AI Maturity Model
A quick baseline for understanding where individuals, teams or the whole organisation currently stand with AI. Identify where you are, set targets by role and team, and track progress over time.
5 dimensions
5 maturity levels
~5 minutes
Open to everyone, including those not yet using AI
Taking it
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.
Applying it
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 to L5. 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.
- Stage 1AwarenessAware that AI tools exist. Have tried one or two briefly. Not yet part of regular work.
- Stage 2ExplorationActively exploring AI tools and use cases. Individual initiative, no consistent approach yet.
- Stage 3AdoptionAI is adopted into regular workflow. Consistent use across tasks. Team practices starting to form.
- Stage 4IntegrationAI is integrated into how the organisation works. Structured approach, redesigned workflows, governance developing.
- Stage 5TransformationAI is embedded across the organisation and shapes how it operates. Clear governance, training and strategic alignment.
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.
Result
Your stage
Maturity profile
Your profile across the five dimensions is shown below. Where scores are uneven, the dimension with the lowest score is usually the most useful place to focus first.
Tracking your progress
Use your maturity code to track how your profile changes across quarters. Share it with colleagues or a facilitator as a starting point for planning.
Maturity disclosure code
Record alongside capability and wellbeing codes in your AI governance log. Format: MAT-L[overall] | TF:L[n] PC:L[n] WI:L[n] LE:L[n] SV:L[n]. Use this code to track progress across quarters.
Help shape this instrument
We are developing this model with sector organisations. If you have used it with a team and want to share what worked or what needs improving, we want to hear from you.