peter , this evaluation can help you to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement in your organization. Check each item that is true for your company. After you submit your survey, you’ll be able to see your score, and qualify for a complimentary 30-minute session with a BLUE SAGE consultant to review the results.This evaluation can help you to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement in your organization. Check each item that is true for your company. After you submit your survey, you’ll be able to see your score, and qualify for a complimentary 30-minute session with a BLUE SAGE consultant to review the results. First Name * Last Name * Your Email Address * Strategy 1. Senior executives contend with attaining profitable growth, strategically managing costs and intelligently navigating risk. Such challenges require more than identifying new possibilities and making tough choices. They also require bridging the gap between vision and execution. We have identified appropriate Key Performance Indicators which are produced and reviewed regularly. The company has a plan to grow through internal growth by leveraging existing product mixes and efficiencies. The company has a plan to grow through new products/and or services or acquisition. The organization has a well defined strategic plan.Selling 2. The role that selling plays in the success of an organization is more than just working with numbers. The value that your customers place on you and your products/services is an extension of the service that you offer them and how efficiently you manage internal resources in the selling effort. The retention rate of customers is acceptable to our company. We know our sales volumes by product/service and by customer. We are satisfied with our existing structure for delivering our products and services to market (directly or through channels). There is a clearly defined "sales process" and "buying process" in our organization.Marketing 3. The Marketing of a company’s products/services expands their opportunities for future business. The way that an organization finds and services their customers is as important as the products/services that they create for them. Most of our products/services are at the end of their lifecycle. We have a robust marketing mix that includes social marketing and meets our marketing objectives. We have segmented our market and we’re satisfied with our customer base. Our marketing strategy supports our business strategy. Operational Efficiency 4. In today’s rapidly changing global environment, it’s increasingly important to evaluate and improve an organization’s internal processes. A company’s ability to increase profits may very well depend on its’ ability to get products and services to market sooner, and with fewer defects and errors than ever before. In order to maintain financial efficiency, companies must strive to keep their processes lean and error free. Our organization is waste free – no overproduction, unnecessary movement of people or goods, or unnecessary processing. Our company quantifies, and is satisfied with, our cost of quality. These are the costs that you would not incur if everything is perfect. Our company continually analyzes and improves its transactional and operational processes.Finance 5. With suppliers raising prices, and customers pushing back on any proposed price increases, accurate forecasting and planning means the difference between success and failure. In times of increasing prices, companies find themselves going outside their national borders to keep material and human costs down or to increase their customer base. Controlling expenses and accurate forecasting are two very important traits of today’s successful companies. In analyzing product lines we take into account the total annual gross margin on each line to understand where our business is. We have an effective enterprise planning, annual budgeting and forecasting process. We have effective relationships with business advisors, including bankers, attorneys, accountants and investors.Technology 6. Businesses today depend on technology as never before – to drive transformation, productivity and global operations. Businesses that do not tightly link technology initiatives to specific, measurable business goals risk becoming uncompetitive and ineffective in this challenging environment. We understand the IT organization’s greatest challenges and have plans in place to address these challenges. We have identified the most important initiatives that IT needs to focus on to support the company business plans (both current and future). Our organization is committed to a virtual global workforce and invests in the required technology and tools to support it. Our company leverages technology to reduce operating expenses.Human Capital 7. The past few years have brought sweeping changes and new challenges to businesses. At the top of the list are globalization, innovation, changing workforce dynamics (aging workforce, Gen Y), evolving technology and intense regulatory environments. The implications of these changes are profound. Businessdriven HR is a fundamental area of development for the forward thinking organization. Our organization has a system that objectively measures organizational and programmatic outcomes and provides accountability. We regularly encourage and solicit feedback and suggestions from employees, suppliers, board of directors, advisors, and customers. Employees see change as positive and are always ready for a challenge. Our organization has a system or process to attract, reward, value, develop and retain talented people, including emerging leaders, as well as an active succession plan for key personnel.