The 5-Question Operations Maturity Self-Assessment

Discover your operational maturity stage with the 5-question operations maturity self-assessment. Score each response on a scale of 1 (rarely/never true) to 4 (almost/always true).

1] If you took a two-week vacation with no contact, your operation would run normally.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

2] New hires can find answers to common questions without asking a person directly.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

3] Your leadership meetings produce real decisions, not just status updates.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

4] You know, with actual numbers, whether your operations are getting more or less efficient as you grow.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

5] Every significant vendor contract has been reviewed for risk in the last 12 months.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Calculate your total score(5-20). The scoring assessment is as follows:

5-9: Builder Stage

• You're still constructing the basics, and that's normal at this point. The priority at this stage is documenting and structuring, not optimizing.

10-14: Systematizer Stage

• The fundamentals exist but aren't yet reliable enough to run without your daily involvement.

15-17: Delegator Stage

• Your systems mostly run themselves. The goal here is building the team's judgment, not building more systems.

18-20: Strategist Stage

• Your operation runs independently of your daily presence. Your highest-leverage work now is at the board/strategic level, not the operational one.

This 5-question version gives you a maturity stage. The full HQ Score (30 questions, 10 dimensions) is available on the HQ Score page for free.