WOODLANDS ADVISORY
AI ASSURANCE

The right process for an AI agent. Decided on analysis, not on assumption.

The assessment examines whether and under which technical, organisational, security, data protection and regulatory conditions a process is suited to an AI agent. You receive a report with a decision basis. No development, no changes to your systems.

Starting point

Not every process can carry an agent. The question is which one.

A chatbot answers. An agent acts. For an agent to be allowed to act, the process has to be suited to it. The assessment settles this question before you invest in an implementation.

Suitability
Whether a process is suited is decided by the process, its data, interfaces and responsibilities, not by the model.
Prerequisites
Technical, organisational, security, data protection and regulatory prerequisites become visible before an implementation.
Decision
A decision basis replaces the guess as to which use case holds up and which does not.
Scope

Five building blocks. One outcome.

The assessment is based on questionnaires, interviews, workshops, a review of your documentation and data samples, and a read-only technical review. Which processes, areas and systems are examined is defined in the proposal.

Questionnaire and interviews
Structured capture of the process, its context and the requirements you share with us.
Workshop
Joint work with process owners on process steps, people involved, interfaces, approvals and human control.
Document review
Process descriptions, system and interface documentation, data descriptions and data samples to the agreed extent.
Read-only technical review
A look at systems and interfaces, read-only. No configuration changes, no development, no changes to your systems.
Report and presentation
A report with a decision basis. A presentation and discussion of the results where agreed in the proposal.
The scopeWhat is examined is what the proposal states: named processes, areas and systems at the agreed depth. Any extension is agreed separately.
Process

From the question to the decision basis.

Four steps, one report.

  1. 01

    Intake

    Questionnaire, interviews and review of the material you provide. You name one accountable contact per process.

  2. 02

    Workshop

    Capturing the process, people involved, interfaces, data flows and control points together. Shared requirements are taken into account.

  3. 03

    Technical review

    A read-only look at the systems and interfaces involved, where agreed. Data availability, data quality and technical dependencies become visible.

  4. 04

    Report and presentation

    Decision basis with evaluated use cases, prerequisites, risks and next steps. The service is delivered with the handover of the report.

Outcome

A report you can decide on.

The report reflects the state at the time it is prepared, based on the information available by then. We disclose the assessment methodology in the report.

Decision basis
Whether and under which conditions the examined process is suited to an AI agent.
Evaluated use cases
Identified use cases, evaluated and prioritised technically and from a security and data protection perspective.
Prerequisites and risks
What has to be settled before an implementation, including risks of incorrect or unexpected AI outputs.
Next steps
Recommendations concrete enough to derive a decision from, including the decision deliberately not to start.
The decisionEvaluations, prioritisations and recommendations in the report are professional assessments. The decision on the use of AI systems remains with you.
What it is not

What the assessment is not.

No maturity score
You receive a decision basis for specific processes, not a grade for your organisation.
No product recommendation
The assessment recommends no tool and no vendor. Models are not ranked.
No development
Nothing is developed, configured, integrated or deployed. The technical review is read-only.
No legal advice
Regulatory and data protection considerations are made from a technical and organisational perspective. The assessment is not a legal review or approval.

Frequently asked questions

Is the assessment a prerequisite for implementing an AI agent?

No. A prior assessment is not mandatory. An assessment creates no obligation to proceed with an implementation. It provides the decision basis on whether and how a process is suited.

Do you make changes to our systems?

No. The technical review is read-only. Configuration changes, development work and intrusive security testing are not part of the assessment.

What do we need to contribute?

One accountable contact per process, existing process and system documentation, data descriptions or data samples to the agreed extent, and the requirements known to you.

Do we receive a maturity score or a product recommendation?

No. The assessment evaluates specific processes and use cases. It assigns no maturity score and recommends no product or vendor.

Which organisations is the assessment intended for?

B2B organisations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that want to examine a specific process for an AI agent before investing in an implementation.

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