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How the Speed-to-Lead Routing gate works
How the Speed-to-Lead Routing gate grades an inbound-lead setup: six weighted routing rules into a 0–100 score, and four hard-block gates where no after-hours path forces BLOCK regardless of the score — which is how a setup scoring 85 still fails, because nights-and-weekends leads with no queue get dropped on the floor.
How the gate works
This tool grades an inbound-lead routing setup before you rely on it. Each control is marked from your own evidence and weighted into a 0–100 score — and then the score is run past a gate that can only make the verdict worse.
The 6 weighted controls
| Signal | Weight |
|---|---|
| Instant acknowledgment | 22 |
| Assignment / ownership | 20 |
| Escalation if unclaimed | 18 |
| After-hours coverage | 15 |
| SLA defined & measured | 15 |
| Speed respects consent | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
The verdict bands
Four setups get an automatic BLOCK regardless of the score: no after-hours path, an unowned inbox, a lead channel routing nowhere, or a fast first-touch that fires without consent. A great routing score can't save a setup that drops nights-and-weekends leads on the floor.
In the worked sample it scores 85 out of 100 and still reads BLOCK — Every routing rule is strong — score 85, a clear PASS on the numbers. But there's no after-hours coverage (0), and that's a hard-block gate: nights-and-weekends leads get no acknowledgment and no queue, so they're silently dropped. The verdict is forced to BLOCK regardless of the score. The one thing to fix first: After-hours coverage — it's at 0. Nights-and-weekends leads get no acknowledgment and no queue, so they're dropped. Add an after-hours path before you rely on the routing at all..
Common questions
Can something score well on the How the Speed-to-Lead Routing gate works and still fail?
Yes. The weighted score is run past a worsen-only gate — the Hard-block — that can only make the verdict worse. In the worked sample it scores 85 out of 100 and still reads BLOCK, because every routing rule is strong — score 85, a clear PASS on the numbers. But there's no after-hours coverage (0), and that's a hard-block gate: nights-and-weekends leads get no acknowledgment and no queue, so they're silently dropped. The verdict is forced to BLOCK regardless of the score.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-good score, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind a high average. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "After-hours coverage — it's at 0. Nights-and-weekends leads get no acknowledgment and no queue, so they're dropped. Add an after-hours path before you rely on the routing at all.".
Grades the routing setup, not a person. 'Speed respects consent' is a readiness check, not legal advice — confirm consent and quiet-hours rules for your own outreach.
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