# Tools
*Intelligence from the Field — assessments and interactive resources*
- [AI readiness assessment: what to look for before acquisition](/insights/ai-readiness-assessment-what-to-look-for-before-acquisition): Most acquisition theses now include some version of "AI opportunity" in the value creation plan. The problem is that very few deal teams have a structured way to assess whether that opportunity is real, accessible or priced correctly. The gap shows up at portfolio review, twelve months...
- [The AI due diligence checklist every PE operating partner needs](/insights/the-ai-due-diligence-checklist-every-pe-operating-partner-needs): Most private equity operating partners are walking into management presentations where the word "AI" appears on every third slide. Some of those claims are real. Most are not. The problem is that very few deal teams have a structured way to tell the difference. The mistake firms make at this...
- [How to conduct an AI due diligence on a portfolio company](/insights/how-to-conduct-an-ai-due-diligence-on-a-portfolio-company): Most private equity firms now ask some version of the AI question during diligence. The problem is most of them ask the wrong questions - and the management teams they are interrogating know it. The typical exchange goes something like this: the deal team asks whether the company uses AI, the...
- [What is an AI audit and does your business need one?](/insights/what-is-an-ai-audit-and-does-your-business-need-one): Most organisations adopting AI are flying partially blind. They have bought tools, run pilots, perhaps pushed something into production - and they have no reliable picture of whether any of it is working, whether it is creating risk, or whether the money they have spent is doing anything useful.
## Curated resources
- [All tools](/tools): Explore Rodan's assessments and interactive resources.
- [Technology Due Diligence](/tools/tech-dd): Structure an initial view of technology risk and readiness.
- [Data Maturity Assessment](/tools/data-maturity): Assess the maturity of your data foundations.
- [Margin Leakage](/tools/margin-leakage): Explore where operational and commercial margin may be leaking.
- [Board Pack](/tools/board-pack): Structure evidence for senior decision-makers.
- [Dashboard Audit](/tools/dashboard-audit): Review whether reporting supports real decisions.
- [Workflow Builder](/tools/workflow-builder): Map a workflow before deciding where automation belongs.
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