Opening Score

Could a lease term, a growing quote or a late contractor push back your opening?

Find out how well your plan for your office, shop or showroom protects your opening date and your budget.

FREE

About 3 minutes · Personalised scorecard

12 Yes/No questions on the four stages of an opening, plus 5 about your situation. Indicative self-assessment. General information, not legal advice.

What you get
1
Your Opening ScoreOut of 100, and whether your opening looks Fragile, Exposed or Resilient.
2
Your weakest stageWhich stage may put your date or your budget at risk, and why it matters.
3
Your first movesYour two biggest gaps with the first move for each, and the support that fits. Part of your free full report.
OPENING SCORE · FREE

How ready is your opening really?

In about 3 minutes, see what's in place, what to fix first, and the simplest way to fix it — on your own or with help.

Where is your opening right now?
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About 3 minutes · No documents needed · Score on screen · No sales call unless you ask

Your result · Lease on the tableExample
50 / 100
Opening Score
6 of 12in place
Exposedlevel
Define67%
Find & assess33%
Prepare & procure33%
Deliver & hand over67%
What you'd see, and how to fix it
See what the lease leaves to you

Fix it yourself: List the fit-out allowance, landlord works and handover condition before you sign.

Or with help: A Project Review of the lease terms. Local counsel gives the legal advice.

Check the date the lease really allows

Fix it yourself: Set the handover date and any rent-free period against your opening date.

Or with help: A Project Review of your timeline.

Know what to negotiate first

Fix it yourself: Rank the three terms that would cost you most if they go wrong.

Or with help: A free 45-minute call before you sign.

YOU LEAVE WITH THIS, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE NEXT

Three minutes in. Something useful out.

Your score on the four stages

And what's already in place, so you know where you're strong.

Your two biggest gaps

With the first move for each, in the order that matters.

A PDF of your report

Free with your email. Share it with your team or your HQ.

The support that fits

Do it yourself, or Project Review, Coordination or Full Project Management — based on your opening.

How the score works

Know where your opening may slip. In three minutes.

An indicative result based on your own answers. It points to where to look first. It is not a review of your lease, your quotes or your plan.

1Your Opening ScoreOut of 100, with your level: Fragile, Exposed or Resilient.
2Your four-stage profileWhere your project looks stronger or weaker, stage by stage.
3Your weakest stageThe one to look at first, and why it matters.
4Your detailed reportYour two biggest gaps with the first move for each, and the support that fits, with a PDF. Free with your email.
The four stages

What the Opening Score assesses.

Three Yes/No questions on each stage of an opening: twelve in all.

  1. STAGE 1DEFINEBrief, budget & date
  2. STAGE 2FIND & ASSESSOptions & lease terms
  3. STAGE 3PREPARE & PROCUREDesign, quotes & plan
  4. STAGE 4DELIVER & HAND OVERWorks, changes & handover

Example profile, illustrative only: 67 · 33 · 67 · 100.

The 5Cs Framework™

How every stage is run.

Each stage of your opening runs on the 5Cs Framework™: five controls that keep scope, plan, decisions, dates and site on track.

  1. C1CONTAINBrief & fit-out scope
  2. C2COMMANDOne opening plan
  3. C3CLOSELandlord & design decisions
  4. C4CONFIRMContractor & permit dates
  5. C5CONTROLWeekly site cadence
Common questions

Answers, straight.

How long does it take?

About 3 minutes: 12 Yes/No questions, then 5 short questions about your situation.

Is it free?

Yes. Your score shows straight away, with no email needed. We only ask for your email if you want the detailed report.

What do I get?

Your Opening Score out of 100, your level, your four stage scores and your weakest stage. The detailed report adds your two biggest gaps with the first move for each and the support that fits, with a PDF copy.

What happens after?

Use the report to run the opening yourselves, or book a free 45-minute call to go through your result. No documents needed, no obligation.

Openings rarely slip on one big mistake. They slip on the small ones nobody checked.

Find out where your opening stands, before a lease term or a late quote tells you.

FREE

About 3 minutes · Indicative self-assessment · General information, not legal advice

Why I built it
Serguei Poppeleer speaking on a panel at the Global Tourism Forum, Brussels 2025

Speaking at the Global Tourism Forum · Brussels 2025

Good openings still slip on the details.

Serguei Poppeleer
Serguei PoppeleerFounder, Ready2Open · Project Management & Real Estate

Civil engineer. More than 20 years across construction, fit-out and real estate in 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia — offices, shops, lounges and housing for relocating staff. I built the Opening Score to show, in a few minutes, where an opening abroad may slip on date or budget.

MCIArb · WorldCC · LLM Construction Law & Arbitration · MSc Civil Engineering · Executive MBA

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Opening Score

How ready is your opening really?

Your Opening Score · Four stages
OUT OF 100

Your score on the four stages

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