1. When you consider the drivers of and the opportunities presented by digital transformation, what is your best assessment of its likely impact on your organization in the next 5 years?
 

• No impact
• Low impact
• Neutral

• High impact
• Critical impact

2. Which of the following statements best describes your company’s progress on digital transformation initiatives?
 

• At the starting gate, with focus on learning and exploration
• We are now identifying early applications to pilot
• We have identified applications and are making investments
• We have analyzed results from initial efforts and are scaling our digital-transformation commitment
• We have analyzed results from initial efforts and are abandoning digital-transformation initiatives

3. Please rate each of the following benefits in driving your business to explore and invest in digital transformation.
 

Space Cell	Extremely important	Very important	Neutral	Not important	Not at all important
Optimize utilization	Optimize utilization: Extremely important	Optimize utilization: Very important	Optimize utilization: Neutral	Optimize utilization: Not important	Optimize utilization: Not at all important
Reduce costs	Reduce costs: Extremely important	Reduce costs: Very important	Reduce costs: Neutral	Reduce costs: Not important	Reduce costs: Not at all important
Enhance safety	Enhance safety: Extremely important	Enhance safety: Very important	Enhance safety: Neutral	Enhance safety: Not important	Enhance safety: Not at all important
Increase productivity	Increase productivity: Extremely important	Increase productivity: Very important	Increase productivity: Neutral	Increase productivity: Not important	Increase productivity: Not at all important
Create new business models/revenue streams	Create new business models/revenue streams: Extremely important	Create new business models/revenue streams: Very important	Create new business models/revenue streams: Neutral	Create new business models/revenue streams: Not important	Create new business models/revenue streams: Not at all important
Improve sustainability	Improve sustainability: Extremely important	Improve sustainability: Very important	Improve sustainability: Neutral	Improve sustainability: Not important	Improve sustainability: Not at all important
Enhance customer experience	Enhance customer experience: Extremely important	Enhance customer experience: Very important	Enhance customer experience: Neutral	Enhance customer experience: Not important	Enhance customer experience: Not at all important

4. Which of the following statements best describes your organization’s digital transformation strategy?
 

• No formal or informal strategy
• Informal strategy
• Formal strategy with 1-2 year time horizon
• Formal strategy with 3+ year time horizon

5. Which of the following are significant obstacles to digital transformation within your organization? (Check all that apply.)
 

• Lack of business impact understanding
• Lack of senior management commitment
• Lack of senior management knowledge
• Workforce skills gap

• Lack of employee knowledge
• Immaturity of standards
• Security concerns
• Weakness in technology infrastructure

• Regulation (for instance, related to data privacy)
• General economic uncertainty
• Pandemic-prompted problems

6. Which of the following represents your organization’s single biggest challenge to realizing digital transformation? (Select one.)
 

• Idea creation
• Securing funding
• Leadership support
• Talent and human resources

7. How would you characterize your company's digital transformation efforts thus far? (Choose one.)

• Not attempted
• Failure
• Problematic but ongoing
• Somewhat successful
• Highly successful

8. Please indicate to what extent your organization has implemented or has plans to evaluate/implement the following technologies associated with digital transformation:

Space Cell	No current plan	Plan to evaluate	In test/pilot use	In production use
Additive/3D printing	Additive/3D printing: No current plan	Additive/3D printing: Plan to evaluate	Additive/3D printing: In test/pilot use	Additive/3D printing: In production use
Augmented reality	Augmented reality: No current plan	Augmented reality: Plan to evaluate	Augmented reality: In test/pilot use	Augmented reality: In production use
Virtual reality	Virtual reality: No current plan	Virtual reality: Plan to evaluate	Virtual reality: In test/pilot use	Virtual reality: In production use
Blockchain	Blockchain: No current plan	Blockchain: Plan to evaluate	Blockchain: In test/pilot use	Blockchain: In production use
Traditional robots	Traditional robots: No current plan	Traditional robots: Plan to evaluate	Traditional robots: In test/pilot use	Traditional robots: In production use
Collaborative robots	Collaborative robots: No current plan	Collaborative robots: Plan to evaluate	Collaborative robots: In test/pilot use	Collaborative robots: In production use
Drones	Drones: No current plan	Drones: Plan to evaluate	Drones: In test/pilot use	Drones: In production use
Data analytics	Data analytics: No current plan	Data analytics: Plan to evaluate	Data analytics: In test/pilot use	Data analytics: In production use
Digital twin	Digital twin: No current plan	Digital twin: Plan to evaluate	Digital twin: In test/pilot use	Digital twin: In production use
Cloud connectivity	Cloud connectivity: No current plan	Cloud connectivity: Plan to evaluate	Cloud connectivity: In test/pilot use	Cloud connectivity: In production use
Machine learning/AI	Machine learning/AI: No current plan	Machine learning/AI: Plan to evaluate	Machine learning/AI: In test/pilot use	Machine learning/AI: In production use
Application virtualization	Application virtualization: No current plan	Application virtualization: Plan to evaluate	Application virtualization: In test/pilot use	Application virtualization: In production use
Smartphones/tablets	Smartphones/tablets: No current plan	Smartphones/tablets: Plan to evaluate	Smartphones/tablets: In test/pilot use	Smartphones/tablets: In production use
Wearables	Wearables: No current plan	Wearables: Plan to evaluate	Wearables: In test/pilot use	Wearables: In production use
Wireless networks	Wireless networks: No current plan	Wireless networks: Plan to evaluate	Wireless networks: In test/pilot use	Wireless networks: In production use
Remote monitoring	Remote monitoring: No current plan	Remote monitoring: Plan to evaluate	Remote monitoring: In test/pilot use	Remote monitoring: In production use
Predictive maintenance	Predictive maintenance: No current plan	Predictive maintenance: Plan to evaluate	Predictive maintenance: In test/pilot use	Predictive maintenance: In production use
Edge computing	Edge computing: No current plan	Edge computing: Plan to evaluate	Edge computing: In test/pilot use	Edge computing: In production use
5G	5G: No current plan	5G: Plan to evaluate	5G: In test/pilot use	5G: In production use
Containerization / Kubernetes	Containerization / Kubernetes: No current plan	Containerization / Kubernetes: Plan to evaluate	Containerization / Kubernetes: In test/pilot use	Containerization / Kubernetes: In production use

9. Which of the following best represents the industry in which you work?
 

• Discrete manufacturer/industrial machine builder
• Process manufacturer
• Power generation
• Oil & gas
• Mining
• Engineering/professional services
• Transportation/logistics
• Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

10. What is your primary function?

• General/Corporate Management
• Finance
• IT and Networks
• Project Management & Execution
• Production/Production Planning
• Product Design & Development

• Quality Assurance
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Sales/Marketing
• Logistics/Supply Chain
• Maintenance/Reliability

11. How has the pandemic impacted your digital transformation efforts? 

• It has fast-tracked our implementation of digital tools and techniques
• It has slowed our digital-transformation efforts
• No impact

12. How has your incoming or outgoing supply chain been altered in the past 18 months? 

• No change
• Some challenges incoming
• Drastic challenges incoming
• Some challenges outgoing
• Drastic challenges outgoing
• Some challenges both incoming and outgoing
• Drastic challenges incoming and outgoing