Artificial Intelligence has become a boardroom priority—but not every problem needs AI. As organizations rush toward predictive models and generative AI co-pilots, a critical question is often skipped: Do we actually need AI for this problem?   Many AI initiatives fail because the problem, data, or organization isn’t ready. That’s why we created a playbook-aligned AI readiness assessment —modelled after the governance frameworks established by ACT-IAC ( www.actiac.org ) —to h