A new resource has been developed to help companies to self-assess operations, target digital transformation priorities and identify opportunities for the highest potential return on investment.

The free, interactive diagnostic tool is designed to help manufacturers seeking to leverage new digital technologies to transform their businesses. The tool can be used to uncover a company’s biggest potential areas for improvement and technology investments, by analysing the largest costs and key performance initiatives. Companies can also benchmark their competitiveness against industry peers.

The tool scores operational maturity across key domains including:

• Reliability
• Energy and environmental sustainability
• Production
• Safety
• Security
• Systems and data
• Organisational effectiveness

Global technology and software company Emerson created the Digital Maturity Quick Index tool by using its established maturity models and its experience consulting and partnering with clients on digital transformation programs.

The company asserts that it will continue to enhance the Digital Maturity Quick Index with a focus on sustainability, analytics and data management assessments to enable companies to obtain an accurate picture of their digital readiness.

“Our new Digital Maturity Quick Index is a tool to help customers in their journey to execute a digital transformation roadmap that addresses specific challenges, is adaptable to dynamic market demands and provides the greatest return on investment,” says Emerson operational certainty solutions business president Nathan Pettus.

The tool operates using Emerson’s Digital Transformation Roadmap at its core with input supplemented from the BioPhorum Digital Plant Maturity Model and the Smart Industry Readiness Index. It combines specific company financials and business objectives, allowing organizations to compare themselves against others in their industries and develop a clear picture of where their digital transformation programs can have the greatest impact. Emerson consultants then help customers review their digital transformation objectives and develop and implement a multiyear roadmap.