Mission Critical Partners launches AI readiness assessment for the public sector

Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced a new service whereby the firm’s subject-matter experts will assess the preparedness of a public-sector organization to adopt, implement, and manage artificial intelligence (AI) solutions effectively. The goal of each AI readiness assessment is to identify strengths, gaps, and necessary steps to ensure that AI adoption aligns with the organization’s mission objectives, operational needs, compliance requirements, and ethical considerations.

Each assessment will measure the following key factors:

• Organizational readiness — Whether the leadership, governance, and financial stability exist to drive AI initiatives that improve efficiency, service delivery, and mission success.
• Data readiness — Whether the quantity and quality of the organization’s data is sufficient to fully leverage AI as a trusted, secure, and actionable asset for smarter decision-making.
• Technology and infrastructure readiness — Whether the organization’s networks and systems are scalable, resilient, and capable of supporting future innovations without costly overhauls.
• Workforce and culture readiness — Whether personnel have the skills, forward-thinking mindset, and openness to change required to accelerate successful AI implementations.
• Implementation readiness — Whether the organization has the resources needed to leverage high-impact opportunities that maximize operational effectiveness and service delivery while reducing costs.
• Risk, ethics, and compliance readiness — Whether the organization can ensure that AI adoption is responsible, transparent, and aligned with public trust.

Further, each assessment will leverage MCP’s proprietary Model for Advancing Public Safety (MAPS) methodology, which is based on the collective expertise of nearly 250 subject-matter experts, industry standards and best practices, and accreditation programs.

“Artificial intelligence is very exciting and already dozens of use cases in the public sector have emerged, with many more to come,” said Darrin Reilly, MCP’s president and CEO. ”But for AI to have the greatest impact, the circumstances must be right for its deployment. As the adage goes, just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Our assessments will help public-sector organizations avoid the ‘shiny object’ phenomenon and ensure that they implement AI only when they truly are ready to do so.”