Identify and scope the process you would like to assess. It can be, for example, a manual task, a manual setup of an automated cell such as manual machine tending, or an already automated task.
Do you currently have a digital strategy and implement digital solutions?
Is your company interested in digitalisation and considering the implementation of new innovative solutions?
Does digitalisation connect to your business and its KPIs?
Do you need to improve your current production processes and if so, why?
Is digitalisation a central component of your corporate strategy?
Do you have digitally controlled machinery?
Do you aim at autonomous behaviour or at supporting human operators or users?
Do you have defined responsibilities and roles for shaping the digital transformation in your company?
Do you use digital models for continuous planning, design and monitoring of your business processes?
Are you implementing Industry 4.0 initiatives for your organisation?
Can you monitor the activity, performance and maintenence cycles of all your machinery?
Is there a high level of automation in your organisation’s production floor?
In your company, are employees actively and comprehensively involved in the ongoing process of shaping digital transformation?
Do you need education and training programs for your employees in order to increase their skills in dealing with the latest digital technologies?
Is there a level of digital integration on your organisation's production floor?
Do you analyse your data for patterns?
Has your organisation benefitted from digital integration?
Do you aim at an improvement of existing products or services or at new market opportunities? e.g. With the introduction of smart systems
Is your organisation experienced in digitalisation projects?
Is senior management actively driving the digital transformation in your company?
Do you have the capacity to model future situations like demand spikes or business disruptions and understand how your systems will react?
Are your business processes and people prepared to act on live data or near real-time insights?
Is your workforce digitally aware, skilled and trained to enable successful transformation?
Are the personal skills of your employees sufficiently well developed to successfully master the challenges of digitalisation?
Are you actively using digital technologies to help understand and utilise the data that you create?
Are you able to analyse the data you receive from your machinery and use it to make decisions and alter production without human assistance?
Does your organisation have a current digital strategy roadmap and implementation governance status in achieving the goals of Industry 4.0 transformation?
Do you continuously strive for digital excellence in your business?
Are all employees actively encouraged to upskill their digital knowledge to help improve the company?
Do you engage in innovative R&D actitives and projects to improve your digital capabilities?