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Smart Industry Digital Transformation Survey 2025
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1.
Which of the following best represents the industry in which you work?
(Required.)
Discrete manufacturer/industrial machine builder
Process manufacturer
Power generation
Oil and gas
Mining
Engineering/professional services
Transportation/logistics
Other (please specify)
2.
What is your primary function?
General/corporate management
Finance
IT and networks
Project management and execution
Production/production planning
Product design and development
Quality assurance
Environmental health and safety
Sales/marketing
Logistics/supply chain
Maintenance/reliability
3.
What is your job title?
4.
When you consider the drivers of and the opportunities presented by digital transformation, what is your best assessment of its likely impact on your organization in the next five years
No impact
Low impact
Neutral
High impact
Critical impact
5.
Which of the following statements best describes your company’s progress on digital transformation initiatives
At the starting gate, with focus on learning and exploration
We are identifying early applications to pilot
We have identified applications and are making investments
We have analyzed results from initial efforts and are scaling our digital-transformation commitment
We have analyzed results from initial efforts and are abandoning digital-transformation initiatives
6.
How important are the following when it comes to your business’s interest and investment in digital transformation?
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Optimize utilization
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Reduce costs
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Enhance safety
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Increase productivity
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Create new business
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Build models/revenue streams
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Improve sustainability
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Enhance customer experience
Not at All Important
Not Very Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
7.
Which of the following statements best describes your organization’s digital-transformation strategy?
No formal or informal strategy
Informal strategy
Formal strategy with a one- to two-year time horizon
Formal strategy with a three-plus-year time horizon
8.
Which of the following are significant challenges to digital transformation within your organization? (Check all that apply.)
Lack of business impact understanding
Lack of senior management commitment
Lack of senior management knowledge
Workforce skills gap
Lack of employee knowledge
Immaturity of standards
Security concerns
Idea creation
Securing funding
Weakness in technology infrastructure
Regulation (for example, related to data privacy)
General economic uncertainty
Pandemic-prompted problems
Other (please specify)
9.
Which of the following represents your organization’s single biggest challenge to realizing digital transformation? (Select one)
Idea creation
Securing funding
Leadership support
Talent and human resources
10.
How would you characterize your company's digital transformation efforts thus far? (Choose one)
Not attempted
Attempted but failing
Problematic but ongoing
Somewhat successful
Highly successful
11.
Please indicate to what extent your organization has implemented or has plans to evaluate/implement the following technologies associated with digital transformation:
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Additive/3D printing
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Augmented reality
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Virtual reality
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Blockchain
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Traditional robots
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Collaborative robots
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Drones
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Data analytics
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Digital twin
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Cloud connectivity
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Machine learning/artificial intelligence
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
12.
Please indicate to what extent your organization has implemented or has plans to evaluate/implement the following technologies associated with digital transformation:
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Application virtualization
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Smartphones/tablets
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Wearables
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Wireless networks
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Remote monitoring
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Predictive maintenance
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Edge computing
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
5G
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Containerization
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Kubernetes
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
Metaverse
No current plan
Plan to evaluate
In test/pilot use
In production use
13.
How has your incoming or outgoing supply chain been altered in the past 18 months, especially with the tariffs taking hold?
Incoming Supply Chain
Outgoing Supply Chain
No change/no challenges
Incoming Supply Chain
Outgoing Supply Chain
Some challenges
Incoming Supply Chain
Outgoing Supply Chain
Drastic challenges
Incoming Supply Chain
Outgoing Supply Chain
14.
With the convergence of IT and OT, what is the top tactic to secure your OT assets?
Implement a configuration management database (CMDB) to build a solid data foundation
Map processes and dependencies related to OT assets
Dynamically gauge and prioritize security vulnerabilities/vulnerability management
Connect operational technology to production processes with digital workflows
See IT and full view of OT (factory-floor assets) in a single view
Other (please specify)
15.
Which of the following are “roadblocks” your company or organization faces in getting IT and OT teams to collaborate? (Select all that apply)
Different priorities
Lack of understanding/different technical languages
Physical limitations (off-site or outsourced services, for example)
Corporate structure (reporting to different bosses)
Other (please specify)
16.
How many hours of formal continuing education does your organization or company offer per year for IT professionals?
1 – 10 hours
11 - 20 hours
20+ hours
None
17.
How many hours of formal continuing education does your organization or company offer per year for OT professionals?
1 – 10 hours
11 - 20 hours
20+ hours
None
18.
How much are you using artificial intelligence (AI) in critical systems?
Not at all
Early adopter
Power user
All-in
19.
Which areas in Operations do you think stand to benefit the most from AI? (Please rank your “Top-5” in order)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Supply chain management
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Quality
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Automation
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Sales/corporate management
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Training
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Operations/workflow
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Cybersecurity
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Sustainability
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Design
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Enterprise resource planning
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Supply chain management
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
20.
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