SAZ AI Readiness Score

AI readiness assessment for Canadian businesses

Find out how ready your business is for AI, and where to start. It's 12 questions, with no sign-up or email address needed.

Your industry

Use cases

Whether you know which work AI should change, and how you'd know it worked.

How clearly have you identified where AI could help? We haven't looked We have general ideas We have a list of workflows We have a ranked list with expected value

How do you decide whether an AI project worked? We don't measure Mostly by opinion Some projects have measures Every project has a baseline and target

How far has AI got in your business so far? Not used Individuals experiment A pilot is running At least one system is in daily use

Data

Whether the information AI needs is accessible, trustworthy and allowed to be used.

Where does the information for your key workflows live? Mostly in people's heads or inboxes Scattered files and spreadsheets Mostly in core systems In connected systems we can query

How much do you trust that data? We often find errors Quality varies a lot Mostly reliable Owned, checked and reliable

Do you know which of your data is personal or confidential? No Roughly Yes, for the main systems Yes, it's classified and has handling rules

Governance

Whether you've decided who approves AI use, what's off limits and how risk gets reviewed.

Do you have a written policy on using AI? No Informal guidance only A draft An adopted policy people know about

Who approves a new AI tool or use? Nobody Whoever wants to use it Usually IT or a manager A defined review with an accountable owner

Do people check AI output before it affects a customer or decision? No It depends on the person For the important work Yes, with defined review and records

People and delivery

Whether someone owns the work and your team can run and adopt it.

Who owns AI in your business? Nobody An enthusiast, informally A named lead An executive sponsor and a delivery lead

Could your team build or operate an AI system? No With a lot of outside help With some outside help Yes, including monitoring and upkeep

How does your team feel about AI changing its work? Resistant Unsure or worried Open to it Actively asking for it

What the score covers

Use cases

Whether you know which work AI should change, and how you'd know it worked.

Data

Whether the information AI needs is accessible, trustworthy and allowed to be used.

Governance

Whether you've decided who approves AI use, what's off limits and how risk gets reviewed.

People and delivery

Whether someone owns the work and your team can run and adopt it.

AI ideas by industry

How the score works

Common questions

How long does the AI readiness assessment take?

It has 12 multiple-choice questions and you can finish it in one sitting. There's no sign-up, and you don't need to give an email address.

What does the score measure?

It looks at four areas: how clear your use cases are, the state of your data, your governance and risk controls, and whether your people can deliver and own the work.

Is my score compared with other companies?

No. It's a self-assessment based on your own answers, not a benchmark. The bands are SAZ's judgment of what each level of readiness can safely take on.

Do you store my answers?

No. Your answers sit in the address of your results page and aren't saved. Anyone you send that link to can see them.