A practical guide for CIOs and CTOs
Introduction
For CTOs and CIOs, leading in the AI era means making faster, higher-stakes decisions—often without a clear, shared view of the IT landscape.
AI can accelerate delivery, but without mature architecture, robust governance, and alignment to business goals, it amplifies risk instead of creating value.
CHAPTER 1: Maturity matters in the age of AI
CHAPTER 2: The four main risks of AI
CHAPTER 3: A practical framework: Four stages of software maturity
CHAPTER 4: Avoiding the “high-risk leap”
CHAPTER 5: Self-assessment: Where are you now?
CHAPTER 6: Starting strong: A CTO maturity action map
For CTOs and CIOs who need a clear view of their software maturity to lead AI initiatives with confidence — leaders focused on reducing risk, strengthening governance, and turning modernization into measurable business impact.
of developers estimate 1 in 5 AI suggestions include factual errors.
of professionals say AI tools lack context about their codebase and architecture.
of AI-generated code suggestions show security vulnerabilities.
of AI-generated code show licensing irregularities that can create legal exposure.
Software Improvement Group (SIG) leads in traditional and AI software quality assurance, empowering organizations to become more resilient and agile by guiding them to enhance their software quality and security through deep source code analysis and tailored, strategic advice.
Sigrid® – our software assurance platform – leverages the world’s largest database containing over 300 billion lines of code across more than 20,000 systems and 300+ technologies, and intelligently recommends the most crucial initiatives for organizations. SIG complies with multiple ISO/IEC standards, including ISO/IEC 27001 and 17025, and has co-developed ISO/IEC 5338, the new global standard for AI lifecycle management.
SIG was founded in 2000 and has offices in New York, Copenhagen, Brussels, and Frankfurt, and is headquartered in Amsterdam.
Sigrid®, together with expert software engineering consultants and nearly 25 years of industry-leading research, positions SIG as the foremost authority on software excellence.
