Artificial Intelligence

AI Readiness Assessment

A structured evaluation of your organisation's capability to adopt artificial intelligence safely, responsibly, and in compliance with emerging regulatory requirements — producing a maturity score and safe deployment roadmap.

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Assessment at a Glance

Scope5 assessment domains
DeliverablesMaturity score, gap analysis, roadmap
AudienceCIO, CISO, CDO, Compliance
Regulatory alignmentEU AI Act, GDPR, NCSC
OutputGovernance framework recommendations

Scope of Assessment

Five domains of AI readiness evaluation

Identity & Access Foundations

Assessment of identity infrastructure readiness to support AI workloads — including service accounts, API access, and privileged access controls.

Data Security & Governance

Review of data classification, lineage, quality controls, and governance frameworks required for responsible AI adoption.

Operating Model for AI Adoption

Evaluation of organisational structures, roles, responsibilities, and processes needed to govern AI deployment at scale.

Agentic AI Readiness

Assessment of controls and guardrails required for autonomous AI agents — including scope limitation, human oversight, and audit trails.

Risk, Compliance & Safety Controls

Review of AI risk management frameworks, regulatory alignment (EU AI Act, GDPR), and safety control implementation.

Deliverables

What you receive

AI Readiness Maturity Score

A domain-by-domain maturity score across all five assessment areas, benchmarked against industry expectations.

Gap Analysis

A structured analysis of gaps between current state and the controls required for safe, compliant AI deployment.

AI Governance Framework Recommendations

Tailored recommendations for establishing or maturing your AI governance framework, aligned to emerging standards.

Safe Deployment Roadmap

A prioritised roadmap for addressing identified gaps, enabling confident and compliant AI adoption.

Benefits

Why organisations commission this assessment

  • Understand your organisation's true readiness to adopt AI safely and responsibly
  • Identify governance and control gaps before deploying AI in production
  • Demonstrate due diligence to regulators, auditors, and board members
  • Align AI adoption to emerging regulatory requirements including the EU AI Act
  • Establish a baseline for measuring AI governance maturity over time
  • Reduce the risk of AI-related incidents, data breaches, and reputational harm

Why Technical Assurance Group

Assurance expertise for the AI era

Regulatory awareness

We maintain current knowledge of the EU AI Act, GDPR implications for AI, and NCSC guidance — ensuring your assessment reflects the latest regulatory landscape.

Technical depth

Our assessors understand both the governance requirements and the technical realities of AI deployment, including LLMs, agentic systems, and MLOps pipelines.

Practical outcomes

We focus on actionable findings. Our roadmaps are designed to be implemented, not filed — with clear ownership, timelines, and success criteria.

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Commission an AI Readiness Assessment

Complete the form to request a scoping discussion. We will respond within one business day with a proposed approach and indicative timeline.

What happens next

We review your enquiry and confirm receipt
A senior assessor contacts you for a scoping call
We issue a fixed-price proposal within two business days

We respond within one business day.