Step · Documented
The Evidence Readiness Score
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Memory is not a record. If you had to defend your case in a room where no one already believes you, what would be on paper?
What this reveals. One score: whether your written evidence (accomplishments, metrics, third-party validation, benchmarks, timeline) would survive scrutiny in a comp conversation, a promotion case, or a performance dispute.
What it does not do. It does not draft your case or interpret the strength of any specific document. It flags where the evidence exists, where it is thin, and where it is absent.
Do you have a written record of your accomplishments over the past 12 months?
Not the calendar. Not the inbox. A dedicated record of what you delivered, when, and for whom.
Do your accomplishments carry specific metrics tied to your work?
Numbers. Percentages. Dollar impacts. Attribution to your work rather than to your team or a broader initiative.
Do you have written third-party validation of your work?
Emails, feedback, notes, or endorsements from peers, upstream leadership, or downstream stakeholders. In writing, attributable, saved.
Do you reference comparable role benchmarks or salary bands?
Published salary bands, peer comp data, comparable job descriptions, sourced and cited.
Is your delivery timeline documented?
When each contribution happened, in what quarter, at what cadence. A record that shows continuity rather than a single moment.
where your evidence stands against a decision-maker
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Each dimension below is a category of evidence a decision-maker looks for when the comp conversation, promotion case, or performance review begins. Missing dimensions do not make your work less valuable: they make the value harder to defend without you in the room.
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Assumptions used: your descriptions of each evidence dimension. The score reflects your descriptions. It does not evaluate the specific documents you have.
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This assessment organizes the evidence supporting your proposed financial position and identifies records or claims that need attention. The score reflects the assessment criteria; it does not predict the other party's decision.
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