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The Automation Readiness Quiz

Six questions. Two minutes. A scored, honest read on how much upside automation holds for your business, and where to start.

Question 1 of 6

What this quiz measures

Each question probes one dimension of how ready a business is to automate. The scoring is weighted, so the areas that most often decide whether automation pays off carry more of the total.

  1. 01

    Volume of automatable work

    How many hours per week does your team spend on repetitive manual tasks (data entry, scheduling, follow-ups, reporting)?

    This sets the ceiling on everything else. Hours spent re-typing and chasing are the raw material automation converts back into capacity, and the number is almost always higher than owners estimate before they count it.

  2. 02

    After-hours coverage

    What happens when a new lead contacts your business after hours?

    Most enquiries to service businesses arrive outside the hours someone is watching the phone or inbox. What happens in that gap decides whether the lead becomes a booking or calls the next company on the list.

  3. 03

    Speed to first response

    How quickly does your team follow up with new leads on average?

    Response time is the single easiest thing to fix and the easiest to let slip when you are busy doing the actual work. It is also the variable buyers notice most, because they are usually contacting more than one business.

  4. 04

    Systems integration

    Do your business tools (CRM, email, calendar, invoicing) talk to each other?

    Disconnected tools force people to be the integration layer, copying the same details between systems. That is where duplicate entry, stale records, and quietly dropped leads come from.

  5. 05

    Visibility into the numbers

    How do you currently track business performance (leads, revenue, marketing ROI)?

    Automation without measurement is guesswork. If the numbers are assembled by hand once a month, problems get found a month late and it is hard to tell which change actually caused an improvement.

  6. 06

    Readiness to use the time back

    If your team had 10 extra hours a week, do you know exactly where you would invest them?

    Reclaimed hours only turn into growth if there is somewhere specific for them to go. Businesses without that answer tend to absorb the freed time back into the backlog and see no change on the top line.

How the score works

Answers total between 0 and 100. The band you land in changes what to do first, which matters more than the number itself.

Grade A: Automation-Ready

80 to 100

Your foundations are strong. You are positioned to deploy advanced automation (AI agents, predictive follow-up, full pipeline orchestration) and compound your existing advantage.

Grade B: Strong Potential

60 to 79

You have real systems in place, with clear gaps that automation can close quickly. A focused 90-day plan would likely reclaim double-digit weekly hours.

Grade C: Significant Upside

40 to 59

Meaningful time and leads are leaking every week. The good news: businesses in this range see the most dramatic transformations, the low-hanging fruit is heavy.

Grade D: Untapped Goldmine

0 to 39

Nearly everything is manual today, which means nearly everything is improvable. Even two or three basic automations would change how your week feels.

Questions about the quiz

What does the automation readiness score actually measure?
It scores six dimensions: how much repetitive manual work you carry, what happens to after-hours enquiries, how fast you respond to new leads, whether your tools are connected, how you track performance, and whether you have somewhere specific to put reclaimed time. Each answer carries a weight and the total lands between 0 and 100.
Is a low score bad news?
No. A low score means more of the work is still manual, which means more of it is improvable. The businesses with the most to gain from automation are usually the ones scoring in the lower bands, because the obvious fixes have not been made yet.
Do I have to give my email to see the result?
No. The quiz runs entirely in your browser, shows your score and priorities immediately, and asks for nothing. Booking a session afterwards is optional.
How accurate is a six-question quiz?
It is a starting point, not an audit. It is designed to show you which area to look at first and roughly how much room there is. Any real number for your business comes from measuring your actual hours and systems, which is what a scoping conversation is for.