Information Services Group (ISG) announced it has acquired the AI Maturity Index, a SaaS platform designed to help organizations assess and improve workforce readiness for adopting AI, as the company expands a broader AI acceleration strategy that also includes a new internal AI Acceleration Unit and an upcoming AI-powered insights platform.
The Stamford, Connecticut-based technology research and advisory firm said the AI Maturity Index will serve as a scalable starting point for client engagements by quantifying and benchmarking employees’ preparedness to use AI and prescribing steps to improve adoption. ISG Chairman and CEO Michael P. Connors said the platform strengthens the firm’s data-driven advisory approach and supports its goal of helping clients achieve ROI from AI investments.
ISG said the AI Maturity Index was developed and launched last year and was created by co-founders Eryn Peters and Iwo Szapar. Peters, a certified change management professional and founder of the Startup Consortium who also edits Weekly Workforce, will serve as product and strategy leader for the platform as it is rolled out to ISG clients. Szapar is described as a future-of-work evangelist and remote work infrastructure pioneer.
In early traction, ISG said the platform has assessed more than 6,000 individual AI users and collected more than 400,000 data points, with the company expecting adoption to increase as distribution expands through ISG’s client base.
As part of the same initiative, ISG said it has formed an AI Acceleration Unit led by Chief AI Officer Steve Hall. The unit is expected to integrate expertise across ISG’s advisory and research teams to help clients evaluate AI maturity, set AI strategy, develop and govern provider ecosystems, and drive adoption through change management.
ISG also said it plans to launch a proprietary insights platform in the first quarter of 2026 featuring an AI-powered “intelligence advisor” intended to provide clients real-time access to ISG’s data and analysis on technology markets and software providers.
Separately, the company cited a Nasdaq ranking that placed ISG among the top 8% of Nasdaq-listed information technology companies with market capitalizations below $1 billion for 2025 share price performance, noting that ISG shares rose 78% in 2025.
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“ISG is moving with speed on AI. As an AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, we are committed to helping clients achieve maximum ROI from their AI investments with our unique blend of market insights, advice, ecosystem expertise and platform offerings. In this fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, clients need a trusted partner like ISG to help them cut through the AI noise and identify the best path forward to growth and value.”
“The AI Maturity Index provides us with a high-impact, scalable entry point into every client’s AI journey. Clients will benefit from the insights and actionable data provided by this platform, which also reinforces our core strengths in data-driven research and advisory.”
“Our new AI Acceleration Unit is comprised of an elite group of ISG leaders in the vanguard of developing and instituting our expert-led approach to AI adoption and value creation. This unit is charged with delivering the full benefits of AI for our clients and our firm.” “ISG is pleased to be among the top performers in our sector for 2025, as ranked by Nasdaq. We continue to work with our clients to reimagine how they can enhance their operations with technology and leverage AI, creating value for them—and for our shareholders.”
Michael P. Connors, Chairman and CEO, Information Services Group
“The AI transformation market is surging, with investments outpacing organizations’ ability to broadly adopt and scale this game-changing technology. Research shows that 92 percent of companies are increasing their AI investment, but only 1 percent consider themselves AI-mature. Our AI maturity assessment platform allows companies to identify gaps in their workforce readiness and use a data-driven approach to achieve rapid improvement.”
Eryn Peters, Product and Strategy Leader, ISG AI Maturity Index
