AI-Ready CMO

Operational Debt Scorecard

A self-assessment to surface where your team is losing time, clarity, and momentum.

Rate each statement from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree). Your total score updates automatically as you go.

Coordination Overload

Coordination Overload

0 / 25
  • We have too many recurring meetings that don't drive decisions
  • Key information lives in Slack threads, not shared docs
  • People attend meetings "just in case"
  • Cross-functional handoffs regularly stall
  • We rely on people, not systems, to keep things moving

Approval Bottlenecks

Approval Bottlenecks

0 / 25
  • Content can't go live without approval from 2+ people
  • Campaign timelines slip due to review delays
  • There's no self-serve QA or brand check process
  • The same feedback is given on the same types of content
  • I personally touch most final outputs before launch

Execution Debt

Execution Debt

0 / 25
  • We redo the same type of work frequently without templates
  • Simple tasks take longer than they should
  • New team members take weeks to become productive
  • We haven't documented most of our recurring workflows
  • Tools are underused because no one owns enablement

Tool Sprawl & Fragmentation

Tool Sprawl & Fragmentation

0 / 25
  • We use 3+ tools that overlap in function
  • No one owns the martech stack end-to-end
  • AI tools are adopted randomly, not strategically
  • Data doesn't flow between tools without manual effort
  • We've bought tools we barely use

Broken Feedback Loops

Broken Feedback Loops

0 / 25
  • We rarely review campaign results as a team
  • We don't know which content types perform best
  • Performance insights don't reach the people creating work
  • There's no routine retrospective for marketing
  • We optimize based on gut, not data

Scoring Guide

Score RangeLevelWhat It Means
0–40Low DebtYou're running tight. Focus on scale.
41–65Moderate DebtSome friction areas worth addressing.
66–85High DebtMultiple systems need redesign. Start with the top 2 categories.
86–125Critical DebtLikely losing days/week to operational drag.

Your Score

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