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Connected Enterprise diagnostic

See where you stand.

How well do your strategy, portfolio, architecture, risk, delivery and resourcing actually connect? 21 questions on one four-point scale, a score for each domain, and the two places to start.

Six domains · one Fragmentation Index · about ten minutes

Question 1 of 21Strategy & Portfolio

When a new initiative is proposed, can you see its resourcing, risk and architecture impact before it is approved, or only after?

Twenty more like this, about ten minutes. No sign-up to see your score.

In one sentence

The Connected Enterprise diagnostic is a free self-assessment of how well an organisation's strategy, portfolio, architecture, risk, delivery and resourcing actually connect, scored per domain with the two places to start.

What you get

A score you can take to the room.

An overall score
Out of four, with its band: Fragmented, Managed, Connecting or Orchestrated.
Your weakest domain
Named on the free result, so you know where to start before you decide whether to go further.
The full report
Every domain scored, the Fragmentation Index, and three recommendations for each of your two biggest gaps.
The free result: an overall score of 2.3, Managed, with the weakest domain named

How it is scored

One scale, four bands.

Every question is answered on the same scale, from a spreadsheet to a live link. The scale measures connection, not competence: a well-run process that talks to nothing scores a two.

  1. 1FragmentedSpreadsheets, email threads or someone's head. No shared system of record.
  2. 2Managed but siloedA proper process or system, but it references nothing outside itself.
  3. 3Partially connectedLinked to one or two adjacent areas, but the links are manual.
  4. 4Connected and liveLinked automatically to related decisions. The full picture is visible in real time.
  1. 0.0 to 1.9FragmentedDecisions are being made blind. Nobody has visibility of related risk, resourcing or vendor impact until something goes wrong.
  2. 2.0 to 2.7ManagedEach function runs its own process reasonably well, but nothing talks to anything else. Every cross-functional question needs a meeting.
  3. 2.8 to 3.4ConnectingSome domains are linked, usually the ones under the most pressure, but the connections depend on people remembering, not on the system.
  4. 3.5 and aboveOrchestratedDecisions carry full context automatically. Rare in practice, and the picture of what a connected enterprise makes possible.

Six domains

Three questions each, and three more on how they talk to each other.

Strategy & PortfolioWhen a new initiative is proposed, can you see its resourcing, risk and architecture impact before it is approved, or only after?See how the module answers itGovernance, Risk and ComplianceWhen a risk is identified, is it automatically visible to the committees, policies and controls it affects, or does someone have to raise it separately in each forum?See how the module answers itResource ManagementWhen a new project is approved, does the resourcing gap show up automatically, or does someone have to go and ask around?See how the module answers itVendor & Contract ManagementDo you know, without checking, which contracts are up for renewal in the next 90 days and what they support?See how the module answers itBusiness AnalysisOnce a requirement is signed off, does it stay linked to the business need and the delivery work, or does it become a static line in a document?See how the module answers itEnterprise ArchitectureIs there one current, trusted view of your capabilities, systems and dependencies, or does every project team build its own?See how the module answers it

Who it is for

Anyone accountable for a decision that crosses the enterprise.

  • Executives
  • CIOs
  • Strategy leaders
  • PMO and transformation directors
  • Enterprise architects
  • CISOs
  • Governance leaders
  • Resource managers
  • Vendor managers

Find out where you stand.

Ten minutes, no commitment, and a number you can take to your leadership team.

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