Technology Function Pulse Check

2 Minute Pulse Check

Is your technology leadership doing what the business actually needs?

Seven honest questions. You will leave with a clear picture of where the gap sits and what it is costing the business.

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Question 1 of 7 About 2 minutes

Question 01

Could you explain to your board what your technology team delivered last quarter?

Not the activity. The business outcomes.

Honestly, no. I know they were busy but I could not list the outcomes.

I could name a few things, but I would be guessing at the rest.

Yes. I have clear visibility into what shipped and what it meant for the business.

Question 02

When something goes wrong in a project, how do you find out?

This reveals whether your function has a reporting rhythm or a cover up culture.

Late. Usually after it is already a problem, or from someone outside tech.

My technology leader tells me, but only when I ask the right question.

Early. Risks surface in a regular cadence before they become problems.

Question 03

Does your technology leader bring you solutions, or wait for you to set the direction?

This is the difference between an order taker and an impact maker.

They wait. I set priorities and they execute what I ask for.

Occasionally they bring ideas, but it is mostly reactive.

Regularly. They connect technology decisions to business outcomes without being asked.

Question 04

If you asked five people on your technology team what the top priorities are right now, would they agree?

Alignment is invisible until you test it.

Probably not. I would expect five different answers.

The technology leader would get it right. I am less sure about the rest of the team.

Yes. Priorities are clear and the whole team is moving in the same direction.

Question 05

How much of your week gets pulled into technology issues, escalations, or chasing updates?

Your time is the most expensive resource in the business.

Too much. I am regularly dragged into decisions or problems that should not reach me.

Some. It is better than it was, but still more than it should be.

Almost none. The function runs well and I spend my time on the business.

Question 06

Have you thought about replacing your technology leader in the past twelve months?

Most CEOs have. The real question is whether it is the person or the system.

Yes, seriously. I have looked into what a change would cost.

It has crossed my mind, but I am not sure changing the person would fix it.

No. I am confident in my technology leader and the direction they are setting.

Question 07

Right now, does your technology function feel like it is driving growth, or draining money?

The honest answer to this usually tells the whole story.

Draining money. It is a cost centre and I cannot connect it to growth.

Somewhere in between. It keeps things running but it is not moving us forward.

Driving growth. Technology is genuinely accelerating the business.

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