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# Calculate your HQ Score instantly for free
- URL: https://www.theheadroomhq.com/hq-score-assessment/
- Published: 2026-06-03T16:31:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-08T06:47:41.000Z
- Description: HQ Score is a proprietary operational maturity assessment developed by Headroom HQ, built specifically for professionals working in mid-market companies.
- Author: Headroom Editorial Team
- Tags: HQ Score, HQ Score Dimensions

HQ Score is a proprietary operational maturity assessment developed by Headroom HQ, built specifically for professionals working in mid-market companies.

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### HQ Score Measurement Criteria

**30 questions. 10 dimensions. 0-100 total score. The ten dimensions and their details are listed below:**

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**D01) Process Documentation** **Coverage** **→** Are your critical operational processes documented in a form that anyone could follow independently?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-1-process-documentation-coverage/)

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**D02) Key Person Redundancy** **→** If your most operationally critical people were unavailable tomorrow, what happens?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-2-key-person-redundancy/)

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**D03) Vendor Contract Quality** **→** Do your vendor contracts protect your interests at the clause level that actually matters?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-3-vendor-contract-quality/)

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**D04) Team Structure Clarity** **→** Does every person on your operations team know exactly which decisions they can make without asking?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-4-team-structure-clarity/)

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**D05) Measurement Sophistication** **→** Does your operations dashboard include leading indicators or only lagging financial metrics?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-5-measurement-sophistication/)

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**D06) Technology Coherence** **→** Is your technology stack architecturally intentional, or has it accumulated through ad hoc problem-solving?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-6-technology-coherence/)

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**D07) Decision Rights Clarity** **→** Is decision authority explicitly documented, or does every significant decision require an informal negotiation about who has the authority to make it?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-7-decision-rights-clarity/)

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**D08) Meeting Design Quality** **→** Do your operational meetings consistently produce documented decisions with named owners or primarily produce updates?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-8-meeting-design-quality/)

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**D09) Onboarding Effectiveness** **→** Could a competent new hire follow your documented processes independently on their first day?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-9-onboarding-effectiveness/)

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**D10) Operational Leverage** **→** Are your operational costs growing more slowly than revenue or faster?

[Learn more](https://www.theheadroomhq.com/dimension-10-operational-leverage/)

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