How to use Design Atlas | What gets assessed | Responding to findings
	2 What gets assessed
	Design Atlas Results Sheet   General planning awareness How effective is the business at planning across all its activities?         General planning communication Are plans and objectives communicated clearly to all relevant company staff?         Design planning awareness Does the business understand where design fits within its overall corporate plans?         Design planning thinking What use is made of structured thinking in developing design plans?         Design planning horizons How focused and forward thinking are design plans         General process awareness Is their understanding of how activities can be identified as processes?         Design process awareness Does the business understand where design fits within its processes?         Design process management Does the business understand how design activity can be managed?         Design process tools What use is made of structured thinking in design activity?         General resource allocation Does the business understand the general principles of budget allocation?         Design resource allocation Is the business able to assign resources to design activity?         Design skills Does the business have the skills to handle design activity?         Design organisation Does the business accommodate the multi-disciplinary nature of design activity?         Design commitment How committed are senior management to design activity?         Design attitudes How positive are attitudes to design?