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USPI-NL DATA READINESS ASSESSMENT

Purpose
The purpose of the data readiness assessment session is to assess the data readiness of a company both internally and externally against the USPI-NL roadmap for sharing and exchang-ing lifecycle data in the supply chain of the process industry. This will reveal strengths and weaknesses of the company compared to peergroup companies and compared to industry as a whole. The assessment will also form a basis for a focussed in depth advice on business cases to improve data readiness.

Typical assessment

Typical participants
- Manager or Director Company, overall responsibility for the assessment.
- Engineering Manager Company, responsible for lifecycle data, strategic alignment
- Quality Manager Company, responsible for business processes
- Maintenance manager Company, responsible for operations and maintenance
- IT manager Company, responsible for IT systems and platforms.
- Senior Consultant Assessment team, responsible from the side of consultancy.
- Director Stichting USPI-NL Assessment team, responsible from industry monitoring

Typical agenda
13.30 - 13.45 hr Opening, purpose and introductions
13.45 - 14.00 hr Recap Roadmap USPI-NL
14.00 - 15.15 hr Assessment internal data readiness
15.15 - 15.30 hr Break
15.30 - 16.45 hr Assessment external data readiness
16.45 - 17.25 hr Conclusions and follow up
17.25 - 17.30 hr Closure

Assessed company unit
It is important before the assessment session to define the "company unit" that is assessed as many companies have corporate structures with divisions, and geographical structures with loca-tions, countries and regions. The scope of the unit chosen should be such that a meaningful and useful assessment can be done.

Assessment Report
The answers to the questions are directly fed in the assessment spreadsheet so that results will be available directly during the session. A summary page gives a visual view of data readiness. During the session notes are taken of all points relevant to the assessment evaluation. Results of the evaluation and of the notes are made available to the company. All data are fed into an industry database from which comparative data will be visualised and made available to the company. Individual company data will not be disclosed to others unless with permission of the company. Company data will be used anony-mously as part of industry monitoring and reporting. .

In depth advice and report
An in depth advice from Cap Gemini E&Y on data readiness improvement in certain areas can be requested. In that case Cap Gemini E&Y will work with company experts on the potential improvement areas. Results of analysis and improvement advice are laid down in a report.

Costs
The assessment is free of charge. The company of course invests own man-hours. An in depth data readiness improvement advice by Cap Gemini E&Y will be charged by Cap Gemini E&Y at a rate of 1600 euro per expert per day.

Roadmap for lifecycle data
It is important that participants to the data readiness assessment understand the USPI-NL roadmap for lifecycle data sharing and exchange. The questions are grouped according to the phases identified in the roadmap. Therefore to correctly assess the data readiness of the com-pany in a particular phase, participants must share the kind of world that is described in the Roadmap scenario for that particular phase. Experience has shown that participants are able to work with the roadmap scenario quickly. To align all participants a small recap is given at the beginning of the assessment.

Request for a data readiness assessment
Process industry companies can request for a data readiness assessment. During the current pilot phase the assessment will be done by a team from USPI-NL and Cap Gemini E&Y. The intention is that also other management conaulotancies will be abvle to perform the assessment provided assessment data are fed into the USPI-NL monitoring data bank and that the comnmercial terms are agreed.

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