The Deloitte Digital Maturity Index
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The Digital Maturity Index
Every year, we analyze the digital maturity of the manufacturing industry along four holistic indices, structured into more than 90 operational and strategic parameters.
Latest results: Digitization remains on the agenda despite crises
Digital maturity enables the company to cope with a multi-crisis environment emphasizing the need for digital transformation. Against this background, our latest study shows that the financial effects are coming under pressure - but digitally mature companies are still achieving significantly higher returns. The development of new business models is now on the agenda of almost all companies and now outweighs functionally isolated optimization efforts.
Read the entire article here to find out more on our findings and recommendations.
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Our Topics
Success along the digital transformation can be quantified. We provide insights on parameters influencing EBIT and revenue uplift as well as digital performance indicators.

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Based on the current situation, our DMI helps benchmark companies according to the identify archetype in an industry comparison.
We
typically rate Ebit uplift, revenue uplift, productivity increase, related investments along dimension like software, hardware,
immaterial assets etc.
We project true financial value coming along picking the appropriate digital recipe.
Which digital archetype are you?
We have identified 6 different digital archetypes – which develop differently along industries, depending on their starting points for their digital transformation.
Champions
Love to combine consistent digital strategy with operational excellence to achieve a flexibility advantage.
Potentials
Focus on developing his digital strategy
hand in hand with operational excellence
to achieve cost advantages.
Innovators
Show distinct advances in digital
business through an innovative portfolio but average operational success.
Operators
Focus on digitalizing the core value chain,
founding her success upon flexibility through innovative solutions.
Followers
Seek to consistently advance digital
skills in both index dimensions by preparing to transition with his peers.
Laggard
Lack digital skills
in both index dimensions using digitalization to improve overall
efficiency.
Podcast: Digital Factory Talk about the Digital Maturity Index
Episode #3 – DMI & digital cost transformation within the automotive sector
Digitalization in the manufacturing industry in times of downturn - the management of a successful digital transformation depends more than ever on the right strategic decisions. This is a major challenge because important decision factors are shaped by an uncertain future. The Digital Maturity Index (DMI) will help with the first steps and the right prioritization of what is essential.
Episode #7 – Accelerating Digitalization - Recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities from digitalization
Our new book on the Digital Maturity Index, Accelerating Digitalization, is a collaboration with the University of Duisburg-Essen and was published in March 2021 (Springer, Amazon). In this podcast, we present the main topics of the book, including accelerating digitalization approaches, go into detail about the cooperation with the university, and look into the future together.
Behind the Scenes
Our Deloitte Digital Maturity Expert Team combines functional operations knowhow with strategic expertise and digital fluency
Lead Partner | Digital Operations

The Head
Dr. Harald Proff
Director | Digital Operations

The Heart
Claudia Ahrens
Manager | Digital Factory

The Soul
Yvonne von Ostrowski
Manager | Digital Operations

The Body
Dr. David Müller
We are Digital Operations
Due to the complexity of transformation, ecosystems, partnerships and the handling of intellectual property are critical success factors in this context.
Core Philosophy of Digital Transformation
Think big
Create a vision. Strategize and vet opportunities.
Start small
Design, develop and implement pilots to accelerate value.
Scale fast
Scale solutions, transform the application landscape and results.
On the Pulse of Digitalization
Deloitte Digital Maturity Index
Future Is Now
A Vision of a fully digitalized company turned into reality. The combination of Digital Factory experience and results from our
Digital Maturity Index enable us to generate comprehensive best practices. We are able to provide insights why some companies are
more successful on their digital journey than others AND how your company will become a digital champion.