Eight questions, and an honest read on where you actually stand
Start with the free 2-minute self-check below. If the result needs a second opinion, the Readiness Workshop places your organisation on a four-level model and ends with a 90-day plan your leadership can agree on.
- Free self-check
- Workshop €3,000
- For leadership teams of 3 to 8
- English or German
Eight questions, one honest score
Answer for the organisation, not for the most advanced team. The result suggests the next step.
AI readiness self-check
8 questions, 2 minutes. Nothing is sent anywhere; the score is calculated in your browser.
1. Do you have a written list of AI use cases with an owner for each? (Use cases)
2. Can the data for your top use case be reached today, legally and technically? (Data)
3. Who would build and run an AI system? (People)
4. Where would it run? (Platform)
5. Are AI use, data classes and approvals written down? (Governance)
6. Have the people using AI had training on how it works and fails? (Literacy)
7. Do you measure the result of any AI work in money or time? (Value)
8. Is budget or funding for a proof of concept available? (Funding)
“Are we doing AI?” is not the right question
“Where do we stand, what would the next level need, and what blocks us?” is. The Readiness Workshop answers it with evidence across use cases, data, people, platform, governance and AI literacy.
AI literacy is no longer optional in the EU. Article 4 of the AI Act, as amended in 2026, asks providers and deployers of AI systems to take measures that support the AI literacy of their staff[1][2]. The assessment shows where that stands today.
It works on its own when leadership needs an investment decision, and it is the right first step when nobody agrees on the current state.
Readiness depends on how much you run yourself
A team that uses a ready-made AI service needs different skills than a team that runs its own model platform. The assessment checks readiness against the layer you are aiming for.
Where you sit, and what the next level needs
The workshop is €2,000. The readiness scorecard with the 90-day plan is the one written result, €1,000.
Readiness scorecard with 90-day planIncluded
Your level on each of the six areas, the evidence behind it, the blockers, and the first three moves with owners.
AI literacy planOptional
Who needs which training, in what order, to support AI literacy under Article 4 of the AI Act in a practical way.
Use-case shortlistOptional
If ideas come up in the session: a first scored list that feeds the Discovery workshop.
One workshop, one scorecard
Net prices, plus VAT. Add optional results if you need them.
AI Readiness Workshop
Pre-session intake, a 3-hour workshop with your leadership team, the scorecard within 5 business days.
€2,000 each, 3 to 4 hours, remote or on-site
Delivered within 5 business days after the last session.
Readiness Workshop
Three stages, one workshop
For leadership teams of 3 to 8 people. Larger groups split into two sessions.
Calibration
The intake captures where you think you are. The session opens by testing that against the indicators.
Evidence
Use cases, data, people, platform, governance and literacy: we look at the evidence and score each area.
Next 90 days
The realistic next level, the blockers, the funding picture and the first three moves.
Real patterns, documented in the open.
Readiness is easier to judge against concrete patterns. These write-ups on ai-solutions.wiki show what production AI needs in data, people and platform.
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Read on ai-solutions.wiki →Check AWS funding before you pay.
Many AI proofs of concept and cloud migrations qualify for AWS funding: credits for the AWS usage and, in some partner programmes, funds for the delivery work. What applies depends on the project, the programme and the AWS account team. I check it in the Idea Call, and the workshop results are written so they can go straight into an application.
Proof of concept
For a prototype on AWS with a clear path to production.
Migration
For larger cloud moves, planned in phases.
What people ask before booking.
Is the self-check really free and anonymous?
Yes. It runs in your browser and sends nothing. If you want to discuss the result, book the free Idea Call.
What does the Readiness Workshop cost?
€2,000 for the workshop plus €1,000 for the readiness scorecard with the 90-day plan: €3,000 net. Optional results cost €1,000 each.
Does this cover the AI Act?
It checks AI literacy measures, which Article 4 of the AI Act asks for, and basic governance. It is not legal advice; for a compliance review see the AI governance page.
Who should attend?
3 to 8 people from leadership, IT, data and the business unit with the strongest AI interest.
What comes after?
Usually the Discovery Workshop, which turns ideas into a scored shortlist. If you are further along, the Concept workshop or an architecture review.
FREE DECK
Six Rungs
From the first idea to something somebody operates. What each rung answers and what it hands you.
- The ladder
- Six chapters
- A placement map
- Two worksheets
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Linda Mohamed
I design and build AI and cloud systems on AWS and hybrid platforms, and I teach how they work. I have organised the AWS User Group Vienna for more than seven years, co-organise AWS Community Day DACH, teach AI architectures at Hochschule Burgenland, speak at conferences in Europe and the US, and maintain ai-solutions.wiki. Based in Vienna. Remote or on-site, in English or German.
Where the facts come from.
Prices, service names and limits change. The linked official pages are the reference; figures on this page were checked in September 2026.
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act), Article 4 AI literacy
- EU AI Act Article 4 (AI literacy), current text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744
- AWS Cloud Adoption Framework for AI, ML and generative AI
- AWS shared responsibility model
- ai-solutions.wiki: From AI proof of concept to production
- ai-solutions.wiki: AI architecture patterns
Start with one conversation.
30 minutes to look at your idea, your data and the right starting point. Or book 15 minutes if you only have a question.
- Walk through your self-check result
- Decide whether the workshop is needed
- Pick the right participants
- Check AWS funding for a first project
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