Project R-16926

From Excel to app: digitizing the Strategic Change Readiness Tool for Family Businesses (Research)

Based on four years of scientific research, UHasselt and UAntwerpen developed a validated tool that measures the change readiness of family businesses. The tool uses four perspectives, combines factual data with the perceptions of up to ten respondents (CEO, top management, board and family) and generates a traffic-light score per sub-domain. Today the tool runs as a programmed Excel file, already used by VOKA and Straight Business Partners, but it is not scalable. This IOF Concept project converts the tool into a professional, secure and scalable web application, allowing employers' organisations and consultants to launch assessments independently and enabling broader commercialisation. Goal: 3 new licences by per year as of 2027.

01 August 2026 - 31 July 2027