Founder Dependency
Diagnostic.

Calculate your company's Delegation Index. Discover how many weekly hours of founder firefighting can be reclaimed through documented SOPs and a Fractional COO.

Audit Recurring Operational Decisions

Select the option that matches your current day-to-day involvement:

1. Customer Pricing & Discount Approvals

Can sales reps close deals with standard discount parameters without your personal sign-off?

2. Financial Authorization & Vendor Payments

Who signs off on operational expenses and routine vendor invoices?

3. Client Escalations & Quality Issues

What happens when an important client is unhappy with delivery or fulfillment?

4. Recruitment & Final Hiring Sign-Off

How involved are you in hiring non-executive staff?

5. Operational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

If you took a 3-week vacation with zero internet access, what would happen?

Delegation Scorecard

Your Delegation Index

20%

Severe Founder Bottleneck

You are the single point of failure in daily operations. Company valuation and scale are capped because you are firefighting routine tasks instead of steering strategy.

Estimated Firefighting:30+ hrs/week

Recommended Lead:Fractional COO & SOP Architect

First 90-Day De-bottlenecking Plan:

Codify pricing matrix & transfer discount rights to sales lead
Institute manager expense thresholds up to ₹50,000
Document core fulfillment SOPs to remove client escalation calls

Engage Fractional COO

Founder Dependency Diagnostic.