An end-to-end journey from informal AI use to structured, governed, measurable adoption
An end-to-end programme that moves your business from informal AI use to structured, governed, measurable AI adoption.
Who this is for
Most clients start the Programme with an AI Readiness Scan. It sets the baseline and its fee is credited in full.
Start with an AI Readiness ScanThe Problem
Staff in most Irish SMEs are already using AI. The tools are in the building. They are just not being used with any structure, any policy, or any way to measure whether they are delivering value. Only 7% of Irish businesses feel confident in their AI capabilities, compared to 46% of large organisations.
Large organisations are achieving two times or more productivity gains from AI adoption. The difference is not the tools. It is the structured approach: a readiness baseline, role-specific training, a formal governance layer, and a well-scoped pilot with a pre-agreed success definition.
Organisations with a formal AI policy are ten times more likely to report major productivity gains. The Capability Build Programme puts that structure in place across eight to twelve weeks, from the first diagnostic through to a completed pilot and a 12-month roadmap.
What Is Included
Before delivering any training or workshop, we interview your business. The training and workshop content is built around your actual tools, your real workflows, and the specific tasks your team do every day.
How the Programme works
AI Readiness Scan
A baseline picture of current AI use, readiness across five dimensions, and a prioritised action plan.
AI Literacy Training
Trained staff with documented, role-specific AI competence and a record of safe use guidance delivered.
AI Policy and Governance Pack
A written acceptable use policy, a complete tool inventory with data residency notes, and a named AI owner.
Use-Case Discovery Workshop
A scored shortlist of candidate use cases with a recommended pilot and clear success criteria.
Controlled AI Pilot
A live, tested AI application with evidence of performance against the pre-agreed success definition.
AI Owner Setup and Handover
A named AI owner with the knowledge and documentation to maintain governance independently after the programme ends.
12-Month AI Roadmap
A phased adoption plan with prioritised next steps, owner assignments, and a quarterly review schedule.
Programme Completion Report
A management-ready report summarising the engagement, outcomes, and your AI governance status at close.
Deliverables
Timeline and Investment
Timeline
Eight to twelve weeks. Remote-first, with on-site sessions as required and agreed.
Investment
From €15,000.
Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed timeline. AI Readiness Scan fee credited in full.
Why this is worth the investment
Organisations with a formal AI policy are ten times more likely to report major productivity gains than those without one. Large organisations are already achieving more than twice the productivity gains of Irish SMEs from AI adoption. The gap is not the tools. It is the structure.
The AI Capability Build Programme delivers that structure in 8 to 12 weeks. By the end, your team knows how to use AI safely and consistently. Your governance layer is documented and maintained. Your named AI owner can defend any decision made with AI. And you have a 12-month roadmap that keeps adoption moving.
The Programme includes the AI Readiness Scan, AI literacy training, governance pack, use-case discovery workshop, and a completed pilot. Each of those would cost €2,500 to €4,000 as a standalone engagement. As part of the Programme they are sequenced, integrated, and delivered against your specific business context rather than off-the-shelf.
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AI Agent Governance Checklist
A practical checklist for Irish SMEs deploying AI agents. Covers oversight controls, human escalation points, scope boundaries, and the documentation you need before any agent goes into a real workflow.
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Not sure whether an AI Readiness Scan is right for your business? Start with a free 20-minute AI conversation. One clear priority finding. No pitch. No obligation.
Insights
Over 80% of AI projects fail before delivering value — not because of the technology, but because of what happens before it. Here is the evidence-based eight-step framework Irish SMEs need to get AI adoption right from the start.
by Eileen Weadick, PhD•10 min read
Founder, Clear Gate Systems
Scope and boundaries
What we are
Clear Gate Systems helps Irish SMEs build AI capability, train their teams, and govern how AI runs safely and sustainably. Every engagement includes structured governance and, where relevant, EU AI Act and related obligations. Eileen Weadick holds specialist EU AI Act compliance training (AIActTPro certified) and applies that knowledge as a practical component of every engagement.
What we are not
Clear Gate Systems does not provide legal advice, legal interpretation of specific obligations, or regulatory representation. Where your organisation requires a formal legal opinion, on the classification of a specific system, on contractual obligations with an AI vendor, or on regulatory exposure, a qualified solicitor or barrister must be engaged. Our role is to build the technical governance infrastructure that qualified legal counsel can stand behind.
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Book a free 20-minute AI conversation. No pitch. No obligation. One clear priority finding.
Eileen Weadick, PhD — AI adoption and governance implementation specialist. Cork, Ireland.
After the Programme, Ongoing AI Support keeps governance current as your tools and obligations evolve.
