Initiative scoring helps decision makers rank and prioritise initiatives more effectively by providing a standardised scoring and evaluation framework.

The key dimensions of initiative scoring are:

1. Urgency (risk of not doing)

2. Benefit (value of initiative)

3. Confidence (risk of doing)

4. Strategic alignment (how initiative supports organizational objectives)

All scores are standardised on a 1-10 scale, with the highest scores indicating a higher ranking.

To ensure like-for-like comparison, scoring is based on investment reasons and initiative stage.

Initiative scoring comprises:

1. Define Scoring Matrices - these are the evaluation templates

2. Create a Scoring Model - combines scoring matrices and weighting by dimension

3. Assign Scoring Model - assign scoring models to investment reasons