27 sections. 270 criteria.
One honest number.

The Framework27 audit isn't a consulting opinion. It's a codified scoring system that grades every part of a business against fixed criteria. Same methodology. Same questions. Every time.

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The 270 is built from the ground up.

Every business has 27 operational sections we care about. Every section is scored against 10 specific binary criteria — yes or no, pass or fail, with evidence. Add them all up: 27 × 10 = 270 points.

Across the 27 sections, we weight them by phase — because foundation problems kill a business faster than growth problems do.

PHASE 1

Foundation

80 points

Brand, offer, pricing, legal, positioning, identity. The stuff that kills you if it's wrong.

PHASE 2

Infrastructure

70 points

Website, CRM, ops, team, tech stack, analytics. The machinery that runs the business day-to-day.

PHASE 3

Growth Channels

120 points

SEO, paid ads, email, social, PR, referrals, CRO, retention. Where revenue comes from — and where most agencies live.

PHASE 1 · FOUNDATION · 80 POINTS · 8 SECTIONS

The base layer. Fix this first.

Most failing businesses don't need better ads. They need a better foundation. If your offer, pricing, or customer targeting is wrong, no amount of marketing budget fixes it. Phase 1 is where we always look first.

01Business Identity
02Target Customer
03Product & Service Offering
04Pricing & Margins
05Competitive Position
06Legal & Compliance
07Financial Setup
08Brand Identity
PHASE 2 · INFRASTRUCTURE · 70 POINTS · 7 SECTIONS

The machinery. Make it work.

Infrastructure is the operational backbone — the stuff that turns a founder's effort into a repeatable system. Weak infrastructure is why growth feels exhausting and why businesses hit a ceiling they can't see.

09Website & Digital Presence
10Sales Pipeline
11Customer Service
12Operations & Fulfilment
13Team & HR
14Technology Stack
15Data & Analytics
PHASE 3 · GROWTH CHANNELS · 120 POINTS · 12 SECTIONS

The growth stack. Make it compound.

This is where most agencies live. It's also where most wasted budget lives. We score every growth channel against real outcomes, not activity — and we only recommend channels that fit Phase 1 and 2 already being stable.

16Content & SEO
17Paid Advertising
18Email & Retention
19Social Media
20PR & Partnerships
21Referral & Affiliate
22CRO & Testing
23Community
24Events & Offline
25AI & Automation
26Reputation & Reviews
27Metrics & Reporting

What your score actually means.

The 270 maps to a letter grade. Most first-time scores sit in the C to D range — that's not a failing grade, it's the honest middle where most well-meaning businesses live.

A
243-270 · 90%+

Operationally excellent. You're in the top 5%. You probably don't need us.

B
216-242 · 80-89%

Strong. A few specific fixes would compound. Top quartile of businesses we score.

C
189-215 · 70-79%

Decent foundation with clear gaps. Where most good businesses sit — including ones doing AED 10M+.

D
162-188 · 60-69%

Functional but fragile. High-leverage fixes available. Audit typically pays for itself in 60 days.

F
Below 162 · <60%

Something structural is wrong. The audit pays for itself many times over. Not the end of the world — most businesses start here.

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