Obeya maturity scan: how mature is your Obeya?

Answer the ten questions about your Obeya. For each question choose the sentence that best fits how things go now, not how they should go. The scan adds up the points (0 to 3 per question, 30 at most together) and shows which level your team is at, what you can pick up first and which questions scored lowest. Nothing is stored or sent.

It is a tool for a conversation, not a measurement or a quality mark. The levels are our own division.

Choose an answer for each question. With the keyboard: Tab to a question, arrow keys to choose.

1How often does the team stand in front of the wall?

Rarely or irregularlyWeekly or every two weeksSeveral times a weekA short stand-up every day

2Does every KPI have a target and an owner?

There are no fixed KPIsSome KPIs have a targetMost have a target and an ownerEvery KPI has a target, an owner and a colour

3How current are the numbers on the wall?

Outdated, we rarely update themUpdated by hand monthlyUpdated weeklyLive or daily from the source

4Do actions have an owner and a date?

Actions are in minutes, without an ownerSometimes an owner, rarely a dateUsually bothAlways both, and they stay up until they are done

5Are red numbers discussed openly?

Red is preferably avoidedOnly if someone asksUsually, the stand-up starts with redAlways, and red counts as a reason to look together

6Is an action followed until it is done?

No, actions get lostSometimes, if someone remembersUsually, in the next discussionAlways, overdue actions are visible

7Can remote colleagues take part?

No, only those in the roomThey get a report or photo afterwardsThey look along via a shared screenThey see the same live wall and join the conversation

8Are decisions and risks recorded?

NoIn minutes, but not on the wallPartly on the wallOn the wall, with owner and follow-up

9Is the division of roles clear?

Nobody manages the wallOne person does everythingA leader and a manager, sometimes rotatingRoles rotate, the team updates it itself

10Does the team recalibrate its goals and KPIs?

Never, the wall stays as it wasWhen there is a reasonUsually per quarter or periodPer period, and the team learns from deviations

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The four levels

How to use the outcome

Let the whole team fill in the scan separately, and compare the answers afterwards. The interesting part is usually not in the total score, but in the questions people answer differently: then everyone sees the wall differently. After that pick one question to improve in the coming four weeks, not ten.

Want to know what the questions mean? The explanation is in The five Obeya walls, the rhythm in Obeya stand-up: agenda and rhythm, and what usually goes wrong in Why nobody looks at the Obeya wall after three months.