

Ensuring Stability on Your Organization's AI Journey
While AI adoption is widespread, most organizations capture only a fraction of AI's potential value. Why? They have gaps in key capabilities for AI effectiveness and broader organizational performance. Google's recent DORA research reveals that AI amplifies foundational strengths and weaknesses. Organizations that pair their AI investments with the right foundational capabilities see large improvements in business outcomes.We have deep experience leading assessments and transformations to improve exactly these capabilities. Self-completed surveys won’t cut it. Cursory interviews with leadership miss meaningful information about conditions on the ground. We combine real domain expertise with real conversations that enable us to quantify the current state and actionable next steps. For PE firms, portfolio-wide data points mean improved value creation leverage.
What we Assess
Foundational Capabilities:
1. AI Policy
2. Data Ecosystem
3. Internal Data Accessibility
4. Platform Quality
5. Version Control
6. Work in Small Batches
7. User-Centric Focus
How It Works
An Expert-Led Process:
• Structured interviews
• Evaluation of infrastructure, data documentation, organizational policies, and other available materials• Timeline: 2-3 weeks
What You Get
Actionable Deliverables:
✓ Quantitative scoring
✓ Benchmarking
✓ Prioritized roadmap
✓ Business impact analysis
✓ Implementation plan
✓ Portfolio-wide metrics available at 1+ portcos*
Private Equity Specialists: We work exclusively with private equity-backed portcos, propelling them to generate maximum value by getting good at delivering software and using data to achieve operational excellence.The Right Mix of Expertise: A combined 50+ years of expertise in software engineering and data strategy – the research-backed determinants of AI success.
Next StepLet's connect to explore how your firm can leverage this data to gain a competitive advantage.
Contacts:Dave Mangot
Mangoteque
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Paul Karner
Horizon Data Partners
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