Can you keep up
with the world?

01 / 05 Score · — / 4

Can you see it?

You cannot fix what you cannot see.

Question 01 · 10

When you want to know how the business is performing right now —

aI open a dashboard. The numbers are current and I trust them.+2 bI ask one or two people and wait a bit.+1 cI call a meeting and we still debate whose numbers are right.+0

Question 02 · 10

Your operational data lives —

aIn connected systems that talk to each other.+2 bIn a few systems plus spreadsheets someone stitches together.+1 cMostly in spreadsheets, inboxes, and people's heads.+0

02 / 05 Score · — / 4

Does it run without heroes?

A business that depends on specific people is fragile.

Question 03 · 10

If your two most critical people were out for a month —

aThe work continues. The process is documented and owned.+2 bIt gets bumpy, but we survive on overtime and goodwill.+1 cReal things break. Some knowledge is simply gone.+0

Question 04 · 10

When the same problem happens twice, the third time —

aIt does not. We fixed the system, not the symptom.+2 bWe have a workaround everyone knows by now.+1 cIt happens a fourth and fifth time too.+0

03 / 05 Score · — / 4

Can you move in real time?

The world does not wait for your quarterly cycle.

Question 05 · 10

A real decision needs to be made today —

aThe right person has the information and authority to act now.+2 bIt waits for the next scheduled meeting.+1 cIt escalates, stalls, and the moment often passes.+0

Question 06 · 10

If demand doubled next quarter, your operations would —

aScale. We know our constraints and have a plan.+2 bStrain hard, but probably hold.+1 cBreak. We are near capacity and do not fully know where.+0

04 / 05 Score · — / 4

Can you take a hit?

A bad day should stay a bad day, not become a bad quarter.

Question 07 · 10

A tenant-wide security incident is found at 5pm Friday —

aWe have a tested plan and we know who acts.+2 bWe would figure it out, but slowly and chaotically.+1 cHonestly, we do not know what would happen.+0

Question 08 · 10

Your view of your own security posture is —

aCurrent and evidence-based. We know our gaps.+2 bA point-in-time assessment from a while ago.+1 cAn assumption that we are probably fine.+0

05 / 05 Score · — / 4

Are you changing on purpose?

Keeping up is a habit, not a finish line.

Question 09 · 10

In the last 12 months, how you actually operate has —

aChanged deliberately, in ways we chose and measured.+2 bChanged a little, mostly reacting to pressure.+1 cNot really changed at all.+0

Question 10 · 10

On AI and the next wave, you are —

aAdopting on purpose, tied to real process and outcomes.+2 bExperimenting without a clear plan or owner.+1 cWatching, waiting, hoping it sorts itself out.+0