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BD Maturity Self-Assessment.
Score your business development (BD) function in ~15 minutes. Out of 100. With three priorities to fix first.
Self-scored version of the open-standard methodology behind every M3S engagement. Free. No email required to see your score. About M3S →
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For each of the 20 dimensions, score from 1 (Ad Hoc) to 5 (Optimized) based on the description. Be honest. The score is for you, not us. The three lowest-scoring dimensions become your priority list.
The 5-point scale
- 1 (Ad Hoc): No system. Depends on key-person effort or luck.
- 2 (Repeatable): Some patterns exist but aren't documented or consistent.
- 3 (Defined): Documented process. Runs without the key person in every step.
- 4 (Managed): Measured, reviewed, improved regularly. Team executes independently.
- 5 (Optimized): Self-correcting system. Compounding returns with minimal oversight.
// your result
Here's where the BD function sits today.
BD Independence Score™ (20 to 100)
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Category Breakdown
Key-Person Dependency Score (1 to 5)
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Higher is better on both.
It counts Key-Person Dependency (Dimension 12) twice, adds BD Documentation, Team BD Capability, and Function Transferability (Dimensions 4, 11, and 18), and never reads more than one level above Dimension 12 on its own. It prints beside the total because a strong total can hide how much of the function still depends on one person.
Self-scored · M3S 20-Dimension BD Maturity Assessment v2.3
Where to focus
Your three lowest-scoring dimensions.
These are the highest-impact gaps to close first. Moving any one of them from a 1 to a 3 typically delivers more impact than incremental gains across higher-scoring dimensions.
What this self-scored result means
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If you'd rather not score yourself
The Diagnostic goes much deeper. It is Assessed, not self-scored.
Stakeholder interviews, evidence-based scoring against tier-calibrated benchmarks, written 15–25 page findings document, a 90-day roadmap targeting your three to five highest-impact gaps, and a findings presentation. The first conversation is free. The standard paid entry rung is the BD Knowledge Audit, a short scored read of your BD function you keep, which points to the right next step. The Diagnostic is the standard front door into a retainer; convert within 90 days and its fee is credited against the first month.