How long does an AI readiness assessment take?

Two weeks from kickoff to board briefing for most UK organisations.

Is the assessment specific to Microsoft Copilot?

Copilot readiness is a core module covering permissions, oversharing, sensitivity labels and licensing, but the assessment covers any AI adoption path including private and self-hosted models.

What deliverables are included?

A scored gap analysis across five readiness dimensions, a board briefing pack, a costed 90-day roadmap, and tailored AI usage policy and DPIA starters.

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Q: How much does an AI readiness assessment cost in the UK?

Arx Certa's AI readiness assessment is fixed-fee and scoped to organisation size - typically a fraction of one month of an unused Copilot licence estate. A free 4-minute scorecard indicates whether the full assessment is worthwhile.

Q: Do we need an AI readiness assessment before rolling out Copilot?

If tenant permissions have never been audited, yes. Copilot surfaces whatever users can technically access; the assessment finds the exposure before rollout does.

Most UK businesses are being sold AI before anyone has checked whether their data, governance, security and licensing can actually support it. Our AI readiness assessment gives you a scored, evidence-based answer — and a board-ready roadmap — in two weeks. Before you commit budget to Copilot, agents, or anything else.

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Who this is for

Built for Decision-Makers Who Need Evidence, Not Hype

Our AI readiness consultancy is for UK organisations at the point of commitment: leadership teams evaluating Microsoft Copilot or AI agents, IT leads who need a defensible adoption plan, and boards that want the risk picture in writing before sign-off. If you have been asked "what's our AI strategy?" and the honest answer is a shrug, this engagement exists to fix that.

SMEs and mid-market firms rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot and worried about oversharing, permissions sprawl and licensing waste.
Regulated and professional-services businesses that need DPIA posture, an AI usage policy and audit-ready governance before deployment.
Boards and senior leadership that want a scored gap analysis and a costed 90-day plan — not a vendor pitch.

What you get

The AI Readiness Assessment

A fixed-scope, fixed-fee consultancy engagement. We assess five dimensions — data readiness, governance, security posture, infrastructure and use-case maturity — against the same framework behind our free scorecard, but with workshops, evidence review and your numbers.

Scored gap analysis across the five readiness dimensions, benchmarked for your sector.
Microsoft Copilot readiness review — permissions, sensitivity labels, data exposure and licensing fit.
Board briefing pack — one page your directors can act on, plus the detailed evidence behind it.
90-day roadmap — sequenced, costed, owned. The shortest defensible path from where you are to a safe first deployment.
Policy starters — AI usage policy and DPIA templates tailored during the engagement, not bolted on after.

How it works

From Unknown to Roadmap in Two Weeks

Baseline (free). Your team completes the AI Readiness Scorecard — 4 minutes, instant scored report.
Deep-dive assessment. Two structured workshops plus evidence review: tenant configuration, data estate, governance artefacts, security controls.
Roadmap & board briefing. You get the scored gap analysis, the 90-day plan, and a briefing session with the people who will sign it off.
Implementation (optional). If you want hands-on delivery, our AI integration and hosting team executes the roadmap — but the assessment stands on its own.

Prefer to self-serve first? Start with the free Copilot readiness checklist or read the 5-step guide.

FAQ

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How much does an AI readiness assessment cost in the UK?

Ours is fixed-fee and scoped to organisation size — typically a fraction of one month of an unused Copilot licence estate. The free scorecard tells you whether the full assessment is worth it before you spend anything.

How long does it take?

Two weeks from kickoff to board briefing for most organisations. The free scorecard takes four minutes.

Is this specific to Microsoft Copilot?

Copilot readiness is a core module — permissions, oversharing, sensitivity labels, licensing — but the assessment covers any AI adoption path, including private and self-hosted models.

Do we need this before rolling out Copilot?

If your tenant permissions have never been audited, yes. Copilot surfaces whatever users can technically access — most UK businesses discover their real exposure only after rollout. The assessment finds it first.

What do we walk away with?

A scored gap analysis, a board briefing pack, a costed 90-day roadmap, and tailored AI usage policy and DPIA starters. Everything is yours regardless of whether we implement it.

Not ready for a full audit yet?

Take the free 4-minute AI Readiness Scorecard first

12 questions across governance, data, infrastructure, security and use-case maturity. Get a 0–100 score, your category, and a personalised 30-day action plan in PDF. No signup to start.

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Tell us where you are with AI and we'll tell you, in writing, whether you're ready - scored gap analysis, board briefing and 90-day roadmap, two weeks from kickoff. No obligation on implementation.

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