AI Readiness Assessment

Strategic Opportunities

We understand our business and market thoroughly and have rigorously identified, sized and prioritized AI-related opportunities for revenue and efficiency gain

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

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Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Strategic Threats

We have a comprehensive view of our competitive landscape and have rigorously identified current and potential sources of new AI-driven competition or disruption

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

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Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Strategy Process

We follow a systematic process for continuously monitoring change in the market and adapting strategy as necessary, with a particular focus on AI-related impacts

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

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Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Staff Acumen

We have established expectations for baseline AI acumen across the organization, conducted needs analysis and built out educational resources for staff

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Leader Acumen

We have taken special care to ensure AI acumen among leaders and managers, focusing on not just the technology and its applications but also org and people impacts

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Firmwide Upskilling

We have embraced the reality that everyone in the company will be using AI, and have established data fluency and judgment as universal performance evaluation criteria

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Culture Definition

We have acted on the generational occasion of AI to proactively examine how our values and culture should change and have implemented and cascaded accordingly

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Internal Communications

We openly and broadly discuss AI as fundamental to our objectives to become for efficient and effective as a firm, and the organization in on board with our direction

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Change Management

We are using a best practice playbook to bring the organization along--involving leadership and influencers, addressing pockets of resistance, front-loading staff-oriented applications, etc.

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Leadership Mandate

We have established (thoughtful) expectations and goals for leaders around driving efficiency and effectiveness via AI transformation

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Leadership Competencies

In light of the times, we have dialed up communications, change management, and talent stewardship as critical leadership competency model capabilities

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Leader Teachers

We have designated a cadre of leader teachers--data and technology experts, business leaders, and gifted communicators--to help drive transformation

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Performance Objectives

We have overhauled metrics and goaling to incorporate new expectations around strategy execution and efficiency/effectiveness

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Work Design

We have carefully evaluated critical workflows to understand the potential for AI enablement, and to make adjustments for the right mix of people, process and technology

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Organization Structure

We have reassessed org structure to incorporate any relevant changes associated with AI-related changes to objective setting and workflow redesign

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Role Definition

We have assessed and reset individual job descriptions to accommodate new skills expectations and to reflect how work really gets done in the business

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Talent Profile

We have incorporated new role definitions, technology acumen expectations and productivity targets into standards and criteria for hiring, evaluation and promotion

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Talent Stewardship

We are very proactively transitioning talent whose roles are or will be affected by AI to new modes of working through career planning, re-training, and transfer

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Data Foundation

We have identified, prioritized and organized our proprietary datasets that hold the most promise, once augmented with AI, to drive value for customers and efficiency for the business

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Data Engineering

We have a modern data stack with source systems connected by data pipelines to data lake and warehouse solutions for purpose-driven storage, organization and use

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

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Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Data Science

We have all the requisite talent, process, and capabilities in place--resident or contracted--to build, deploy, and run any desired AI model engines

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Tech Stack

We have a modern tech stack, enabling the highest levels of performance and scalability and maximum development cycle speed and agility

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Cybersecurity Protocols

We are fully compliant to the highest reasonable standards for protecting against all/new forms of systems incursion and data compromise

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Project Prioritization

We follow a strategy-driven process for continuously prioritizing and managing projects, balancing internal (efficiency) and external (growth) objectives

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Strategic Risk

We have reviewed all significant strategic threats and opportunities with the board, and have a schedule for reviewing relevance/status of each on a periodic basis

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Business Risk

We have run scenarios to determine all the ways in which the business could possibly suffer reputational, operational or financial harm due to misuse of AI

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Legal Risk

We are up to date on all current and pending regulations regarding AI use, and have revisited all company policies, procedures and contracts accordingly for implementation

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Ethical Risk

We fully understand the risks around diversity, fairness and equity in the use of AI, and we have procedures in place to eliminate bias and maximize transparency

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Environmental Risk

We understand AI risks to the environment and have a deliberate plan to bring down computation requirements and other carbon-footprint related impacts

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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Societal Obligation

We deeply appreciate the existential risks of human displacement in the workforce and are taking a formal stance regarding human agency and elevation of the worker

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Unexplored We haven't thought about this yet and/or haven't taken any steps toward establishing the capability.

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Emerging We understand the need and have begun building the capability but are not yet broadly operational.

3

Competent We've got the basics in place and are satisfactorily up and running with the capability.

4

Advanced The capability is reasonably well established across the organization and producing results.

5

Exceptional I would go so far as to say we are high-performing best practitioners in this area of capability.

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