Core concepts
The Business Health Index
How the BHI is scored, what the bands mean, and how to read your number.
The Business Health Index (BHI) is a single composite score, 0–100, that quantifies operational maturity across the five engines. Think of it as the EBITDA of operational health — one number that tells you where you stand.
How it's scored
Underneath each engine, the systems that do the real work are assessed and rolled up into that engine's score. The engines then combine into one overall index, weighted by how much each one drives durable performance. The specific systems and weightings are part of WarTable's proprietary diagnostic.
The bands
- Critical (0–39) — the system is a live risk to the business.
- Developing (40–59) — functional but fragile; depends on heroics.
- Stable (60–79) — reliable and documented.
- Optimized (80–100) — a genuine competitive advantage.
How to read your score
A score isn't a grade — it's a starting coordinate. Read it in three steps:
- Overall — the headline number and its band. Is the business in good health or at risk?
- By engine — find the lowest engine. That's your current constraint.
- Trend — health compounds slowly; watch the line move over weeks, not hours.
Don't try to raise every engine at once. Stabilize the lowest one, then move to the next. That sequencing is where most of the gains come from.
Want to see it on your own business? The WBHI Mini Score gives you a free, eight-minute estimate of your BHI with an engine-by-engine breakdown.
Next: Agentic orchestration — how the score turns into action.