# Audit Readiness Score
URL: https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/readiness/
Description: The Readiness Score is a 0–100 estimate of how prepared your ISMS is for a Stage 1 or Stage 2 ISO 27001 audit. Click Refresh Score to recalculate it from your current data.

*This is the help text the console shows in the help panel on this page.*

The Readiness Score is a 0–100 estimate of how prepared your ISMS is for a Stage 1 or Stage 2 ISO 27001 audit. Click **Refresh Score** to recalculate it from your current data.

### What Lowers the Score
- [Scope statement not signed](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/scope/) (blocking)
- [Statement of Applicability not signed](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/soa/) (blocking)
- [Missing controls](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/gap-analysis/) (reduces the score in proportion to how many controls are missing)
- [Open nonconformities from internal audits](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/internal-audits/) (blocking)
- [Stale evidence](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/evidence/) (warning)
- [Overdue access reviews](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/access-reviews/) (warning)
- [Policy acknowledgment rate](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/policies/) below 80% (warning)

### Score Interpretation
- **80–100 (Ready)**: Audit-ready. Proceed with scheduling your Stage 2 audit.
- **60–79 (Mostly ready)**: Minor gaps remain. Address blocking issues and warnings before the audit.
- **Below 60 (Not ready)**: Significant gaps exist. Work through the [roadmap](https://docs.autociso.io/console/iso/roadmap/) and prioritize remediation.

### Blocking Issues
Critical gaps that must be resolved before Stage 2. Each blocking issue links to the page where you can fix it.

### Warnings
Non-blocking issues that may lead to observations or minor nonconformities. Address these after the blocking issues.

### Audit Simulator
Click **Audit Simulator** to rehearse an ISO 27001 auditor interview with AI. Choose **Stage 1** or **Stage 2**, use a starter prompt (for example "Begin the Stage 2 audit" or "What are the biggest gaps in my ISMS?") or type your own question, and click **Send**.