Methodology
A weighted diagnostic across four dimensions of workflow autonomy.
The Autonomy Index™ measures AI maturity across four dimensions: adoption, capability enablement, workflow ownership and strategic impact. It moves beyond efficiency metrics and asks a deeper question: how much of the actual work system has been entrusted to intelligence?
Adoption
20%How widely and consistently AI is used inside the team — and whether usage is tracked against outcomes.
Capability Enablement
20%How much of your AI capability is actually turned on, and how deeply it is integrated with the rest of your systems.
Workflow Ownership
35%Where AI sits on the spectrum from assistance to ownership across every stage of the workflow.
Strategic Impact
25%Whether AI has changed outcomes, the team's operating model, and the level of work people are doing.
The formula
score =
adoption × 0.20
+ capability enablement × 0.20
+ workflow ownership × 0.35
+ strategic impact × 0.25
What it isn't
- A productivity benchmark for hours saved.
- A vendor scorecard or tool comparison.
- A personality quiz with marketing copy attached.