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# AI Readiness Snapshot
- URL: https://caterpillar.garden/offers/ai-readiness-snapshot/
- Published: 2026-11-04T08:06:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T16:04:24.000Z
- Description: From €5,000 · Lite from €1,500 · 2–3 weeks
- Author: Marcin Karkocha
- Tags: #offers

> Most companies start with AI where it is easiest to switch on, not where it pays. Fifteen minutes a day saved on summarising e-mails does not show up anywhere in the P&L.

## What we look at

| Area       | The question                                                                                       |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Work       | Where do expensive people spend hours on reading, sorting, searching, rewriting or checking?       |
| Data       | Is the information those tasks need available, good enough, and allowed to be used?                |
| Technology | What do you already own and pay for – licences, platforms, integrations – that could do the job?   |
| Governance | Who decides, who owns the risk, and which rules (GDPR, the AI Act, your clients' contracts) apply? |
| Value      | What is each opportunity worth, what does it cost, and what happens if you wait a year?            |

## Why it matters

AI spend is growing in most companies, but outcomes are rarely measured: no prioritisation, no guardrails, no ROI baseline. The companies that get value from AI start where the hours are, prove it on one case and only then scale. This Snapshot gives you that starting point – and the numbers to defend it.

## How it differs from a free AI audit

An audit from an implementation partner maps your processes for automation and is usually deducted from the project the same company will sell you. I do not implement and take no commission from who does, so the recommendation can be “use what you already pay for”, “start with one small pilot” or “not now”.