Data Maturity Assessment - Microsoft DMA

Practice

Do you have the support, tools, and processes in place to responsibly collect and manage data? This section evaluates your organizational capacity for data sourcing, quality, security, responsible use, and infrastructure.

5 minutes to complete

How would you describe the quality of your organization's data?

Our data is accurate — it's close to its true values.(Required)

Our data is complete — we have all of the data we need.(Required)

Our data is consistent — the data matches across all of our systems.(Required)

How does your organization manage the quality of its data?(Required)

We identify and eliminate any discrepancies in our data
We employ processes for keeping our data up to date
We maintain a record of data assets and who is responsible for them
None of these apply
Unsure

What policies and practices does your organization use to keep its data secure?(Required)

We restrict access to sensitive and personal data
We delete data that is no longer necessary
We continuously monitor our data’s security
We continuously test our data’s security
None of these apply
Unsure

Does your organization understand the regulations for the data it stores?(Required)

Always
Somewhat
No
Unsure

Does your organization employ at least one person responsible for data security?(Required)

Yes
No
Unsure

Would you describe your organization's data security policies and practices as 'robust'?(Required)

Yes
No
Unsure

Does your organization use any of the following responsible data practices?

We collect only data that we intend to use.(Required)

We tell people what data of theirs we collect and why.(Required)

We conduct benefits-risks-harms assessments for the data we collect.(Required)

We regularly monitor, update, and improve our data responsibility policies and practices.(Required)

Are staff at your organization trained on the responsible use of data?(Required)

Yes
Somewhat
No
Unsure

Are staff across the organization aware of the need for responsible data practices?(Required)

Yes
Somewhat
No
Unsure

Where does your organization's data come from?(Required)

We collect data from clients or end users
We use data from external sources (like public data)
None of these apply
Unsure

Does your organization have technology or tools to support its efforts in the following areas?(Required)

Data collection
Data storage
Data analysis
Data visualization
None of these apply
Unsure

Does your organization have the expertise and experience necessary to make the best infrastructure decisions?(Required)

Yes
No
Unsure

Do you have the funding and tools needed to properly collect, manage, analyze, and generate insights from your data?(Required)

Yes
Somewhat
No
Unsure

About You

Purpose

How does your organization use data to inform organizational strategy?

How does your organization use data to better understand its programs?

How does your organization use data to better understand internal operations?

Practice

How would you describe the quality of your organization's data?

Does your organization use any of the following responsible data practices?

People