AIR Index™ Assessement
A structured, scored assessment of data, team, process, and technology readiness — paired with a 12-month roadmap to AI implementation.
Each factor helps your busienss understand:
How defined and repeatable your processes are
How well it delivers measurable results
How connected your data and technology are
How ready you are to evolve and scale
AIR Index™
The AIR Index™ evaluates AI readiness across four pillars: Data Infrastructure, Team Capability, Process Maturity, and AI Toolchain & Stack. The findings inform your 12-month roadmap to bring process and team capacity in line with business goals.
Four Dimensions of Assessment
Every AIR engagement evaluates an organization across four interconnected dimensions. Each is scored independently, then combined into a composite readiness score used to determine the recommended engagement tier.
Expert guidance to evaluate software solutions, compare build vs. buy options, and optimize your development processes through strategic analysis and recommendations.
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Dedicated full-time resources who integrate seamlessly into your existing team, working in your time zone and participating in all your Agile ceremonies and workflows.
Self-organizing teams of developers, testers, and a product owner who deliver software in two-week sprints with regular demos and continuous stakeholder collaboration.
Fixed-price custom development with clearly defined scope, scheduled demos, and guaranteed pricing that includes UAT windows and post-release support.
Ongoing maintenance and support agreements available as fixed-price annual contracts or hourly arrangements with specific SLAs tailored to your post-launch needs.
Trusted by SaaS vendors, offering structured, repeatable, high-volume implementations that quickly deliver customer value without burdening internal vendor teams.
01 Data Infrastructure
We assess the quality, accessibility, and governance of your data — the fuel that powers everyAI system. This includes data pipelines, storage architecture, labeling readiness, andcompliance posture. Poor data infrastructure is the most common reason AI initiatives stallafter launch, regardless of model quality or engineering talent
02 Team Capability
We assess the quality, accessibility, and governance of your data — the fuel that powers everyAI system. This includes data pipelines, storage architecture, labeling readiness, andcompliance posture. Poor data infrastructure is the most common reason AI initiatives stallafter launch, regardless of model quality or engineering talent
03 Process Maturity
We map your existing workflows to identify where AI creates the most leverage — automatingmanual steps, accelerating decisions, or surfacing intelligence from unstructured data. Wealso assess your organization’s change management readiness. AI adoption fails most oftennot from technical shortcomings, but from organizational resistance and undefinedownership.
04 AI Toolchain & Stack Audit
Our certified cloud and AI consultants evaluate your current tech stack for AI-compatibility —cloud infrastructure, API integrations, model deployment readiness, observability, and securityposture. This dimension connects directly to the Stack Modernization & Vulnerability Assessment,the complementary Phase 1 engagement in The Factory Method™.
Scoring Tiers
Each of the four dimensions is scored from 0 to 100. A composite score is calculated and mapped to one of three engagement tiers. The tier determines First Factory’s recommendednext step thus ensuring you receive a path forward calibrated to where you actually are.
75–100
40–74
Score: 0–39
What You Receive
Every AIR engagement concludes with a structured set of deliverables designed for twoaudiences: the technical teams who will execute on recommendations, and the executivestakeholders who will fund them. All deliverables are produced by the same certifiedpractitioners who conducted the assessment.
Expert guidance to evaluate software solutions, compare build vs. buy options, and optimize your development processes through strategic analysis and recommendations.
Dedicated full-time resources who integrate seamlessly into your existing team, working in your time zone and participating in all your Agile ceremonies and workflows.
Self-organizing teams of developers, testers, and a product owner who deliver software in two-week sprints with regular demos and continuous stakeholder collaboration.
Fixed-price custom development with clearly defined scope, scheduled demos, and guaranteed pricing that includes UAT windows and post-release support.
Ongoing maintenance and support agreements available as fixed-price annual contracts or hourly arrangements with specific SLAs tailored to your post-launch needs.
Trusted by SaaS vendors, offering structured, repeatable, high-volume implementations that quickly deliver customer value without burdening internal vendor teams.
Delivered by Certified Practitioners
Every AI Readiness Index™ engagement is led by First Factory consultants holding active AWS Partner credentials and AI platform certifications. Clients receive findings from practitioners who
can also execute on them, not generalist account managers who hand off to a delivery team they’ve never met.
First Factory is also SOC2 Type 2 certified, meaning we hold ourselves to the same securitystandards we assess in your environment. This matters when we’re reviewing your datagovernance posture, your secrets management practices, or your API security configuration.You can trust that we approach those areas with the same rigor we apply to our ownoperations.
