AI Strategy Readiness — Essentials
A 60-minute self-administered audit that tells you exactly where you stand on AI. Scored on five dimensions, with blind spots flagged and three prioritized actions for the next quarter.
PRICE
€490
DELIVERY
1 day
FORMAT
Self-served
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§ 01 · The problem
"Are we behind, on par, or ahead on AI?"
Most leadership teams answer this question by gut feeling. Some teams overestimate their maturity. Others underestimate it. Both reactions lead to misallocated budgets and missed quarters.
The Essentials checklist gives you a structured, honest, scored answer in 60 minutes. Built for senior leaders who want clarity before committing budget — without paying for a full consulting engagement.
§ 02 · What you get
A 12-page scorecard, four deliverables, one hour of your time.
Designed to be completed by a single senior executive in 60 minutes. No team workshop required. No data extraction. No prep.
DELIVERABLE 01
5-dimension scorecard
Structured questions across Strategy, People, Data, Tech, Governance. Each dimension scored 0-5 with diagnostic narrative.
DELIVERABLE 02
Maturity benchmark
Your scores positioned against sector peers from Odyssey's anonymized database of 50+ enterprises. You see where you stand.
DELIVERABLE 03
Blind spot flags
Algorithmic detection of inconsistencies in your responses. The questions you skipped, the contradictions, the over-confidence patterns.
DELIVERABLE 04
3 prioritized actions
The three most impactful actions for your next quarter, based on your specific maturity profile. With expected outcomes and rough effort estimates.
§ 03 · The method
A structured diagnostic built from 50+ engagements.
Not a generic AI maturity model. The Essentials checklist is a distilled version of Odyssey's full diagnostic — calibrated to surface the most decision-critical signals in under an hour.
DIMENSION 01
Strategy
Is AI in your strategic plan, or just in your roadmap? Are use cases tied to business outcomes? Does leadership own the AI narrative?
DIMENSION 02
People
Who owns AI in your org? Do you have the right talent mix? Is upskilling structured or ad-hoc? What's your culture around experimentation?
DIMENSION 03
Data
Is your data AI-ready? Documented, accessible, governed, quality-controlled? Or scattered across systems that don't talk to each other?
DIMENSION 04
Technology
What's your AI tech stack maturity? Build-vs-buy clarity? Integration patterns? Vendor dependency risk? Production-readiness?
DIMENSION 05
Governance
Risk frameworks, ethical guidelines, EU AI Act readiness, audit trails. Are you ready for a regulator visit — or your board's question round?
§ 04 · How it works
From purchase to scorecard in 24 hours.
A four-step process designed to fit into your existing schedule. No team workshop, no calendar coordination, no preparation required.
STEP 01
Purchase
Pay €490 via Stripe. Receive immediate confirmation and a secure link to the diagnostic platform.
STEP 02
Complete the checklist
60 minutes of focused work. Around 50 structured questions across the five dimensions. Save and resume anytime within 7 days.
STEP 03
Receive your scorecard
Within 24 hours of submission. PDF report, scored, benchmarked, with blind spots flagged and three prioritized actions.
STEP 04 · OPTIONAL
Decide next steps
Use the scorecard internally. Or upgrade to the Capability Gap diagnostic (€2,900) for a deeper, partner-led assessment with sector benchmark.
§ 05 · Who it's for
For executives who want clarity before commitment.
Built for four senior roles who face the AI readiness question — and want a structured answer before greenlighting budget or scoping engagements.
CEO / GENERAL MANAGER
You hear conflicting signals about where your org stands on AI. You want a single honest answer in an hour, not a six-month consulting engagement.
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
You're building the AI section of your 3-year plan. You need a baseline diagnostic to anchor the narrative — without burning weeks on benchmarking.
OPERATING PARTNER
You sit on multiple portfolio boards. You need a standardized way to assess AI maturity across participations — comparable, fast, defensible.
HEAD OF AI / CDO
You're building the case for a structured AI program. This scorecard gives your board the diagnostic baseline — before you ask for the budget.
§ 06 · Frequently asked
Six honest answers to common questions.
Is this useful if I already know we're behind on AI?
Yes — knowing you're behind isn't the same as knowing where. The scorecard tells you which two dimensions are dragging your maturity down and which three actions will lift it fastest. That's the difference between an opinion and a plan.
Can multiple people contribute, or just one?
Designed for one senior executive. We've found that consensus diagnostics produce diluted answers. Better: one person who knows the business top-to-bottom answers honestly. If you want a multi-stakeholder view, look at the Capability Gap diagnostic (€2,900).
How is the benchmark built?
From Odyssey's anonymized database of 50+ enterprise diagnostics across financial services, industrials, retail, and tech. We segment by sector and revenue band where samples allow. We tell you transparently when your sector sample is too small to benchmark.
Is my data confidential?
Yes. Your responses are processed under standard NDA terms and used only to generate your report. Aggregated, anonymized signals feed the benchmark — no individual responses are ever shared externally.
What if I want a deeper diagnostic afterwards?
The €490 you paid is credited toward the Capability Gap diagnostic (€2,900) if you upgrade within 60 days. Or use the scorecard as input for any Odyssey custom engagement.
Can I see a sample report before purchasing?
Yes — anonymized sample report available on request. Email contact@odyssey.tech with subject "Essentials sample" and we'll send it within 24 hours.
§ Ready when you are
An honest AI maturity check, in 60 minutes.
€490, one hour of your time. The clarity you need before the next quarter's budget conversation.
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