Leila FieldingAre You Ready for an AI Agent?
Check your foundations before building.
SHARE THIS TOOL
Use this when: checking organisational foundations and gaps before committing to an AI-agent project—not for formal certification or clearance.
WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE
Identify potential gaps in the processes, information, controls and responsibilities needed to introduce an AI agent.
THE TOOL: AI AGENT READINESS ASSESSMENT
Your readiness review
YOUR GAP / ACTION SUMMARY
Turn uncertain answers into next steps
No answered area is currently marked “No” or “Not sure.” Answer the remaining questions for a complete summary; you can copy this partial summary at any point.
Still to review: Clear purpose, Process understanding, Information quality, System access, Ownership, Risk controls, Human oversight, Testing, Monitoring, Value.
This is a discussion aid, not a formal audit, approval, risk clearance or certification.
WORKED EXAMPLE
Employee onboarding
An organisation wants to introduce an AI agent to support employee onboarding.
It has identified a clear use case and suitable technology, but discovers that onboarding documents are inconsistent, system permissions are unclear and nobody owns the ongoing monitoring process.
The assessment highlights these issues before they become implementation problems.
WHAT TO CHECK
Positive answers don't guarantee readiness.
A high number of positive answers doesn't guarantee readiness. A single serious gap in security, permissions or accountability may be enough to delay deployment.
This assessment is a starting point for discussion, not a formal audit or compliance certification.