Bonaparte AI AdoptionUniversity of Colorado Denver

Yosef Bonaparte, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance · Director, MS FinTech

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Self-Assessment

AI Readiness Assessment

20 questions · 5 dimensions · under 3 minutes. Your lowest dimension is where to start.

Strategy & Vision

Written AI strategy exists

AI tied to business objectives

Senior leadership champions AI

Timeline & milestones defined

Data Readiness

Data is centralized & clean

Data governance policies in place

Proprietary assets identified

Privacy constraints mapped

Talent & Culture

Staff understand AI tools

Culture tolerates experimentation

Retraining plan exists

Role impact assessment done

Tech Infrastructure

Core systems are API-ready

Build/buy/hybrid decided

Cloud capacity assessed

Vendor AI capabilities reviewed

Governance & Ethics

AI ethics policy exists

Human-in-loop thresholds set

Model audit process in place

Regulatory landscape mapped

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Readiness Score

Check items above to score your organization

Score yourself across all five dimensions to identify where to focus first.

80–100% · Scale now

50–79% · Invest in gaps first

<50% · Build foundation first

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University of Colorado Denver · AI Adoption Framework · 2025

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