and access, human oversight and decision quality, governance and responsibility, people and AI literacy, business value and fit, and continuity and vendor dependence. It is a business operational readiness assessment written for owners and managers.

Question 2

How is this different from the free AI Exposure Check?

Accepted Answer

The free AI Exposure Check is a short indication of where AI may already be creating unmanaged risk. The premium AI Readiness Assessment goes considerably deeper: a full Business Readiness Score by area, an executive summary, prioritised actions written from your own answers, a staged 30/60/90-day plan, a manager decision guide, staff and customer communication templates and a printable executive report inside your Business Readiness Workspace.

Question 3

Is this an EU AI Act compliance audit or certification?

Accepted Answer

No. This is a practical business readiness assessment. It is not a compliance audit, a legal assessment, a certification, or a technical security test, and it does not certify anything.

Question 4

We barely use AI. Is this still relevant?

Accepted Answer

Usually yes. Most small businesses have more AI in use than they realise, including free accounts, personal accounts used for work and AI features built into software they already pay for. Part of the assessment is finding out what is actually happening.

Question 5

Does using AI count against our score?

Accepted Answer

No. AI adoption is never treated as a risk. The assessment measures whether AI use is visible, controlled, overseen and worthwhile — unmanaged use is what lowers a score, not use itself.

Question 6

Is it included with WorkplaceReady Annual?

Accepted Answer

Yes. AI Readiness is included in the WorkplaceReady Annual plan, alongside the Heatwave, Cybersecurity, Power Outage and Flood Readiness Assessments.