How long does the assessment take?

Most participants complete it in approximately five minutes.

Who should complete the assessment?

The assessment is intended for anyone responsible for Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, strategy execution, quality, transformation, or improvement portfolio management.

Should I answer for my entire organization?

You may assess your entire organization, a business unit, an individual location, or a particular improvement program. Choose one scope and use it consistently throughout your responses.

Will I receive my results immediately?

Yes. Your maturity stage and capability scores will appear after you complete the assessment and submit the results form.

Is the assessment free?

Yes. There is no charge or obligation.

Will my responses remain confidential?

Yes. KPI Fire will use your information to produce your results and provide relevant resources. Individual responses will not be publicly shared.

What happens after I receive my results?

You can use the report independently or schedule a complimentary review with KPI Fire to discuss your findings and identify potential next steps.

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HOW CLOSE TO WORLD-CLASS IS YOUR PROGRAM?

Continuous Improvement Program Maturity Assessment

Discover what is helping—or holding back—your organization's ability to turn improvement ideas into measurable results.

Take this free 5-minute assessment to evaluate your continuous improvement program across six critical capabilities. You'll receive a personalized maturity score, practical recommendations, and a roadmap for strengthening your program.

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Designed for Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, Finance, and Strategy Execution leaders

The Problem

Is Your Improvement Program Built to Scale?

Many organizations have talented people, proven improvement methods, and dozens of active projects—but still struggle to demonstrate the full impact of their work.

Common warning signs

Improvement projects are tracked in disconnected spreadsheets.
Project status reports are inconsistent or out of date.
Financial benefits are difficult to validate.
Improvement ideas are collected but rarely implemented.
Projects are not clearly connected to strategic priorities.
Leadership cannot see the health of the entire portfolio.
Successful practices are not consistently shared across teams or locations.

The CI Program Maturity Assessment will help you identify where your system is working and where greater structure, visibility, or accountability may be needed.

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What the Assessment Measures

Evaluate Six Essential Capabilities

Strategic Alignment

Determine whether improvement projects are clearly connected to your organization's strategic goals and priorities.

Idea Capture and Prioritization

Evaluate how effectively your organization collects, evaluates, selects, and advances improvement opportunities.

Project Execution

Assess whether teams consistently use appropriate methods, milestones, ownership, and governance to move projects forward.

Benefits and ROI Tracking

Measure your ability to forecast, validate, and report the financial and operational impact of improvement work.

Governance and Accountability

Examine how effectively leaders review the project portfolio, remove barriers, manage risks, and hold owners accountable.

Engagement and Knowledge Sharing

Assess how well employees participate in improvement and how successfully lessons and best practices are shared.

What Participants Receive

Your Personalized CI Maturity Report

After completing the assessment, you'll receive:

Your overall Continuous Improvement Maturity Score
Scores for each of the six program capabilities
Your organization's current maturity stage
An explanation of your program's likely strengths and risks
Recommended actions for advancing to the next level
A practical framework for discussing CI priorities with leadership

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Your responses and results will remain confidential.

Sample Report

Preview

68/ 100 overall

Level 3 — Standardized

Strategic Alignment
74
Idea Capture
52
Project Execution
80
Benefits & ROI
44
Governance
66
Engagement
60

Maturity Model

Which of the Five Levels Describes Your Organization?

Level 1

Ad Hoc

Improvement activity is isolated and unpredictable, with no clear goals and limited leadership involvement.

Primary focus: Create visibility and establish a consistent foundation.

Level 2

Managed

Processes are defined and local improvements happen, but goals are not deployed and measurement is manual.

Primary focus: Define ownership, basic KPIs, and repeatable improvement routines.

Level 3

Standardized

Consistent processes, standard practices, regular Kaizen, and structured problem solving are in place.

Primary focus: Standardize workflows, governance, and benefit tracking.

Level 4

Optimized

Decisions are data-driven, strategy is cascaded to teams, and improvements are sustained and measurable.

Primary focus: Connect improvement portfolios to strategy and scale successful practices.

Level 5

Leading

Continuous improvement is embedded org-wide, with adaptive planning, predictive analytics, and a self-sustaining Kaizen culture.

Primary focus: Strengthen forecasting, learning, and enterprise-wide optimization.

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Ideal Audience

Who Should Take This Assessment?

This assessment is designed for leaders responsible for improving operational and financial performance, including:

Vice Presidents of Operational Excellence
Continuous Improvement Directors and Managers
Lean and Six Sigma Leaders
Strategy Execution Leaders
Quality and Transformation Leaders
Plant and Operations Managers
PMO and Improvement Portfolio Leaders
Executives sponsoring enterprise improvement programs

You can complete the assessment based on an enterprise-wide program, a business unit, a plant, or a specific improvement portfolio.

Credibility

Built Around the Real Requirements of Continuous Improvement

A mature improvement system does more than track tasks. It creates a clear line of sight from strategic priorities to employee ideas, active projects, operational KPIs, and verified business results.

The KPI Fire maturity framework reflects the core practices needed to:

Align improvement work with strategic goals
Capture and prioritize high-value opportunities
Standardize project execution
Identify stalled or at-risk projects
Validate cost savings and other benefits
Improve accountability and portfolio visibility
Engage more people in continuous improvement
Scale successful practices across the organization

Ready to Evaluate Your CI Program?

Answer a short series of questions and receive a personalized assessment of your program's current maturity.

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Approximately 5 minutes. No credit card required.

KPI Fire

Move From Improvement Activity to Measurable Impact

KPI Fire provides a single source of truth for your continuous improvement program.

See KPI Fire in Action

Capture and prioritize employee ideas
Manage DMAIC, PDCA, A3, 8D, Kaizen, and custom workflows
Connect projects with strategic goals and KPIs
Monitor project status, risks, and overdue actions
Track forecast, realized, and validated benefits
Create real-time dashboards for leaders
Share successful practices across teams and locations

Build a More Visible, Accountable, and Effective Improvement Program

You already have people working to make the organization better. Give them a system that helps convert those efforts into consistent, measurable results.

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