The Strategic Systems Audit
Find out exactly where your operations depend on you — and what to fix first.
A focused, 2-week review of how your business actually runs: where decisions live, where work waits, and what's quietly costing you the most. You walk away with prioritized findings and a fix-first roadmap — before you spend a dollar on new tools or new hires.
From $1,500 · Delivered in 2 weeks
Diagnosis before prescription.
Most founders don't have a tools problem. They have a structure problem wearing a tools costume — and adding software, hires, or AI on top of unclear structure just makes the confusion run faster.
The Strategic Systems Audit is a fixed-scope diagnostic engagement. I review how your operations actually work — not how the org chart says they work — and tell you precisely what's broken, what it's costing you, and the order to fix it in.
No retainer. No ongoing commitment. Two weeks, one clear picture.
Five areas. Zero assumptions.
01 — Decision flow What decisions you personally made this week — all of them. Where approval bottlenecks live, what your team is allowed to decide, and what routes to you by default.
02 — Team structure & ownership Who owns what, where ownership is assumed rather than assigned, and what knowledge leaves the building if your strongest person resigns tomorrow.
03 — Workflows & handoffs How work moves from request to delivered. Where it waits, where it gets redone, and where "the process" is actually one person compensating for the lack of one.
04 — Meetings & communication load Your calendar and your team's question traffic — which meetings are decisions in disguise, and what your team asks because the answer exists nowhere but your head.
05 — Tools & systems Last, deliberately. What you're paying for, what's actually used, and whether your tools support your structure or substitute for it.
What you walk away with
Prioritized Findings Report Every friction point I find, ranked by what it's costing you — in hours, decision load, and risk. Not a list of everything wrong; a list of what matters, in order.
Fix-First Roadmap A sequenced 90-day plan: what to fix first, what to fix next, and what to deliberately ignore. Each item scoped so you know whether it's a one-hour fix or a one-quarter project.
Findings Review Session A working session where we walk the findings together. You leave knowing exactly what to do — whether you implement it yourself, with your team, or with me.
Two weeks, start to roadmap.
Week 1 — Discovery A structured intake interview, plus review of your workflows, calendar, team structure, and tool stack. Your time commitment: about 2 hours.
Week 2 — Analysis & delivery I map what I found, rank it by cost, and build your roadmap. We close with the findings review session.
You don't pause your business for this. The audit is designed around a founder's real schedule.
Investment: from $1,500
Scope is confirmed before we begin — the price depends on team size and operational complexity, and you'll have an exact number before anything starts. If we move into a larger engagement afterward, the audit fee is credited toward it.
This is for you if:
- Your business is working — but only when you're in it
- You're about to hire, add software, or adopt AI and want to fix the structure first
- You know something's inefficient but can't see it clearly from the inside
- You want a professional diagnosis before committing to ongoing operational support
It's not for businesses looking for a tech-stack review or a list of software recommendations. Structure first. Tools second.
Questions, answered.
Do I have to be available the whole two weeks? No. Your total time commitment is roughly 3 hours: the intake interview, a few asynchronous questions, and the findings review session.
Is this just a sales pitch for a bigger engagement? No. The audit is built to stand alone — most findings are things you can implement yourself with the roadmap. If deeper support makes sense, I'll say so plainly, and your audit fee is credited toward it.
What do you need from me to start? Access to how work actually happens: your calendar, your main communication channels, and an honest hour of conversation. No data migration, no prep work.
What happens after I reach out? You'll get a short set of scoping questions, then a confirmed price and start date. Most audits begin within two weeks of first contact.
You can't fix what you can't see.
Two weeks from now, you could know exactly where your operations stand — and exactly what to do about it.
From $1,500 · Delivered in 2 weeks · The Systems Studio Co.