Find out if your organization is ready before the project starts.
The Readiness Assessment measures whether your leadership, plans, people, and data can support the transformation ahead. Get your score free, then decide what to strengthen before kickoff.
Start the assessment free Already underway? Take the Implementation Risk Assessment →Know where you stand
Get a scored view across eight readiness domains, so gaps don’t catch you by surprise after kickoff.
Protect your timeline and budget
Gaps you close before execution are far easier to handle than ones you find mid-project.
Get leadership aligned
Clear results give sponsors and project leaders a shared picture to act on.
Four steps from questions to a clear decision
Most people finish in 20–30 minutes.
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Take the assessment
Answer structured questions across eight readiness domains. You don’t need an account to start.
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See your score
Instantly get your overall readiness score, a gap analysis chart, and a rating for each domain, at no cost.
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Unlock the full report
Get the executive overview, domain-by-domain findings, likely symptoms, and prioritized actions.
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Decide with confidence
Use your results as a go/no-go checkpoint, and close the most important gaps before execution begins.
Eight domains that decide whether you’re ready to execute
A sound plan isn’t enough on its own. These eight areas determine whether your organization can carry the plan out. They’re the same areas our consultants review in advisory engagements.
Strategy & roadmap
Has leadership defined multi-year business goals, assessed current pain points, and built a technology roadmap around them rather than around the latest trend?
Leadership
Are executive sponsorship, a chartered steering committee, and named business process owners in place, with real decision-making authority?
Project management
Do the charter, scope, budget, schedule, and governance plans exist before kickoff, or are they being pieced together afterward?
Project kickoff
Is the kickoff planned to set the right tone, with a clear agenda, sponsor messaging, and an honest look at risk and resistance?
Requirements
Are business objectives and success criteria documented, measurable, and agreed on by both leadership and the project team?
Data management
Is a data migration strategy defined and approved, covering what moves, how it moves, and how it’s validated?
Testing
Does a test plan cover every stage, from unit testing through end-to-end and business role testing, with clear go/no-go criteria?
Team support & OCM
Are a stakeholder analysis, an organizational readiness review, and a change communication plan in place before resistance sets in?
of business transformations fall short of their original ambitions.
Bain & Company, 2024
Many of the decisions that shape a project’s outcome are made before kickoff. The Readiness Assessment shows you where your organization stands while those decisions are still in front of you.
Free overview vs. full report
Take the complete assessment and see your scores at no cost. Unlock the full report when you’re ready to act on them.
| What’s included | Free overview | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Complete assessment, all eight domains | ✓ | ✓ |
| Overall readiness score | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gap analysis chart by domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain-level ratings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Executive overview of what your score means | – | ✓ |
| Domain-by-domain analysis of what’s behind each gap | – | ✓ |
| Question-level detail on which practices are in place | – | ✓ |
| Symptoms your organization may already be seeing | – | ✓ |
| Prioritized actions for now and the next 30–60 days | – | ✓ |
See exactly what you get
Below are example reports for a sample organization. The free overview shows your scores the moment you finish. The full report explains what’s behind each gap and what to do about it.
Sterling & Vance Manufacturing Co.
Overall risk: Medium (42%)Foundational practices are in place, but risk in one or more areas should be addressed before the next project phase.
Gap analysis by section
What this means
While Sterling & Vance Manufacturing Co. has defined long-term business goals, assessed current processes for pain points, and developed a technology roadmap aligned with these goals, there are critical gaps in how this strategic wisdom is operationalized and communicated. Specifically, a lack of clear root cause analysis for process pain points means the ‘why’ behind existing issues isn’t fully understood, potentially leading to superficial solutions. The absence of a clear ranking for pain points by impact and frequency limits the ability to allocate resources effectively.
Symptoms likely present
- Suboptimal solutions due to an incomplete understanding of underlying process issues and their true impact.
- Implementation efforts that address symptoms rather than root causes, leading to rework or future modifications.
- Stakeholders making decisions that are not fully aligned with the broader business strategy.
- Resources disproportionately allocated to less impactful problems due to a lack of prioritized pain points.
Priority actions now
- Conduct a comprehensive root cause analysis for all identified process pain points to determine if they require organizational, process, and/or technology changes.
- Rank all identified business process pain points by both impact and frequency to guide prioritization.
- Clearly communicate the defined business goals and the technology roadmap to all project stakeholders.
Actions next 30–60 days
- Refine the technology roadmap to explicitly prioritize foundational projects that address key business goals before any optimization initiatives.
- Document the linkages between process pain points, their root causes, and how the new system will provide solutions.
Choose the right level of coverage
From a single report to ongoing coverage across every project you’re running.
Free Overview
Take the complete assessment and get fully scored. You’ll see an overview of your results, without the full report.
- The complete Readiness Assessment
- Complete scoring across every domain
- Overview of your results
- No account needed to start
Full readiness report
One Readiness Assessment. One project. Instant access to the complete analysis.
- Weighted score and gap analysis chart
- Executive overview and per-domain findings
- Symptoms likely present in your project
- Prioritized actions for the next 30 and 60 days
Project Monitor
Ongoing insight for a single implementation, start to finish.
- Unlimited Readiness and Risk assessments on one project
- Full report unlocked every cycle
- Trend tracking from phase to phase
- About $125 per monthly assessment over the lifecycle
Unlimited access
Full assessment capability across every current and future project.
- Unlimited assessments across unlimited projects
- Full reports for every assessment cycle
- Access to all current assessment types
- Automatic access to new assessments as they’re released
All plans include permanent access to every assessment you complete, regardless of plan changes later.
Is the assessment really free?
Yes. You can complete the full assessment and get your overall readiness score, gap analysis chart, and domain ratings at no cost. The full report is $397.
How long does it take?
Most people finish in 20–30 minutes.
Who should complete it?
Someone with a clear view of both the organization and the initiative, such as the executive sponsor, the project leader, or a senior functional lead.
When is the right time to take it?
Before kickoff, ideally while you’re building the business case or before you choose a vendor. If kickoff is close, now is a good time.
How is this different from the Implementation Risk Assessment?
Readiness looks at whether your organization is prepared to execute before the project starts. The Implementation Risk Assessment looks at a project that’s already underway. Many organizations use both on the same project.
Does a high risk score mean we shouldn’t move forward?
Not necessarily. A high risk score points to specific gaps. We recommend closing the highest-risk ones before execution begins, rather than carrying them into the project.
Can I retake it?
Yes. Each single report covers one assessment. Project Monitor includes unlimited Readiness and Risk assessments on one project, with a full report every time.
Is this the same as a Victoria Fide consulting engagement?
No. This is a self-directed tool. If you’d like our team to assess readiness with you and help close the gaps, that’s our ERP Implementation Readiness service.
Find out if you’re ready to execute, not just ready to start.
It’s free, it takes 20–30 minutes, and you’ll come away with an honest picture of where your organization stands.
Start the assessment freeQuestions? Email info@victoriafide.com or call (612) 504-6880.