Introduction
Digital maturity determines how quickly an organisation can discover, prioritise and change cryptographic dependencies without creating uncontrolled operational risk. QSD evaluates the organisational and technical capabilities that underpin quantum readiness, then converts gaps into a realistic improvement roadmap.
2026 Strategic Context
External guidance is making readiness easier to benchmark. The NCSC expects large organisations to complete discovery and an initial migration plan by 2028, while the EU roadmap calls for transition activity to begin by the end of 2026. NIST’s crypto-agility work adds a capability-based lens covering technical and organisational mechanisms for algorithm change. A credible digital-readiness assessment should therefore distinguish awareness from execution readiness: having a policy statement is not the same as having an owned inventory, supplier roadmap, test environment, migration funding model and repeatable evidence process.
Why It Matters
- Fragmented asset data and unclear ownership slow down cryptographic discovery.
- Legacy applications and infrastructure can require different migration paths from modern cloud-native environments.
- Readiness depends on operating practices such as change management, architecture governance, supplier management and evidence quality.
Our Approach
- Assess current digital and security capabilities.
- Identify dependencies that constrain crypto-agility and migration velocity.
- Benchmark governance, automation, architecture and lifecycle practices.
- Define a staged readiness roadmap with achievable improvement targets.
What You Receive
- Digital / quantum readiness scorecard
- Capability gap heatmap
- Legacy constraint assessment
- Improvement backlog
- Target capability roadmap
- Executive readiness summary
Relevant Standards & Context
ISO/IEC 27001 · NIST CSF · NIS2 · DORA · PQC transition practices