How it works
For each of five dimensions, choose the description that most accurately reflects where you are right now. No numbers to assign. The description either matches your situation or it does not.
How to use it
Use as an all-staff baseline. Set targets by team and role — for example, AI Committee at L4, all staff at L3, digital team at L4–5. Rerun quarterly to track progress.
The five stages
The stages describe recognisable points in the journey of working with AI. Most people and organisations sit somewhere between stages rather than neatly at one point. The profile across all five dimensions is usually more useful than the overall stage number.
Five dimensions of AI maturity
Each dimension is assessed independently, showing where development is uneven.
Tool Familiarity
Which AI platforms are used regularly and how well understood across the team.
Prompting Confidence
How structured and deliberate the approach to briefing AI is — from ad hoc requests to systematic instruction design.
Workflow Integration
How deeply AI is embedded in regular processes versus used for occasional standalone tasks.
Legal and Ethical Awareness
Understanding of data protection, consent, bias and responsible use as they apply to AI.
Strategic Vision
How clearly AI fits into the organisation’s strategic direction — from peripheral tool to embedded capability informing decisions.