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Rate your OT program on the OT Top 10

Rate where you honestly stand on each OT Top 10 practice for your plant or production environment. This is a directional self-check, not an assessment — nothing is sent unless you choose to email it.

The seven levels, and what separates them
LevelNameWhat it meansThe question that separates it from the level below
0AbsentThe capability does not exist in any form.Is there anything at all — a tool, a document, a person who owns it?
1DocumentedIntent exists on paper. Deployment has not happened or is incomplete.Is the intent written down, with a named owner and a scope?
2ConfiguredThe technology or process is configured, but not yet applied to the intended scope.Is it switched on and set up somewhere — even if only in part of the estate?
3DeployedIt is applied across the scope it was meant to cover.Does it cover everything in scope, with the exceptions written down?
4OperatingIt functions consistently during normal operations, not only when someone is watching.Does it keep working through a normal month without manual rescue?
5MeasuredCoverage and effectiveness are measured, monitored, and exception-handled.Can you state a number for coverage or effectiveness, and show the trend?
6GovernedOwnership, scheduled review, continuous improvement, and evidence retention are established.Is there an accountable owner, a review cadence, and retained evidence?

Rate honestly. Owning a tool is level 2 at best; a control that needs manual rescue every month is not operating.

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