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Maturity Scoring

Assessments don't just answer questions — they score them, so you can see maturity across a framework's dimensions and where the client stands. This page explains how to read those scores.

Who can access

Members of the engagement team.

How scoring works

Each framework defines how its questions are scored (the scoring system is part of the framework's design). When an assessment runs, it produces:

  • a score per question, rolling up through assessment areas to dimensions,
  • a confidence signal for each answer, reflecting how well-grounded it is.

These are two different things, and Celeredge keeps them separate:

SignalAnswers the question
ScoreHow mature is the client on this dimension?
ConfidenceHow much can we trust this answer, given the evidence?

A high score with low confidence is a flag: the answer looks good but isn't well-evidenced. See Citations & Trust for how confidence is computed and the rule that a zero-evidence answer is always Not grounded.

Reading the results

  • Review scores per dimension to see the shape of the client's maturity.
  • Check confidence alongside each score before treating it as a finding.
  • Drill into citations to see the evidence behind a score.

Best practices

  • Never report a score without checking its confidence. A confident, cited score is defensible; an unconfident one needs more evidence first.
  • Use dimension rollups for the executive story and question-level detail for the working team.
  • Re-run to move scores honestly. As you collect more evidence, re-run so scores reflect reality.