Your team is being pitched five new technologies this quarter. You have demo requests sitting in review. Your inbox has vendors promising transformation by Q4.
Which of them is actually worth your time?
Most decision-makers rely on intuition, internal pressure, or the loudest trend. That approach leads to waste, delays, and strategic drift. The real question is: how do you decide what matters when everything is marketed as essential?
At Galson Research, we built the Technology Prioritization Index (TPI) to give executives a clear, business-first method for evaluating tech domains.
The Technology Prioritization Index is Galson's proprietary scoring framework for assessing technology domains. Every domain is evaluated using a 1 to 3 scale across seven specific business factors.
From foundational systems to exploratory capabilities, the TPI gives you a structured view of how each tech domain performs in the real world. It's not an opinion. It's a benchmark.
"Every technology is scored from 1 (limited or minimal performance) through 3 (strong performance) across key business criteria foundational to technology enablement and digital transformation within an enterprise." — Galson Research, Quantum Computing Mini Report
Each domain is scored across the following seven business factors:
These categories reflect what actually matters when adopting new technology. They give a balanced view of how easy something is to use internally and how much traction it's getting.
Each factor is scored from 1 to 3:
The total score for each domain helps position it within Galson's three strategic segments: Foundational, Emerging, or Exploratory.
From the Quantum Computing mini report:
"TPI Navigator Rank: Exploratory" "TPI Score: 8/21"
This domain scored low across most factors, including use cases, ease of integration, and ROI. While strategic interest is high, practical application remains limited. This type of scoring helps teams avoid misallocating resources to hype-driven investments.
Here’s how the TPI can help you:
There’s no time to waste on yet another trend report. You need a faster way to figure out what’s actually worth prioritizing before someone else gets there first.
Prioritizing tech adoption is a core part of moving your strategy forward. It deserves your focus and attention. Choosing the right tech domain at the right time helps you stay focused and avoid wasted effort.
We are a research firm that helps decision-makers make sense of technology. We simplify the complex so you can decide with clarity.
Explore the full list of domains and their scores. Download our mini reports or talk to us about building a custom TPI report tailored to your business.
Visit galson.com/tpi to get started.
The TPI is tailored for decision-makers who need to sift through competing priorities and identify where to invest for maximum impact.
Mini reports are refreshed regularly. Domain scores are reviewed on a rolling basis as the ecosystem shifts.
No. The TPI complements it. It helps you filter which technologies are worth deeper exploration and which ones are not ready yet.