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Technical Leadership AI Readiness Systems & Scaling Cost of Inefficiency
~5 minutes · 10 questions
Technical Leadership · Q1 of 10

When you make a major technology decision, do you have someone with hands-on software scaling experience to guide you?

Without technical expertise in the room, you're relying on vendor sales pitches to make critical decisions.

AAlways
BSometimes
CRarely
DNever
Technical Leadership · Q2 of 10

Do you have a clear technology roadmap that shows what to build, fix or automate in the next 12 months?

Without a roadmap, every technology decision is reactive — expensive and rarely strategic.

AYes, it's clear and up to date
BWe have something but it's not clear
CWe're working on it
DNo, we don't have one
Technical Leadership · Q3 of 10

When a technical problem costs you time or money, do you have someone who can diagnose and fix it quickly?

Unresolved technical problems don't stay small — they compound silently until they become crises.

AAlways
BSometimes
CRarely
DNever
AI Readiness · Q4 of 10

Do you know which parts of your business could genuinely benefit from AI right now?

Most businesses are either ignoring AI or investing in tools without a clear reason why.

AYes, we have a clear picture
BWe have some ideas but nothing concrete
CWe've heard the hype but don't know where to start
DNo idea at all
AI Readiness · Q5 of 10

Have you implemented any AI tools in your business in the last 12 months?

Implementation without strategy is how businesses spend on AI that never sticks.

AYes, multiple and they're working well
BYes, but we're not sure if they're working
CWe've tried a few but nothing stuck
DNo, we haven't started
AI Readiness · Q6 of 10

Do you have someone who can cut through the AI hype and tell you what's actually relevant to your business?

Without a trusted filter, it's impossible to separate genuinely useful AI from expensive noise.

AYes, always
BSometimes
CRarely
DNever
Systems & Scaling · Q7 of 10

Are your current systems and processes built to handle your business at twice its current size?

The systems that got you here will break the business you're trying to build.

AYes, absolutely
BMostly, with some gaps
CNot really, we're already feeling the strain
DNo, we're held together with band-aids
Systems & Scaling · Q8 of 10

Do your key business systems talk to each other, or are your teams manually moving data between them?

Every manual data transfer is a hidden tax on your team's time, every single week.

AYes, everything is connected
BMostly connected with a few gaps
CSome connection but lots of manual work
DNo, everything is manual
Systems & Scaling · Q9 of 10

When you onboard a new team member, do your systems and processes make it easy for them to get up to speed?

If growth depends on people's memory, you don't have a system — you have a single point of failure.

AYes, we have clear systems and documentation
BMostly, but there are gaps
CIt takes longer than it should
DNo, it's chaotic and relies on tribal knowledge
Cost of Inefficiency · Q10 of 10

When you add up the time your team spends on manual processes, workarounds and technical problems — how much is it costing your business every week?

Manual work compounds — 20+ hours per week is a full-time salary in lost productivity, every month.

ALess than 5 hours
B5–15 hours
C15–30 hours
DMore than 30 hours
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