AI Readiness Checklist for Singapore SMEs

Business purpose and ownership

Can you explain the outcome, identify the workflow owner and describe the current baseline? Is there a budget and a decision-maker for continuing or stopping?

If these are unclear, begin with a short business brief. The wider transformation roadmap connects the pilot with business priorities.

Process and data

Are the steps and exceptions understood? Can you identify authoritative sources and obtain appropriate access? Are update responsibilities clear?

Use the detailed data readiness guide for source quality. A checklist cannot compensate for unresolved ownership or conflicting records.

People and operating support

Can staff practise with approved examples? Do reviewers know what to check? Is someone available to handle problems and maintain the workflow?

Record training needs using our AI capability guide. Include managers and support owners rather than focusing only on tool users.

Safeguards and recovery

Define restricted inputs, permissions, approval points and stop conditions. Check how work continues when the service is unavailable or produces an unacceptable result.

IMDA’s AI resources offer enterprise guidance. For an illustrative internal assistant, readiness includes a maintained document set and a named person for unanswered questions.

Turn gaps into an action plan

For each gap, record an owner, action and evidence needed to close it. Distinguish issues that block the pilot from improvements that can follow a contained test.

This is an Obizmax planning checklist, not an official assessment or certification. Move into the first-pilot guide once the proposed scope is supportable.

Sources and further reading

• IMDA: Artificial Intelligence