App Question Parent- and Category Names
The Pulse! platform powers GoThrive Digital's diagnostic services. This document captures the complete data model as queried from the live API on 2026-06-29: 424 active questions across 73 categories, served to 8 respondent roles using 3 question types.
Source: Pulse! REST API (https://pulse.nostics.biz/api/) — queried by the hermes-ai-agent service account via DRF Token authentication.
1. Parent Categories (Question Category Sources)
Question categories are grouped under category sources — the intellectual-property origin for each group of questions. These form the top-level classification.
| Source Key |
Display Name |
Description |
Nostics |
Nostics 7P |
Original Nostics Digital 7P Method diagnostics (API source key, captured 2026-06-29 — not yet renamed in the platform) |
S.Godin |
Seth Godin |
Strategy Construction framework questions |
TAB |
TAB |
The Alternative Board — business owner diagnostic framework |
Pinnacle |
Pinnacle |
Pinnacle Business Guides diagnostic IP |
Busnostic |
Busnostic |
Business diagnostic categories (generic) |
EOS |
EOS Worldwide |
Entrepreneurial Operating System — OM/OMV categories |
The project-categories API endpoint links each category in a project to its source, providing the category_source_name and category_source_display_name fields.
2. Question Categories
73 active categories. Counts are live from the API.
2.1 Operating Model — Vision (OMV)
EOS-derived categories focusing on company vision and strategic direction.
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 1 |
OMV-10Yr Goal |
1 |
| 2 |
OMV-1 Year Plan |
1 |
| 3 |
OMV-3 Years Picture |
2 |
| 4 |
OMV-Core Focus |
1 |
| 5 |
OMV-Core Values |
2 |
| 6 |
OMV-Issues List |
1 |
| 7 |
OMV-Mkt Strategy |
7 |
| 8 |
OMV-Rocks |
1 |
2.2 Operating Model — Practices (OM)
EOS-derived categories covering operating rhythms and management practices.
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 9 |
OM Annual Planning |
2 |
| 10 |
OM Clarity Break |
14 |
| 11 |
OM Culture — Healthiness |
10 |
| 12 |
OM Culture — Intentionality |
10 |
| 13 |
OM PPL-Accountability Chart |
1 |
| 14 |
OM PPL-Delegation |
4 |
| 15 |
OM PPL-LMA: Leadership Practices |
9 |
| 16 |
OM PPL-LMA: Management Practices |
18 |
| 17 |
OM Quarterly Pulse Meeting |
1 |
| 18 |
OM Traction Meeting Checkup |
6 |
2.3 Company Vision
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 19 |
Co Vision — Cultural |
3 |
| 20 |
Co Vision — Customer & Market |
2 |
| 21 |
Co Vision — Industrial Leadership |
2 |
| 22 |
Co Vision — Products & Services |
1 |
2.4 Company SWOT
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 23 |
Co. SWOT — Opportunities |
7 |
| 24 |
Co. SWOT — Strengths |
5 |
| 25 |
Co. SWOT — Threats |
5 |
| 26 |
Co. SWOT — Weaknesses |
6 |
2.5 Strategy
Seth Godin-derived strategy construction categories.
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 27 |
Strategy 'Construction' |
17 |
| 28 |
Strategies |
4 |
| 29 |
Strategic Advantage |
4 |
| 30 |
Competitive Landscape & Strategy |
8 |
| 31 |
Goals |
4 |
| 32 |
Action Plans and Tactics |
3 |
2.6 Shareholders & Governance
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 33 |
Shareholders — 1.Owners, Govn, Returns |
10 |
| 34 |
Shareholders — 2.Fin Health Risk |
10 |
| 35 |
Shareholders — 3.PESTEL |
23 |
2.7 Leadership & People
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 36 |
Leadership Effectiveness |
5 |
| 37 |
Mgt Team & Org. Capability |
8 |
| 38 |
Company Business Owner Factors |
8 |
| 39 |
Vision — Personal (Owner) |
4 |
| 40 |
Family Business (busnostic) |
3 |
| 41 |
Accountability Chart |
1 |
2.8 Digital & AI Maturity
Role-targeted assessments for digital readiness.
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 42 |
Digital & AI Maturity Assessment to Employees |
9 |
| 43 |
Digital & AI Maturity Assessment to IT Management |
10 |
| 44 |
Digital & AI Maturity Assessment to Managers |
9 |
2.9 Systems
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 45 |
Systems — Collaboration |
8 |
| 46 |
Systems — Customer Management (CRM) |
5 |
| 47 |
Systems — Financial & ERP |
2 |
| 48 |
Systems — Human Resources |
2 |
| 49 |
Systems — Internal |
4 |
| 50 |
Systems — Production |
3 |
2.10 Systems Refactor
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 51 |
Systems Refactor — Systems Value & Costs |
10 |
| 52 |
Systems Refactor — Technology Landscape |
15 |
| 53 |
Systems Refactor — for Users |
11 |
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 54 |
Key Performance Indicators |
1 |
| 55 |
CSF's |
5 |
| 56 |
Pinnacle As-Is for 4P's |
5 |
| 57 |
Assess the state of the 4P's implementation |
19 |
| 58 |
Change Readiness |
10 |
2.12 Communications
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 59 |
Assess state of Co. Comms |
17 |
| 60 |
Internal Communications (busnostic) |
3 |
2.13 Busnostic — Functional Areas
Generic business diagnostic categories with the (busnostic) suffix.
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 61 |
Alignment (busnostic) |
3 |
| 62 |
Corporate Finance (busnostic) |
3 |
| 63 |
Customer Service (busnostic) |
3 |
| 64 |
Employee Development (busnostic) |
3 |
| 65 |
Human Resources Procedures (busnostic) |
3 |
| 66 |
Information Technology (busnostic) |
3 |
| 67 |
Marketing (busnostic) |
3 |
| 68 |
Operations (busnostic) |
3 |
| 69 |
Planning (busnostic) |
3 |
| 70 |
Sales (busnostic) |
3 |
2.14 Other
| # |
Category |
Questions |
| 71 |
Manufacturing & Exporting |
5 |
| 72 |
IT Hardware |
3 |
| 73 |
Information Security Practices |
4 |
4. Respondent Roles
Questions are targeted to specific respondent roles. 8 roles active.
| ID |
Role Name |
Questions |
Description |
| 100 |
All Employees |
64 |
Company-wide questions (culture, values, comms) |
| 101 |
CEO or MD |
30 |
Executive-level strategy and vision |
| 102 |
Manager |
100 |
Management practices and team leadership |
| 103 |
Reportee |
13 |
Employee experience and upward feedback |
| 104 |
Cust Facing |
7 |
Customer-facing staff perspective |
| 105 |
Financial Mgr |
9 |
Finance-specific questions |
| 106 |
IT Systems Leader |
55 |
Technology and systems assessment |
| 107 |
BusOwner |
146 |
Business owner / founder questions |
| 109 |
Legal Mgr |
0 |
Legal manager (no active questions) |
5. Question Types
3 types govern response format and scoring.
| ID |
Type Name |
Count |
Description |
| 101 |
Text Box |
260 |
Free-text response (qualitative) |
| 102 |
1 to 10 |
113 |
Integer scale 1–10 (quantitative scoring) |
| 100 |
Y/N |
51 |
Boolean yes/no |
Citations
[1] Pulse! REST API — https://pulse.nostics.biz/api/ — live production instance, DRF Token authentication via hermes-ai-agent service account. Data snapshot: 2026-06-29.