Assess your readiness for the new Defense Innovation Model

The Defense Innovation Readiness Assessment is a structured self-evaluation tool based on the Defense Innovation Maturity Model. It helps defense organizations benchmark their innovation capabilities across five critical areas:

• Culture & Mindset
• Product & Technology Practices
• Collaboration & Ecosystem Engagement
• Strategy & Governance
• Data & Digital Infrastructure

All of these factors are important to understand how prepared they are to operate within today's fast-paced innovation landscape.

This assessment is designed for defense stakeholders including ministries of defense, primes, integrators, and defense innovation units. Whether you’re leading transformation efforts or seeking to scale agile innovation practices, the assessment provides a clear view of where your organization stands and where to go next.

The assessment includes diagnostic questions tied to five key maturity categories. These questions explore areas such as innovation ownership, modularity of systems, AI integration, startup collaboration, and procurement agility. Each response is mapped to maturity levels ranging from legacy-oriented to innovation-native, enabling a granular view of your organization’s current capabilities.

Once you've completed the assessment, you'll receive a tailored maturity profile highlighting your strengths and gaps. Use this to identify priority areas for improvement, align internal stakeholders, and define actionable next steps, whether it's piloting new procurement models, scaling dual-use tech partnerships, or embedding software-first development practices.

1. Review the report: Understand the insights and recommendations provided.
2. Implement changes: Execute the action plan with your team.
3. Monitor progress: Regularly track your progress and make adjustments as needed to ensure continuous improvement in your innovation efforts.
4. Seek support: Consider engaging with our corporate innovation experts for additional guidance and support.

Our team is also available to support deeper capability reviews and roadmap planning.

Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and used only for the purposes of this survey. Data will be stored securely and will not be shared or sold to any third party.