Operational Readiness Score Explained: What Moves the Number

The readiness score is a weighted average, not a simple average. Categories tied to mission demand carry more influence, so improving them moves the overall number faster.

Aim for score quality before score volume: keep test protocols clean, retest under similar conditions, and use trend data to avoid reacting to one-off spikes.

If progress stalls, inspect category-level data first. A flat total score can hide meaningful gains in weak categories that will compound over the next cycle.