5. yes, implementation in progress 6. no response available

No recommendation for action

5. yes, a responsible person and his/her tasks are defined 6. no response available

No recommendation for action

5. yes, implementation in progress 6. no response available

No recommendation for action

BELVEDERE – Self Assessment: STRATEGY

Subject Area 1: STRATEGY

Instructions

Please answer the following questions by clicking on the most appropriate option. Option 1 corresponds to the Newcomer level, option 2 to the Explorer level, option 3 to the Integrator level and option 4 to the Expert level. If you choose option 5, the BELVEDERE project will not be able to give you any further recommendations as you are already very advanced in the process of digital transformation.

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Question 1:
Do you have a digitisation strategy with concrete goals and targets?

1. no, currently no planning for this
2. no, but planning initiated

Recommendation: Take a targeted approach to your digitisation activities. Develop a digitisation strategy and derive initial actions from it. Plan all current or future activities with objectives and concrete targets within the planning period and use these strategic cornerstones to continuously review your activities.

3. planning completed
4. yes, implementation started

Recommendation: Make digitalisation a key part of your strategic planning. Derive initial actions from your digitalisation strategy and review your objectives regularly. Use business metrics to assess the achievement of your goals.

5. yes, implementation in progress
6. no response available

No recommendation for action

Question 2:
Is there a key person responsible for digitalisation?

1. No
2. no, but it is planned

Recommendation: Identify who in your organisation is formally responsible for implementing the digital strategy. Define his/her tasks and the objectives to be achieved, and clarify this job description with the person concerned. Communicate within the organisation that there is formal responsibility for digitalisation.

3. yes, but rather implicitly (not formally defined)
4. yes, a responsible person is defined

Recommendation: You have chosen a person responsible for digitalisation in your company. Clearly define his/her tasks and the objectives to be achieved. Make the role of the ‘digitalisation officer’ transparent.

5. yes, a responsible person and his/her tasks are defined
6. no response available

No recommendation for action

Question 3:
To what extent does your company monitor new IT developments, potential risks and societal trends, and assess them in terms of internal application possibilities and new customer or client requirements?

1. no, currently no planning for this
2. no, but planning initiated

Recommendation: Appoint a responsible person or a working group of your employees to provide information on new developments and technologies on an ongoing or regular basis. Ensure that these trends are assessed for application in the context of your business.

3. planning completed
4. yes, implementation started

Recommendation: Define a cycle for researching and assessing digitalisation trends, and incorporate the results of the trend assessment into the company’s strategic planning. Bring in external experts for essential focus areas or technology topics that you cannot cover in-house. Supplement the trend analysis with regular visits to trade fairs and exchanges with partners, customers and suppliers (external view from the outside).

5. yes, implementation in progress
6. no response available

No recommendation for action

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References / Acknowledgements
The BELVEDERE Digital Readiness Check is based on work developed by the Institute for Technology and Work (in German: Institut für Technologie und Arbeit, ITA) as part of its collaboration with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Kaiserslautern (i.e. an initiative that provides guidance to small and medium-sized enterprises and the skilled trades in their digital transformation), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Online available at: https://digitalzentrum-kaiserslautern.de/unser-angebot/self-service/readiness-check (last accessed 19 April 2023) in German