These tools are designed for internal use by architecture teams across government. They are anonymous, run entirely in your browser, and produce a tailored action plan with pointers to recognised government and industry standards.
How to use this collection
- Choose the self-assessment that best matches what you want to explore.
- Complete it — ideally as a team — being honest about where things really are today.
- Download or print the action plan, then revisit in 6 to 12 months to see how you have moved.
Available self-assessments
Pick one to start. New tools will be added here as the practice matures.
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Architecture maturity self-assessment
Score your practice against 14 dimensions — from purpose and mandate to outcomes and value realisation — and get a tailored action plan with links to standards like the Technology Code of Practice, SFIA and the DDaT Capability Framework.
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Architecture governance health check
A shorter, focused check on how architecture decisions are made, recorded and re-used across your organisation. Diagnoses friction and suggests lightweight governance improvements.
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AI-augmented architecture readiness
Assess how ready your architecture practice is to adopt AI safely and responsibly, aligned to the AI Playbook for the UK Government and the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard.
Suggest a new self-assessment
Have an area of architecture practice you think a self-assessment would help with? Get in touch with the OCTO Enterprise Architecture team — we're actively growing this collection.