Lite
- Questions
- 15
- Time
- About 4 minutes
A fast, directional read on where you stand.
AI Readiness Assessment
How ready is your organization for AI?
This assessment covers six areas of AI readiness: strategy, governance, tools, skills, data, and use cases. Choose a version below. You get a score, a personalized analysis and a 90-day plan built from your answers. Built for owner-led businesses, growing mid-market companies and large enterprises alike.
Sample result
61/100
ScalingYou are here: Scaling
Early Stage0 to 39Developing40 to 59Scaling60 to 79Leading80 to 100
- Strategy 84,Leading
- Governance 28,Early Stage
- Tools 68,Scaling
- Skills 82,Leading
- Data 40,Developing
- Use cases 64,Scaling
As featured on
KCUR (NPR)KSHB 41Kansas City Business JournalStartland NewsSix readiness areas
Strategy, governance, tools, skills, data and use cases, assessed as one system.
Benchmarked on a four-stage maturity model
See exactly where you stand, from Early Stage to Leading, and what it takes to advance.
Your report within minutes
Scores, analysis and a prioritized 90-day plan, delivered to your inbox.
What we assess
The six areas that determine whether AI pays off
Most AI programs stall because of a gap in one of these areas, not because of the technology.
Strategy and Leadership
Whether leadership has set a clear direction, named accountable owners and committed budget to AI.
Governance and Policy
The policies, risk controls and oversight that keep AI use safe, compliant and accountable.
AI Tools and Access
Whether your teams have approved, secure AI tools that fit the way they work.
Skills and Literacy
How well your teams understand AI and apply it with skill and sound judgment.
Data
Whether your data is accurate, accessible and structured for AI to use.
Use Cases and Value
How you identify and prioritize AI opportunities and measure the return they deliver.
Choose your depth
Start with a snapshot. Go deeper when you're ready.
Every version covers all six areas. Your answers carry forward, so you can move to a longer version at any time without starting over.
Medium
- Questions
- 25
- Time
- About 7 minutes
A sharper view of your strengths, gaps and priorities.
Full
- Questions
- 58
- Time
- About 16 minutes
Our complete diagnostic, built for leaders shaping an AI roadmap.
WHAT YOU GET
A report you can act on Monday morning
Your score and stage
Where you stand overall and in each of six areas.
Your top priorities
The few gaps that matter most, explained in plain business language.
A 90-day plan
Five steps in order, each tied to an answer you gave.
How you compare
Your position on the AI Readiness Matrix against similar organizations, when enough similar organizations have taken it.
A PDF to share
A clean report for your leadership team.
A 90-day plan
SampleSteps 1 and 2 of five. Start step 1 this week.
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- 1DAYS 1 TO 15Start here
Your response: Written rules exist, but few people know about them.
Publish a one-page AI policy naming approved tools, banned client data and the review step, and send it to all staff.
Your response: Written rules exist, but few people know about them. Publish a one-page AI policy naming approved tools, banned client data and the review step, and send it to all staff.
Why: Clear rules protect client confidences before use grows further.
- 2DAYS 16 TO 30
Your response: Sensitive information is sorted informally.
Label confidential data in your three main systems and tighten access to match each role.
Your response: Sensitive information is sorted informally. Label confidential data in your three main systems and tighten access to match each role.
Why: Clean, controlled data lets your best use cases scale safely.
How it works
From first question to 90-day plan in three steps
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Answer focused questions
One question at a time, in plain business language. Your progress saves automatically.
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See where you stand
Your overall score, maturity stage and a score for each of the six areas.
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Receive your 90-day plan
Clear priorities and specific next steps, emailed to you within minutes.
ABOUT KOVAC.AI
Human-first AI, built on real-world experience
kovac.ai is an AI enablement consultancy that helps leaders move from scattered experiments to safe, measurable results. We work with owner-led businesses, growing mid-market companies and large enterprises on strategy, governance, training and adoption, and we tailor every engagement to where the organization stands today.
Founder Chris Kovac brings more than 25 years in digital and marketing technology, working with brands like Hallmark, 3M, Microsoft and Sprint, plus many fast-growth companies. He started his AI journey in late 2022 as a skeptic, put AI to work in his own family business, and launched kovac.ai in February 2023 to help organizations take a human-first approach to solving real business problems with AI.
Chris co-founded the Kansas City AI Club, one of the largest AI-focused professional communities in the country, and has delivered 60+ workshops, keynotes and training sessions for organizations ranging from a Fortune 100 financial services firm to professional associations and fast-growth brands. His work has been featured on KCUR (NPR), KSHB 41, the Kansas City Business Journal and Startland News.
- 25+years in digital and marketing technology
- Co-founderKansas City AI Club
- 60+ keynotes, workshops and trainings
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about the assessment, your report and privacy.
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