You can't prioritize what you haven't measured
Without a baseline, projects get chosen by whoever argues loudest instead of by payback.
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WHY START HERE
Most transformation budgets are spent in the wrong order
The instinct is to buy whatever technology is loudest in the market right now, often an AI pilot or a new dashboard. Without a baseline, you're guessing which investment pays back first. A SIRI assessment replaces the guess with a benchmarked plan, so the money you spend goes to the highest-impact problem first.
Boards ask for a benchmark first
"Where do we stand against peers?" is the first question leadership asks. SIRI answers it with an external, recognized standard.
A roadmap de-risks the first real investment
A sequenced plan means the first project is the safest one to start: fast payback, low disruption.
WHAT YOU GET
Five deliverables, in writing
Your SIRI assessment package
- A scored maturity profile across all 16 SIRI dimensions
- Your benchmark against industry peers, from INCIT's global dataset
- A prioritized 12-month transformation roadmap
- The business case for the highest-payback first project
- A board-ready summary you present internally
2–3 weeks
Duration—from kickoff to roadmap delivery, one facility.
Fixed scope, fixed fee
Scoped to a single facility. You know the full cost before we start.
No further commitment
The roadmap is yours to keep, whether or not you work with us after.
THE FRAMEWORK
What SIRI measures
The Smart Industry Readiness Index is the World Economic Forum-endorsed framework for Industry 4.0 maturity, maintained by INCIT. It assesses three building blocks across 16 dimensions, so the score reflects your whole operation rather than just the shop floor.
Building block 1. Process
How work flows: operations, supply chain, product lifecycle. The largest block, because most readiness gaps live here.
Building block 2. Technology
Automation, connectivity, and intelligence across the plant. These are the layers we integrate in an IT-OT engagement.
Building block 3. Organization
Structure, talent, and leadership. The dimension transformation programs most often underinvest in.
THE EVIDENCE BASE
Your score is benchmarked against 1,000+ manufacturers worldwide
A SIRI assessment doesn't rest on one consultant's experience. INCIT maintains the framework and the benchmark data behind it, drawn from more than 1,000 manufacturers across 30+ countries. Your result is your position within that dataset, which is what makes it credible to a board.
A recognized standard
WEF-endorsed and INCIT-maintained, used by manufacturers and governments worldwide.
Cross-industry benchmark
Your score is positioned against industry peers, so "where do we stand?" gets an external answer.
Consistent and repeatable
Re-assess in 12 months and the comparison is like-for-like. You can show progress against the first score.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Built for SME manufacturers making their first serious move
A good fit if…
- You run one or a few sites and own the digitization decision
- You're weighing a first real investment and want it sequenced right
- Your board wants a benchmark before signing off on budget
- You're under pressure to invest in AI and need to know whether your data foundation can carry it
Probably not yet if…
- You already have a costed, prioritized roadmap you trust
- You're mid-rollout on a specific project with clear scope
- You need a hands-on integration partner today rather than a baseline. In that case, start with IT-OT Convergence
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, two to three weeks
01 — Kickoff and scoping
Align on the facility, the goals, and who we talk to. Half a day.
02 — On-site assessment
Structured interviews and floor walkthrough across all 16 dimensions.
03 — Scoring and benchmark
We score, benchmark against your industry, and build the roadmap.
04 — Readout
We present findings and the prioritized plan to your team.
Before you book
Can't we just self-assess?
You can run an internal review, and it's better than nothing. What it can't give you is the external benchmark, or an assessor who has scored the same 16 dimensions across many plants. And where a funding programme requires a SIRI score, it requires the official assessment.
Who sees our results?
The report and the score are yours. We treat assessment results as confidential and don't reference them publicly.
What if we score low?
The assessment isn't a pass or fail. A low score in a dimension just moves it up the roadmap, and many dimensions improve with process changes before any technology spend.
What does it cost?
A fixed fee, agreed before kickoff and scoped to a single facility. It's an entry engagement, not a consulting programme. You get the exact figure after a short scoping call.
After the assessment
The roadmap is yours. If you want help executing it, we start with item one. Most clients use the roadmap to start the highest-payback project, usually an IT-OT integration that unlocks the data everything else depends on. That's the work we do every day. No obligation: the assessment stands on its own.
See our IT-OT Convergence service
Consult an expert
Alexey Hodakovsky
Head of Industrial Digital Transformation, Certified SIRI Assessor (INCIT)