02 · ASSESS · AI READINESS

Know Where You Stand
Before You Deploy AI.

Identify value.
Reduce risk.
Prioritize investment.
Deploy with confidence.

6 Assessment Domains2–6 WeeksBoard-ready DeliverablesCertified Enterprise Experts
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Built on ISO 42001, ISO 27001, NIST AI RMF, PIPEDA, PIPA and enterprise governance best practices.
ASSESSMENT DIMENSION

Six areas. Complete clarity.

We evaluate every dimension of organizational AI readiness—not just technology.

A-1

Business Readiness

  • Business objectives
  • Leadership alignment
  • Business priorities
  • Expected value & ROI
  • Use case priorities
A-2

People & Skills

  • Current AI usage
  • Skills & capability
  • Training gaps
  • Change readiness
  • AI champions & support
A-3

Data & Knowledge

  • Data quality & availability
  • Knowledge assets
  • Data ownership & access
  • Classification & sensitivity
  • Knowledge organization
A-4

Technology

  • Current systems
  • Cloud environment
  • AI platforms
  • Integration & APIs
  • Access readiness
A-5

Security & Compliance

  • Privacy & regulatory obligations
  • Data protection & handling
  • Shadow AI & acceptable use
  • Vendor & model risk
  • Incident response & monitoring
A-6

Governance

  • AI policies & standards
  • Roles & accountability
  • Risk oversight
  • Review & approval process
  • AI lifecycle management
DELIVERABLES

Your Executive Deliverables

Every deliverable is tailored to your organization, technology environment, risk profile, and AI priorities.

Business
88%
People
62%
Data
79%
Security
44%
Tech
91%
Governance
58%
Executive Report

AI Readiness Report

Executive Summary

Identify your biggest AI risks and opportunities.

Identify your organization's AI risks, readiness gaps, and highest-value opportunities—prioritized into a clear action plan for leadership.

SCORECARD
High
Med
High
Med
Low
Overall Readiness: 72%
Board Dashboard

Executive Scorecard

Board-ready

All key findings at a glance.

A board-ready dashboard summarizing organizational readiness, key findings, and executive priorities at a glance.

AI Policy
Data
Vendor
Policy Toolkit

Governance Policy Pack

Ready to Adopt

Governance you can use immediately.

Ready-to-use governance policies and templates your organization can adopt immediately—not generic samples.

Implementation Roadmap

12-Month AI Roadmap

12-Month Plan

A clear path from today to AI deployment.

A practical execution roadmap showing what to do next, when to do it, and how to deploy AI safely over the next 12 months.

INCLUDED WITH EVERY ENGAGEMENT

Implementation Toolkit

No Extra Cost

Every template, checklist, and form your team needs to execute—ready to use from day one.

Assessment Templates
Governance Checklists
Meeting Agendas
AI Approval Forms
Risk Register
Executive Presentation Template
GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

What We Build Together

Five practical governance artifacts that form the operational backbone of your AI program.

01
AI Use Policy
Defines acceptable and prohibited AI use, employee responsibilities, and practical rules for using AI at work.
02
Data Handling & Classification
Defines how business, personal, confidential, and sensitive data may be used in AI workflows.
03
AI Vendor & Tool Assessment
Establishes how AI vendors, models, and tools are evaluated, approved, and periodically reviewed.
04
AI Use Case Approval Workflow
Defines who reviews and approves AI use cases, with clear roles, criteria, and escalation paths.
05
AI Oversight & Lifecycle Model
Establishes ongoing ownership, monitoring, review cadence, risk oversight, and lifecycle governance for AI.
HOW IT WORKS

From First Call to Your AI Roadmap.

No surprises — one structured process from discovery to your board-ready plan.

ASSESS
1
30 min
Discovery Call
Understand your goals and scope the assessment.
2
2 weeks
6-Domain Assessment
Stakeholder interviews, data review, and maturity scoring across all 6 domains.
DESIGN
3
Week 3
Governance Design
Draft policies, decision model, roles, and approval workflows.
4
1 day
Workshop
Present findings and align on priorities with your leadership team.
ROADMAP
5
PDFs
Deliverables
Report, scorecard, governance policy pack, and roadmap.
6
Presentation
Roadmap Review
Executive session to walk through the plan, priorities, and quick wins for the next 90 days.
WHY START WITH ASSESSMENT?

Readiness turns AI ambition into executive action.

Most AI projects don't fail because of technology. They fail because organizations skip readiness.
01

Reduce AI Risk

Avoid deploying AI before governance is ready.

02

Prioritize Investment

Know which projects deserve budget first.

03

Accelerate Adoption

Help every department move in the same direction.

04

Build Executive Confidence

Give leadership a roadmap they can support.

THE DAOVA JOURNEY

You're in the right place.

  1. 01
    ENABLE
    AI Enablement
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  2. You're here
    02
    ASSESS
    AI Readiness & Governance
  3. 03
    DEPLOY
    AI Deployment
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  4. 04
    OPERATE
    Managed AI Operations
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Assessment gives you the evidence to decide what to train, what to deploy, and what to govern next.

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