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📊 Standards Enforceability Maturity (EMR) Calculator

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Step 1: Upload Your Standard

Step 2: Normative Statements Analysis

ISO-Compliant Statements (Auto-detected)

ISO definitions:

shall — indicates a requirement
should — indicates a recommendation
may — used to indicate that something is permitted
can — used to indicate that something is possible
must — equivalent to "shall" in some organizations (acceptable)

SHALL statements: MUST statements: SHOULD statements: MAY statements: CAN statements: Total ISO-compliant statements:

Non-ISO Compliant Statements

Other normative-style statements found but not ISO-compliant:

Total non-ISO statements:

Step 3: Additional Governance Criteria

Is this a new standard? Are enforcement mechanisms (e.g., CI/CD checks, Rego policies) available? Is this standard broadly applicable across teams/systems? Can compliance be audited (e.g., dashboards, logs)? Has the standard been adopted in practice?

What does your EMR score mean?

0 – None: No enforceable content; purely permissive or descriptive language (e.g., "may", "can").
1 – Defined: Mostly "should" statements; early maturity, advisory only.
2 – Formalised: Mix of "shall" and "should"; partial enforceability.
3 – Enforceable: Majority "shall" or "must"; enforceable via tooling or policy gates.
4 – Unified: Strong controls and consistency across teams; tooling and audits in place.
5 – Optimised: Business-aligned, measurable outcomes; fully enforceable and continuously improved.

Step 4: Score Definitions

Normative Score (30% weight)

Measures the enforceability of language based on ISO-compliant normative statements:

SHALL/MUST (1.0): Mandatory requirements that must be implemented
SHOULD (0.6): Recommended practices with strong preference
MAY (0.2): Optional features or permissible variations
CAN (0.1): Capability descriptions with minimal enforceability

Governance Score (70% weight)

Assesses the maturity and implementation readiness of the standard:

Enforcement Mechanisms: Automated tools, CI/CD checks, policy gates
Coverage Scope: Breadth of application across teams/systems
Auditability: Monitoring, dashboards, compliance verification
Adoption Status: Practical implementation and usage
Maturity Bonus: Additional points for well-established standards

Step 5: Generate AI-Agent Friendly Standard

Create a structured, machine-readable version of your uploaded standard optimized for AI agents and automated processing.