Where AI Actually Works (And Where It Doesn’t)

An AI maturity model describes where an organization sits on a general adoption curve, typically using labels like Initial, Developing, or Optimizing. An AI readiness assessment goes further by evaluating specific departments, mapping actual workflows, scoring current capabilities against concrete criteria, and producing an implementation-ready roadmap with cost estimates. Maturity models tell you where you are. Readiness assessments tell you exactly what to do next and what it will cost.

A standard full-scope assessment covering all seven departments and 42 assessment areas takes 10 weeks. Focused assessments targeting two to three departments can be completed in six to eight weeks. Enterprise assessments for multi-location organizations or those in heavily regulated industries typically take 12 to 16 weeks to account for additional compliance mapping and stakeholder alignment.

Pricing depends on scope. A focused assessment covering two to three departments ranges from $15,000 to $30,000. A standard full-scope assessment across all seven departments runs $40,000 to $75,000. Enterprise assessments for multi-location or regulated organizations start at $100,000 and can reach $175,000 or more. These are the prices agencies typically charge their end clients. Your wholesale cost through the white-label model is lower.

The standard assessment covers seven departments: Sales and Revenue Operations, Marketing and Content, Operations and Supply Chain, Finance and Accounting, Customer Support, Human Resources, and IT and Engineering. Each department is evaluated across six assessment areas covering data quality, process automation potential, tool readiness, team capability, compliance requirements, and integration complexity. That gives you 42 total assessment areas across the organization.

The Possibilities Report is the primary deliverable. It includes an executive summary with key findings and recommended priorities, an AI readiness scorecard with scores across all five pillars, department-by-department findings for each of the seven areas assessed, an opportunity matrix categorized into quick wins and medium and long-term projects, an implementation roadmap with dependencies and prerequisites, a risk register covering technical and organizational and compliance risks, and a 90-day quick-start plan for immediate action items.

That is one of the most valuable outcomes an assessment can produce. If a client is not ready for AI, the report tells them exactly what needs to change and in what order. This often generates more project work than a green light would. Data cleanup, process standardization, integration work, and training programs are all billable projects that prepare the client for AI while strengthening the agency relationship. Telling a client they are not ready yet, with a clear plan to get there, builds more trust than telling them what they want to hear.

Yes, but access is scoped and temporary. During the assessment we need read-only access to relevant systems to evaluate data quality, integration points, and infrastructure readiness. We work under NDA and can comply with your client’s security requirements including VPN access, SSO authentication, and audit logging. All access is revoked at the end of the engagement. We do not retain any client data after the report is delivered.

Yes. Regulated industries are where assessments deliver the most value because the cost of getting AI wrong is highest. Our assessment framework includes compliance mapping for HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, and industry-specific regulations. The governance and ethics pillar specifically evaluates regulatory readiness, data privacy controls, audit trail requirements, and bias testing protocols. We have delivered assessments for organizations in healthcare, financial services, insurance, and legal sectors.

The Possibilities Report is designed to generate follow-on work. Each recommendation includes scope estimates, effort levels, and expected ROI ranges. Most clients approve two to three projects from the roadmap within 30 days of receiving the report. Your agency presents the implementation proposals. We build the solutions under your brand using the same team that conducted the assessment. This continuity means faster implementation because we already understand the client’s systems and constraints.