Seven dimensions determine whether AI deploys in government. These are the load-bearing parts of an operating model, not aspirations. Measure where you stand, find the constraint, fix it in the right order.
Each dimension is weighted by how much it determines whether AI reaches production in government. Score low on an upstream dimension and everything downstream costs more.
Do you know what you're trying to change, and why?
Whether you have a documented AI strategy tied to mission outcomes, a disciplined way to prioritize use cases, and measured baselines. Without it, work happens in pockets and impact can't be proven.
The layer that decides whether anything works.
Whether your data is accessible, clean, and legally cleared for AI use. The most common binding constraint in public sector AI.
Can you run it, and are you allowed to?
Whether you have authorization to run AI, a governed environment to run it in, hosting and authorization posture, legacy estate condition, approved tooling, and security controls that hold up under scrutiny.
The gate that determines whether anything ships.
Whether you have an AI use policy people follow, a risk process built for AI-specific risks, and transparency practices. Done well, it clears work; done poorly, it stalls projects or leaves you exposed.
Whether it survives contact with the people who do the work.
Whether there's a named owner with authority, real workforce skill, and frontline adoption. The common outcome is a successful demo followed by an unused system.
How fast you can turn a decision into a contract.
Whether you have a usable procurement vehicle, fast award cycles, and contracts that protect you on data rights, model changes, and exit portability.
The gap between a demo and a system in production.
What happens to your pilots: whether they have production criteria up front and can prove value against baselines. Most budgets fund activity without production systems.
Take the assessment on your own, or book a 30-minute session where we pressure-test the seven dimensions together and leave you with a plan.