Why MADE Assessments?

Organizations constantly ask themselves: "Where do we stand?" But getting an honest answer requires more than intuition. MADE's four targeted assessments cut through assumptions to reveal exactly where your critical gaps exist, and what to do about them.

The Assessment Advantage

Most executives rely on incomplete information when making strategic decisions. Department heads report what they think leadership wants to hear. Consultants deliver findings that justify their recommendations. Meanwhile, the real issues hiding in your processes continue to drain resources and create risk.

Our assessments work differently. Each takes just a few minutes but delivers research-backed insights that compare your organization against industry benchmarks. You get immediate clarity on where you excel, where you're falling behind, and which improvements will deliver the biggest impact.

Four Critical Areas, Four Targeted Tools

Product Development Assessment
Most product failures aren't about bad ideas, they're about broken processes. This assessment reveals where your NPDP gaps are creating delays, waste, and market misses. Built on established product development frameworks, it identifies whether you're skipping discovery, rushing validation, or failing to capture post-launch learning.

Technology Governance Assessment
IT governance determines whether technology drives your business forward or holds it back. This assessment evaluates your decision-making frameworks, risk management practices, and stakeholder alignment. Based on COBIT and enterprise governance standards, it shows whether you're creating competitive advantage or just managing compliance.

Security Posture Assessment
Security isn't just about having the right tools, rather about having mature processes that prevent incidents before they happen. This assessment measures your capabilities across access controls, incident response, and monitoring. Aligned with NIST and other frameworks, it reveals whether you're actually secure or just feeling secure.

AI Risk Assessment
AI adoption without governance creates unknown risk exposure. This assessment evaluates your AI oversight, ethical frameworks, and risk management practices. As regulations like the EU AI Act take effect, it shows whether you're prepared for responsible AI deployment or heading for compliance challenges.

Beyond the Score

Each assessment delivers more than just a maturity rating. You receive:

• Industry benchmark comparisons showing exactly how you stack up
• Risk scenario analysis tailored to your current maturity level
• Prioritized next steps that address your most critical gaps first
• Compliance framework mapping for relevant regulations
• Executive summary identifying organizational patterns and improvement paths

Start Where You Are

The value isn't in achieving perfect scores—it's in understanding your current reality and building systematic improvements. Whether you're a startup establishing foundational processes or an enterprise optimizing mature capabilities, these assessments meet you where you are.

Most organizations benefit from taking multiple assessments to get a comprehensive view of their operational health. The insights work together: your product development maturity affects your technology governance needs, which influence your security requirements, which shape your AI risk profile.

Ready to find out where you really stand? Each assessment takes less time than scheduling a meeting but delivers insights that can guide months of strategic improvements.