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Digital maturity test for industrial SMEs

An industrial SME’s digital maturity falls into four levels: Analogue (paper and people’s memory), Partially digitalised (system islands and spreadsheets), Connected (machines and indicators integrated into central systems) and Connected and intelligent (continuous data feeding alerts and decisions). This ten-question test places your plant at one of them.

Digital maturity test

0 of 10 questions answered

1. How is production data (pieces, downtime, incidents) recorded?
2. Are the plant machines connected (PLCs, sensors, robots)?
3. Which indicators track production performance (OEE, downtime, rejects)?
4. When a machine stops, how do you find out?
5. Is the plant’s energy consumption measured?
6. How are orders, inventory and planning managed?
7. If a customer complains about a batch, can you reconstruct what happened?
8. What are plant improvement decisions based on?
9. How much administrative work (reports, delivery notes) is manual and repetitive?
10. Is there a digitalisation plan with priorities and owners?

Answer all questions to see your level.

How the test works

The test walks through ten multiple-choice questions on the dimensions that determine an industrial operation’s digital maturity: how production data is recorded, whether machines are connected, which indicators are tracked and how often, how energy is measured, the ERP’s role, traceability under complaints, the weight of manual administrative work and whether a digitalisation plan exists.

Each answer scores 0 to 3 according to the degree of digitalisation it describes. The total places the operation at one of four levels, each with a description of its typical situation and recommendations with next steps. Answers are processed in your browser: nothing is sent or stored.

The questions follow the same dimensions Captia Consulting examines in the operational diagnosis. The full framework of levels, symptoms per level and upgrade roadmap is developed in the industrial operational maturity guide.

From self-assessment to action plan

The test gives a quick snapshot; the next step is contrasting it on the plant floor. At Captia Consulting we cover it with the operational diagnosis and, from there, a transformation roadmap ordering initiatives by impact and effort.

Frequently asked questions

What does the digital maturity test measure?
It measures how an industrial SME captures, integrates and uses data across six fronts: production data recording, machine connectivity, indicators, energy, management systems (ERP) and decision-making. With ten multiple-choice questions it places the operation at one of four maturity levels.
What are the four digital maturity levels?
Level 1 Analogue (paper and people’s memory), Level 2 Partially digitalised (system islands and spreadsheets), Level 3 Connected (connected machines, indicators and ERP, pending end-to-end integration) and Level 4 Connected and intelligent (continuous data feeding indicators, alerts and decisions).
Do I need to sign up or leave my email to take the test?
No. The test runs entirely in your browser: answers are processed client-side, with no sign-up, no network calls and no persistence. We do not send or store any answer.
What do I do with the test result?
Each level includes recommendations with next steps and the corresponding Captia solutions. If you want to contrast the result with an on-site analysis, the usual starting point is an operational diagnosis: a structured assessment of where your operation loses capacity and where to start.