SRE Maturity Assessment Guide

Instructions for Interactive and Offline Assessment

Bot Army Engineering | Assessment Toolkit v1.0

15
Domains
75
Questions
450
Max Points
30
Minutes

5 Maturity Levels

LevelNameScoreAvg/Domain
1Ad-hoc0-900-6
2Foundational91-1807-12
3Standardized181-27013-18
4Advanced271-36019-24
5Optimized361-45025-30

Interactive Assessment

  1. Prepare: Gather 2-4 team members, block 30-45 min
  2. Start: Open Interactive Assessment, enter team name
  3. Answer: Score each question 0-6 honestly
  4. Review: Check radar chart and domain breakdown
  5. Export: Save JSON for historical tracking

Offline PDF Assessment

  1. Print: Scoring worksheet + domain rubrics
  2. Gather: Same team prep as interactive
  3. Score: Use rubrics, record on worksheet
  4. Calculate: Sum domain totals (max 450)
  5. Identify: Circle domains below 13 points

Scoring Guide

ScoreMeaning
0Not practiced at all
2Minimal/ad-hoc practice
3Partial implementation
5Strong implementation
6Exemplary/industry-leading

After the Assessment

  1. Share: Results with team and stakeholders
  2. Identify: Top 3 gaps (lowest scoring domains)
  3. Review: Rubrics for those domains
  4. Read: Improvement playbooks for guidance
  5. Plan: Create action items with owners

Assessment Cadence

ActivityFrequency
Full assessmentQuarterly
Progress reviewMonthly
Action trackingWeekly
Stakeholder reportQuarterly

Common Mistakes

  • Scoring aspirations instead of reality
  • Ignoring evidence for high scores
  • Rushing without team discussion
  • Skipping domains that "don't apply"

Bot Army Ownership

TeamDomains
SRE Bot1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15
Ops Bot4, 5, 12
Observability2, 3
Security Bot13
All Teams10, 14

Measure to Improve

Target Level 3+ for all critical services.