The Stack Self-Audit

What it is

The field report measured the industry: 95% of corporate AI transformations returned zero measurable impact. This is the instrument that measures you. Work the five Stack layers in order (Vision, Data, Process, Human Experience, AI), rate five statements on each from 0 to 8, and you finish with one honest number out of 200 and the band it places you in.

It is a scorecard, not a read. Print it, fill it in, keep what you score. The point is the shape, not the total: a 38 on AI sitting on a 12 on Data is not a strong AI capability, it is a fast hallucination machine, and the real score is the 12. The lowest layer is your red layer, and it caps everything above it.

What’s inside

• 01How to scoreThe 0–8 scale, anchored: 0 is absent, 8 is true on a bad week, not just on board day.
• 02Five layers, 40 points eachVision, Data, Process, Human Experience, AI: five statements per layer, each with its own rating strip.
• 03The /40 subtotalsA sharp rating strip and a write-in subtotal close every layer page, ready to carry forward.
• 04The tally and the band meterAdd the five subtotals to 200, then plot the result on the four-band meter.
• 05Your red layer, your next moveThe four bands (the 95%, fragile, a contender, the 5%) and a write-in for the one 30-day move.

How to use it

1. Set aside fifteen minutes and score it honestly: the company you run on a Tuesday, not the one in the deck.
2. Find your red layer, commit to its one move, then run The Index for a measured, scored read.