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Decide Whether to Hire, Automate, Delegate, or Wait
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110 min
Advanced
Decisions
Improve Operations
Need to Compare Options
Diagnose the real capacity constraint, compare four response paths, and set a funded decision with a clear review point.
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Use this when
Work is piling up, delivery quality is slipping, growth is stalled, or a new hire feels necessary but the financial case isn't yet clear.
You'll need
- Decision Trigger
- Capacity Gap
- Demand Pattern
- Work and Bottlenecks
- Current Resources
- Financial Limits
- Business Economics
- Decision Priorities
- Option Constraints
- Decision Deadline
You'll get
- The capacity gap expressed in measurable terms
- The root cause separated from visible symptoms
- All four response paths compared on consistent criteria
- The preferred option tested against a conservative cash case
- The smallest reversible first commitment defined
- Implementation ownership, timing, and success measures documented
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- The capacity gap expressed in measurable terms
- The root cause separated from visible symptoms
- All four response paths compared on consistent criteria
- The preferred option tested against a conservative cash case
- The smallest reversible first commitment defined
- Implementation ownership, timing, and success measures documented
Sample
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Sample input
Decision trigger: Customer onboarding has slowed from 5 days to 12 days, and service mistakes are increasing. Capacity gap: 18 to 25 hours per week. Demand pattern: Recurring. Current bottleneck: Intake information arrives through email, forms, and messages. Only I know how to resolve exceptions. Resources: One part-time assistant with 5 available hours, an underused CRM, and an outdated checklist. Financial limits: $3,000 setup budget, $2,500 comfortable monthly commitment, and a $30,000 reserve floor. Economics: About $2,400 contribution per new customer. Two to three customers may be at risk each month, but the loss estimate is uncertain. Priorities: Service quality, relief within 30 days, reversibility, and low management load. Deadline: October 15.
Sample assembled prompt
Executive Decision: Don't add a... Run a 30-day combined delegation and... Capacity Gap: The visible gap is... The remaining verified gap is likely... Root Cause: Fragmented intake and founder-only... Primary Move: Give the existing assistant... Pair that support with a single... Why Not Hire Yet: A permanent... Why Not Automate Everything: The exceptions... Why Not Wait: Current delays are... 30-Day Test: Standardize intake in week... Success Rules: Onboarding cycle time at... Checkpoint: At day 30, expand delegation... Consider hiring only after eight weeks...