AI Readiness for SMBs in the Post Hype Era Playbook – Excel XLSX

BENEFITS OF THIS DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. 64 professional files with 349+ spreadsheet tabs and 2,730+ data rows
2. 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domain areas
3. 9 operational runbooks and checklists ready for immediate use

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXCEL DESCRIPTION

AI Readiness for SMBs in the Post Hype Era Playbook is an Excel template (XLSX) with a supplemental Zip archive file document available for immediate download upon purchase.

64 professional files (6 PDFs + 58 Excel workbooks) | 349+ spreadsheet tabs | 2,730+ rows of structured content | 11 organised folders

AI readiness separates organisations that deliver measurable value from those that burn budget on pilots that never reach production. The blockers are rarely the models themselves. Data quality, platform maturity, talent, governance, and change readiness all have to line up before AI investment pays back. A clear-eyed assessment and a sequenced roadmap are the fastest path from intent to impact.

WHAT YOU GET: A THREE-PHASE JOURNEY

Phase 1: Diagnose. Seven domain assessments (30 questions each, 210 total) score your maturity across AI Readiness Strategy, AI Opportunity Mapping, Data Readiness, and related areas. You can complete the Quick Scan diagnostic in under an hour and know exactly where the biggest gaps and opportunities sit.

Phase 2: Set Goals. Five PM template workbooks with roadmaps, RACI matrices, milestone trackers, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans. These lock in scope, timeline, and accountability before a single line of implementation work starts, which is consistently where programmes succeed or stall.

Phase 3: Implement. Nine operational runbooks and checklists covering deployment, incident response, governance reviews, and handover and integration. Every runbook is built to be followed by a working team, not read and filed. Pro tips, example rows, and common-mistake callouts give you the benefit of hard-won practitioner experience from the first day.

7 DOMAIN ASSESSMENTS (210 QUESTIONS)
•  AI Readiness Strategy
•  AI Opportunity Mapping
•  Data Readiness
•  AI Technology Stack
•  AI Talent and Capability
•  Ethical AI Governance
•  AI Project and Change Management

9 OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS
•  AI Change Champion Role Guide
•  AI Data Onboarding Checklist
•  AI Ethics Review Workflow
•  AI Incident Response Playbook
•  AI Model Deployment Handoff Protocol
•  AI Pilot to Production Scaling Runbook
•  AI System Integration Checklist
•  AI Use Case Prioritization Runbook
•  AI User Training Delivery Checklist

The full kit also includes a practitioner-grade library of PM forms spanning all five PMBOK process groups, KPI dashboards, risk and compliance registers, and reference cards. Every template comes pre-populated with domain-specific example data so your team can start editing, not staring at blank rows. You get a consistent operating system across diagnostic, planning, delivery, and sustainment, which is how mature programmes compound improvement year over year.

WHO THIS IS FOR: Enterprise AI programme leaders, chief data and analytics officers, transformation directors, and delivery teams implementing AI at scale.

Aligned with leading industry standards and PMBOK project management practice.

Instant download. Start your first assessment within the hour.

Source: Best Practices in Artificial Intelligence Excel: AI Readiness for SMBs in the Post Hype Era Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk