Adding Drivers
Adding Drivers
This page walks through how to open the Feasibility & Maturity window, navigate its tabs, and add drivers to your portfolio.
Opening the Feasibility & Maturity Window
From the desktop, click the Feasibility & Maturity tile in the Portfolio zone, or open it from the Intelligence Hub. The window opens with five tabs:
| Tab | Contents |
|---|---|
| Distribution | The dimension weighting slider (Governance / Architecture / People) |
| Governance Drivers | Drivers in the Governance dimension |
| Architecture Drivers | Drivers in the Architecture dimension |
| People Drivers | Drivers in the People dimension |
| Activity | A log of all changes made to your drivers |
Adding a Driver
- Navigate to the dimension tab you want to add a driver to — Governance, Architecture, or People.
- Click the Add ▾ button at the top of the driver table.
- The Add Driver modal opens.
Choose a Dimension
At the top of the modal, select which dimension this driver belongs to: Governance, Architecture, or People. The suggestions list updates automatically when you switch.
Select from Suggestions
Vane Loop loads a list of suggested drivers for the selected dimension. These are standard drivers defined at the organisational level — selecting one ensures consistency across your portfolio.
Click a suggestion to select it. Each suggestion shows a name and a short description to help you choose the right one.
You can filter the list by typing in the search box.
Create a Custom Driver
If no suggestion fits your situation, type a name in the search box. A Create custom driver option appears below the list — click it to use your typed name as a new driver. Custom drivers appear alongside standard drivers in your driver table but are specific to your workspace.
Add the Driver
Click Add Driver to confirm. The driver is added to the selected dimension tab and immediately contributes to your feasibility score.
If a driver with the same name already exists in that dimension, Vane Loop will let you know and skip the duplicate.
Adding for Data or AI Portfolio Items
The Add ▾ button has a dropdown arrow — clicking it reveals three options:
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
| Add for Portfolio Items (Data) | Adds the driver to Data Products |
| Add for Portfolio Items (AI) | Adds the driver to the AI only |
| Add for both | Adds the driver to both modules simultaneously |
This is useful when a driver — such as data ownership or platform maturity — applies equally to your data and AI portfolio items and you want to keep them in sync.
Setting Weight and Impact
Once a driver is added, it appears as a row in the driver table. You can set two values directly in the table:
Weight — how important this driver is relative to others in the same dimension.
| Value | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very Low |
| 2 | Low |
| 3 | Medium |
| 4 | High |
| 5 | Very High |
Impact — how well this driver is currently performing. This is set by scoring the driver with the Vane Loop Agent, but can also be set manually.
| Value | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very Low |
| 2 | Low |
| 3 | Below Average |
| 4 | Moderate |
| 5 | Average |
| 6 | Above Average |
| 7 | Good |
| 8 | High |
| 9 | Very High |
| 10 | Exceptional |
Click either dropdown in the table row to change the value. Changes save automatically.
Removing a Driver
To remove a driver, click the delete icon at the end of its row. A confirmation prompt appears before the driver is permanently removed.
If a driver is in use by another part of the platform (for example, linked to an initiative), you will be notified and asked to resolve the dependency first.
Next Step
Once you have added drivers, score them using the Vane Loop Agent to set meaningful impact values. See Scoring Drivers with the AI Agent.