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AI Readiness Assessment and Strategy

Find Out What AI Can Realistically Do in Your Environment

AI Readiness AssessmentTayana's AI readiness assessment produces three deliverables: a readiness scorecard, an opportunity map, and a prioritized pilot roadmap.AI Readiness AssessmentStructured assessment of your environmentReadiness ScorecardFive dimensions scoredOpportunity MapBy value and riskPilot Roadmap3 to 5 viable pilots
01. What This Service Does

What This Service Does

AI Readiness and Strategy is how Tayana determines what AI can realistically do in your environment before any deployment decision is made.

Most executives approaching AI for the first time know it is relevant to their operations but cannot identify which processes are viable candidates, what their systems and data can actually support, or what to prioritize. Without that picture, any AI project is a guess. This engagement resolves that. Tayana conducts a structured AI readiness assessment across your systems, data landscape, process maturity, and governance environment, scores your readiness across five dimensions, and maps the findings against real opportunities in your specific context.

The output is a prioritized roadmap with a business case for three to five pilot initiatives, each ranked by business value and implementation risk. You close the engagement knowing what to build first, what it will cost, and what your current gaps are if you are not yet ready to proceed.

02. Who This Is For

Who Needs It and Who Does Not

Good fit
Not a good fit
Good Fit
Not a Good Fit
Good FitYou have operational systems in place and want to identify which processes are realistic AI candidates.
Not a Good FitYour core processes are not yet documented or consistently followed.
Good FitYou have been asked to develop an AI strategy internally and need an independent external assessment.
Not a Good FitYou have already chosen an AI initiative and need implementation support.
Good FitYou have explored AI informally but cannot identify where to start or how to sequence priorities.
Not a Good FitYou expect a completed roadmap without providing access to your operations leaders and data.
Good FitYour IT team can answer questions about your data architecture and API availability.
Not a Good FitYou are primarily looking for a software or vendor recommendation.
Good FitYou can commit six to eight hours of leadership and operations time across two to three weeks.
Not a Good FitYou want to evaluate Tayana as a partner but are not ready to commission a paid engagement.
03. The Process

How It Works

1

Fit conversation

Before any commitment is made, thirty minutes spent together confirms whether a readiness assessment is the right starting point for your situation, or whether a different approach fits better.

2

Stakeholder interviews

Conversations with your operations and IT leaders surface the pain points, exception volumes, and manual coordination patterns that indicate where AI has a practical role.

3

Systems and data review

Your IT team walks us through your technology stack, data availability, and integration landscape so we can assess what each opportunity actually requires.

4

Five-dimension readiness scoring

Your organization is scored across data foundations, process maturity, systems integration capability, organizational readiness, and governance. Each dimension is documented with specific gaps noted in plain language.

5

Opportunity mapping

Applicable AI initiatives are ranked by business value and implementation complexity, with the analysis explaining the positioning of each one.

6

Roadmap and business case

We produce a prioritized roadmap for three to five initiatives, each with an investment range, expected outcomes, prerequisites, and sequencing rationale.

7

Leadership readout

The findings are presented to your leadership team in a session structured to support an internal decision, covering trade-offs, sequencing, and next steps.

04. Deliverables

What You Receive

05. Scope and Cost

Timeline and Investment

Timeline

1 to 3 Weeks

From kickoff to leadership readout. Environments covering multiple departments or complex legacy systems may extend to four weeks.

Investment

From $10,000

Depending on the number of processes in scope and the depth of the systems review required. A fixed-price proposal is issued before work begins. No hourly overages.

If the assessment concludes you are not yet ready, you receive documentation of the gaps, what closing them requires, and a realistic preparation path. That outcome is more useful than discovering the same gaps mid-deployment.

06. Questions

Common Questions

How do I know if I need an AI readiness assessment before starting AI implementation?+

If you cannot identify which specific process would benefit most from AI, whether your data supports it, and what a measurable outcome looks like, this assessment is the right starting point. Those three questions are precisely what this engagement is designed to resolve.

What is the difference between an AI readiness assessment and an AI strategy?+

A readiness assessment evaluates your current state across systems, data, and process maturity. An AI strategy uses those findings to produce a prioritized roadmap. Tayana delivers both in a single engagement. The assessment is not a standalone document.

How long does an AI readiness assessment take?+

One to three weeks for most engagements, assuming six to eight hours of combined access to your operations and IT teams. Complex multi-department environments may extend to four weeks.

How much does an AI readiness and strategy engagement cost?+

From $10,000, depending on scope and systems complexity. A fixed-price proposal is provided before any work begins.

What if the assessment concludes we are not ready for AI?+

You receive a documented gap analysis, what closing each gap requires, and a realistic preparation timeline. That is a better outcome than committing deployment budget to a project that is not set up to succeed.

Do we need to have our systems fully documented before the assessment begins?+

No. You need access to the people who can answer questions about your systems. Existing documentation speeds the process but is not a prerequisite.

Can the assessment lead directly into implementation?+

Yes. Where the roadmap supports it, the deliverables feed directly into an AI Agent Development or Intelligent Automation engagement without a gap between assessment and next steps.

Why hire an outside firm for this rather than conducting the assessment internally?+

Your team can document your processes, but they typically cannot score readiness across dimensions they have not deployed against before, or size a business case with reference to comparable implementations. An external assessment provides that frame of reference and gives leadership an independent basis for the deployment decision.

Ready to Find Out Where AI Fits

Want to know where AI fits in your organization and what it would take to get there? Book a thirty-minute call. We will confirm whether a readiness assessment is the right starting point or whether a different approach fits your situation better.