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Emerging Digital Technologies Assessment
An Excel worksheet that lists 36 emerging digital technologies to rate for maturity and relevance, with a column for where each could be used in your organization.
What this assessment is for
An assessment scores a practice against defined levels, so results compare across teams and over time.
Teams use it to set a baseline, to find the gaps that matter most, and to measure progress at the next review.
About This Assessment
An Excel worksheet for a first assessment of emerging digital technologies. Each of the 36 technologies listed gets a maturity rating, a relevance rating and a note on its potential use cases in your organization.
What's Inside
- Technology List — 36 technologies, among them 3D printing, augmented reality, blockchain, cloud computing, computer vision, the Internet of Things, machine learning, natural language processing, quantum computing and robotic process automation
- Maturity Rating — a dropdown for each technology: R&D, Proof of Concept, Pilot, Production or General Availability
- Relevance Rating — a dropdown for each technology: High, Medium or Low
- Potential Use Cases — a column to record where each technology could apply
- Editable Excel Format — add or remove technologies, or change the rating options
How Teams Use It
- Agree on which technologies are mature enough to act on
- Shortlist the technologies that matter to the business for closer study
- Record candidate use cases before building a technology roadmap
Before You Buy
The list does not include generative AI or other technologies that emerged after it was compiled; add rows for them. The worksheet does not weight or rank technologies, or plan adoption timelines.
Who It's For
CIOs, CTOs, enterprise architects, innovation teams and technology strategists starting a technology assessment.
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