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Score each item honestly to see what is blocking pilot conversion. 0 of 20 answered 0% Score each question from 0 to 4: 0 = not in place, 4 = measured, documented and scalable. ## Opportunity Fit 1. 01 Do we have defined criteria for selecting the right customers for a pilot? 01234 2. 02 Do we evaluate whether the customer's problem is a strong fit for robotics before approving a POC? 01234 3. 03 Do we identify an executive sponsor with decision-making authority before the pilot begins? 01234 4. 04 Have success criteria and expansion criteria been agreed upon before deployment? 01234 ## Organizational Readiness 1. 05 Do we assess the customer's culture and openness to automation before the pilot? 01234 2. 06 Do we identify frontline employee concerns before deployment? 01234 3. 07 Do we determine whether unions, works councils or employee representatives need to be engaged? 01234 4. 08 Do we identify internal champions who will advocate for the robot? 01234 5. 09 Has the customer communicated why the robot is being introduced? 01234 6. 10 Is someone accountable for change management and user adoption? 01234 ## Product & Operational Fit 1. 11 Has the deployment environment been validated for real-world operation? 01234 2. 12 Can the robot consistently perform the required task under normal operating conditions? 01234 3. 13 Have likely operational exceptions and failure scenarios been identified? 01234 4. 14 Are uptime, interventions and customer satisfaction measured throughout the pilot? 01234 ## Commercial Readiness 1. 15 Is ROI documented before the pilot begins? 01234 2. 16 Is there a documented process for moving from pilot to production? 01234 3. 17 Has a rollout plan been created if the pilot succeeds? 01234 4. 18 Have Procurement, IT, Legal and Operations been engaged early enough to support scaling? 01234 ## Organizational Learning 1. 19 Do we document why every pilot succeeds or fails? 01234 2. 20 Are pilot learnings consistently shared with Sales, Product, Engineering and Customer Success? 01234 See My Results Answer all 20 questions to generate your score. ## Other Assessments - [First Robot Integration Assessment™ Customers don't know whether robotics is the right investment. ](/assessments/robot-readiness) - [Robot Lifecycle & Circularity Assessment™ Valuable robots lose value after they're returned. ](/assessments/robot-lifecycle-circularity) - [Fleet Intelligence Assessment™ Customer data never becomes product intelligence. ](/assessments/fleet-intelligence) [NeuroForge ](/) Commercialization strategy for robotics, autonomous systems, and deep tech companies ready to scale. ### Advisory [Services](/services)[Strategy](/robotics-commercialization-strategy)[Positioning](/positioning-for-robotics-companies)[Pilot to Scale](/from-pilot-to-scale)[Free Audit →](/free-audit) ### Resources [Resources](/resources)[About](/about) ### Connect [Book a Strategy Session →](https://calendly.com/d/cvky-6dd-k9f/gtm-strategy-call)[Contact Us](/contact)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuroforge-gtm/)[BrainHacks by Shannon](https://brainhacksbyshannon.com)[Toxic Boss Armor](https://toxicbossarmor.com) © 2026 NeuroForge. 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