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Digital Maturity Index (DMI)

AIA's proprietary Digital Maturity Index, rating organisations across five domains (Strategy, Customer Focus, Capability, Technology, Execution) on a five-level scale from Basic/Reactive to Digital Leader, delivered via a public online survey tool.

What it is

A proprietary AIA diagnostic that rates an organisation across five domains — Strategy, Customer Focus, Capability, Technology, Execution — on a five-level maturity scale (Reactive, Basic, Engaged, Competitive, Digital Leader), delivered via an online survey (Microsoft Forms-based) and benchmarked against a public-sector average where relevant.

Problem it solves

Gives organisations and AIA a repeatable, comparable starting diagnostic for digital transformation programmes, rather than a bespoke assessment built from scratch each time.

When to use

  • The start of any digital transformation, IT strategy or digital-readiness engagement
  • A client wants to benchmark against sector peers

Key questions

  • Do we have a clearly defined digital strategy?
  • Are we customer-centric in how we design and deliver digitally?
  • Do we have the capability (people, partnerships) to execute our digital agenda?
  • Is our technology infrastructure fit for a real-time, personalised digital offering?
  • Are we executing well against our digital strategy?

Inputs

  • Completed AIA Digital Maturity Index survey responses

Steps

  1. 1Deploy the surveyAdminister the AIA Digital Maturity Index online survey (customised per client where needed).
  2. 2Score across five domainsRate Strategy, Customer Focus, Capability, Technology and Execution from Reactive/Basic to Digital Leader.
  3. 3BenchmarkCompare results to a public-sector or sector average where available.
  4. 4Recommend by domain and levelProvide domain-specific recommendations tied to the client's current maturity level (e.g. 'define your strategy' and 'build a business benefit case' at Reactive level).

Outputs

  • Digital maturity scorecard across five domains
  • Level-specific improvement recommendations

Source visuals

AIA Digital Maturity Index: five domains, five maturity levels
AIA Digital Maturity Index: five domains, five maturity levels
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Custodian: Corporate Support. Internal (staff access). Source: AIA_Methodologies_2024.pptx (slides 38, 54, 55, 56).