Governance and Guardrails Assessment
Rate your organisation on each statement below. Be honest — this is for you, not for sharing. Click a bar to set a rating from 1 (not at all) to 5 (strong).
1 Not at all
2 Starting out
3 Partially in place
4 Mostly there
5 Strong
Your results
0 / 125
5–7 Needs urgent attention
8–13 Significant work needed
14–19 Foundations in place
20–25 Strength
Interpreting your scores
The total matters less than the shape. Look at which area scored lowest — that's where to focus first, because weaknesses in one area undermine the others. For example, strong guardrails won't help if nobody owns the services those guardrails protect. A great technology radar is wasted if there's no enablement to help teams adopt the sanctioned choices.
- 20–25: This area is a strength. Maintain it and help others learn from what you've done.
- 14–19: Foundations are in place but there are gaps. Identify the specific statements you scored lowest on — those are your quick wins.
- 8–13: Significant work needed. Pick one or two statements to focus on first rather than trying to fix everything at once.
- 5–7: This area needs urgent attention. It's likely causing visible problems already — incidents, slow delivery, duplicated effort, or unmanaged risk.
What to do next
- Identify your lowest-scoring area. That's your starting point.
- Within that area, find the lowest-scoring statement. That's your first action.
- Think about dependencies. Ownership (area 1) underpins everything else. If that's weak, start there regardless of other scores.
- Set a target. Don't aim for 5s everywhere — aim to get your weakest area to 3s within six months.
- Reassess in three months. Governance is continuous improvement, not a one-off project.