How do you calculate your readiness score?

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Add all 15 answers. Maximum: 45 points. Do not convert the result into a probability of success or a percentile ranking. Area Questions Maximum Your score Decision, financial baseline and demand evidence 1–3 9 ___ Owner cash, seasonality and downside resilience 4–6 9 ___ Capital, operator, contracts and affiliation 7–10 12 ___ Compliance, funding, tax and insurance 11–13 9 ___ Evidence controls and execution accountability 14–15 6 ___ Total 1–15 45 ___ What does each score band mean? Raw score Readiness band What it means Recommended next step 0–14 Frame the decision Too much of the case remains undefined or unsupported for this framework to support commitment. Write the decision mandate and issue a prioritized data request. For a conversion, start with a fatal-flaw screen before a detailed investment forecast. 15–26 Build the evidence You have a recognizable case, but material parts remain unverified or disconnected from owner cash. Commission or complete a narrowly scoped diagnostic around the most consequential gap. Reconcile the baseline before polishing the investment narrative. 27–36 Resolve decision-critical gaps Much of the evidence exists, but incomplete assumptions, funding or obligations still require challenge. Produce the downside cash case and close the weakest relevant diligence items before the next irreversible milestone. 37–45 Ready for final independent challenge—conditionally The file is comparatively well developed under this rubric. This is not permission to buy, borrow or sign. Conduct an investment-committee or owner-side challenge, confirm specialist conditions and document the proceed, renegotiate or stop decision. Top-band condition: you qualify for the final status only if every question scores at least 2 and no override below applies . Otherwise, retain the raw score but label the result Targeted diligence required or Hold irreversible commitment , as appropriate.

Area	Questions	Maximum	Your score
Decision, financial baseline and demand evidence	1–3	9	___
Owner cash, seasonality and downside resilience	4–6	9	___
Capital, operator, contracts and affiliation	7–10	12	___
Compliance, funding, tax and insurance	11–13	9	___
Evidence controls and execution accountability	14–15	6	___
Total	1–15	45	___

Raw score	Readiness band	What it means	Recommended next step
0–14	Frame the decision	Too much of the case remains undefined or unsupported for this framework to support commitment.	Write the decision mandate and issue a prioritized data request. For a conversion, start with a fatal-flaw screen before a detailed investment forecast.
15–26	Build the evidence	You have a recognizable case, but material parts remain unverified or disconnected from owner cash.	Commission or complete a narrowly scoped diagnostic around the most consequential gap. Reconcile the baseline before polishing the investment narrative.
27–36	Resolve decision-critical gaps	Much of the evidence exists, but incomplete assumptions, funding or obligations still require challenge.	Produce the downside cash case and close the weakest relevant diligence items before the next irreversible milestone.
37–45	Ready for final independent challenge—conditionally	The file is comparatively well developed under this rubric. This is not permission to buy, borrow or sign.	Conduct an investment-committee or owner-side challenge, confirm specialist conditions and document the proceed, renegotiate or stop decision.

What does each score band mean?

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