Many organisations have AI pilots and Copilot licences, but no clear answer to three questions: which AI opportunities are worth funding, what will stop them reaching production safely, and what to do next. Our free AI Readiness Assessment gives you a quick, self-reported starting point.

The Sprint goes further. Over 10 business days, TTD works with one business unit to test that self-reported view against stakeholder interviews and real evidence, then turns it into a funded, prioritised plan. The scope is fixed, and the price is fixed and agreed up front.

Who It’s For

Built for organisations that have started with AI and now need to make defensible decisions.

Regulated Organisations

Organisations of roughly 200 to 2,000 employees in regulated sectors, where AI decisions need to stand up to risk, audit and compliance scrutiny.

Already Experimenting

Teams already running AI pilots or rolling out Microsoft Copilot who need to decide what to scale, what to fix and what to stop.

Leaders Who Need a Decision

Executives, technology and risk leaders who need a clear proceed / prepare / pause recommendation and a business case they can take to the board.

What’s Included

A fixed scope, so you know exactly what you will get.

Scope & Inputs

  • One business unit
  • Up to five stakeholder interviews: executive, technology, operations and risk
  • Review of up to eight supporting artefacts
  • Your completed AI Readiness Assessment as the self-reported baseline
  • Methodology mapped to NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001

Deliverables

  • Self-reported vs TTD-verified readiness score
  • Stakeholder alignment and evidence-confidence analysis
  • Three AI use cases ranked by value, feasibility and risk
  • One quantified business case
  • Data, integration, security and governance gap map
  • Microsoft Foundry-aligned target architecture
  • Proceed / prepare / pause decision
  • Prioritised 90-day roadmap
  • Executive presentation and readout

How the 10 Days Run

1

Days 1–2

Kickoff and evidence

Confirm scope and the business unit, collect up to eight supporting artefacts, and baseline your self-reported AI Readiness Assessment.

2

Days 3–5

Interviews and verification

Up to five stakeholder interviews across executive, technology, operations and risk. Test answers against evidence to produce a TTD-verified score.

3

Days 6–8

Use cases, business case and architecture

Rank three use cases by value, feasibility and risk, quantify one business case, map gaps and design a Microsoft Foundry-aligned target architecture.

4

Days 9–10

Decision and readout

Agree a proceed / prepare / pause decision, finalise the prioritised 90-day roadmap and present the findings to your executive team.

Outcomes

What you walk away with at the end of the Sprint.

Know What to Fund

A ranked shortlist of three use cases and a quantified business case for the strongest one, so investment goes where the value is.

Know What Will Block Production

A clear map of the data, integration, security and governance gaps that would stop AI reaching production safely.

Know What to Do Next

A proceed / prepare / pause decision and a prioritised 90-day roadmap your team can start on straight away.

A Score You Can Defend

Your self-reported score set alongside a TTD-verified score, with stakeholder alignment and evidence-confidence analysis.

A Target Architecture

A Microsoft Foundry-aligned target architecture that fits your existing Microsoft estate and governance requirements.

Governance-Ready Findings

Findings mapped to NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001, ready to feed into your risk and compliance processes.

Free Assessment vs the Sprint

Start free. Move to the Sprint when you need a verified answer.

Free AI Readiness Assessment AI Value & Production Readiness Sprint
Time About 4 minutes, online 10 business days with TTD
Input One respondent, 24 questions Up to five stakeholder interviews and up to eight supporting artefacts
Score Self-reported, placed against TTD’s maturity framework Self-reported vs TTD-verified, with stakeholder alignment and evidence-confidence analysis
Risk 8 production risk gates flagged from your answers (citing NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, OWASP and POPIA), plus an answer-consistency check Risk gates tested against evidence and stakeholder interviews, mapped to NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001
Use cases Three observations and Tech Radar suggestions Three use cases ranked by value, feasibility and risk, plus one quantified business case
Architecture & gaps Strongest and weakest areas, with 30-day quick wins Data, integration, security and governance gap map and a Microsoft Foundry-aligned target architecture
Plan No roadmap: a starting point for discussion Proceed / prepare / pause decision and a prioritised 90-day roadmap
Output PDF report, emailed with a 90-day private link Executive presentation and readout
Cost Free Fixed price, agreed up front

Frequently Asked Questions

10 business days from kickoff, with a fixed scope covering one business unit. The Sprint ends with an executive presentation and readout.

The Sprint is fixed price, agreed up front before we start. Book a 30-minute Readiness Review and we will confirm scope and price for your organisation.

Access to up to five stakeholders for interviews (typically executive, technology, operations and risk), up to eight supporting artefacts such as strategy documents, architecture diagrams, policies or data inventories, and a completed AI Readiness Assessment.

The free Scan is a 4-minute, self-reported view from one respondent. The Sprint tests that view with stakeholder interviews and evidence, gives you a TTD-verified score alongside the self-reported one, and turns it into ranked use cases, a quantified business case, a target architecture, a proceed/prepare/pause decision and a prioritised 90-day roadmap.

Our methodology is mapped to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) and ISO/IEC 42001, so findings can feed directly into your risk and governance processes. The mapping supports your governance work; it is not a certification or audit against those standards.

The target architecture is aligned to Microsoft Foundry and the wider Microsoft cloud, which suits organisations already using Microsoft 365, Copilot or Azure. The use case ranking, business case and governance findings are useful whichever platform you choose.

Regulated organisations of roughly 200 to 2,000 employees that are already experimenting with AI or Microsoft Copilot and need to decide which opportunities to fund and how to get them safely into production.