The Systems Sprint
Four operating assets in 30 days: decision routing, documented SOPs, a manager accountability structure, and an owner dashboard. Delivered once. No retainer.
Who this is for
What you get
Which decisions you keep and which your manager owns, written as real lines: the manager approves a refund up to a set dollar limit, reorders stock on their own, and escalates only what falls outside the written categories.
The handful of procedures the business actually runs on, written so a new manager can follow them.
The handful of numbers your manager owns, the weekly standup you review them in, and the normal range for each, so a problem surfaces in seven days instead of at the next crisis.
The short list of numbers that tell you the business is healthy without you being in it daily.
Delivered once. No retainer. Yours to use indefinitely.
Model your return
Estimates only, for illustration. Not a valuation, an appraisal, or a guarantee. The model assumes SDE of roughly 25% of revenue and a multiple improvement inside the documented 0.5x to 1.0x Sprint-level band, not the full owner-independence spread.
How it works
Total time required from you: 3 to 5 hours.
Pricing
Beta pricing of $1,500 is available for the first engagements only in exchange for a case study. Standard pricing is $1,900, and scoped engagements with additional complexity may run higher.
On a $300K-SDE business the independence gap is $555,000, and the Sprint installs the operating layer that closes it. For most owners the fee is a small fraction of that. Run the diagnostic first, then model it with the calculator above.
Portfolio Edition
One engagement, sequenced across your portfolio, with a shared operating standard so every business runs to the same bar.
One operating standard applied to every business in the group.
Each business taken through the Sprint in turn, not all at once.
One view across every business, comparable on the same numbers.
One engagement fee for the group, below the sum of separate Sprints.
Common questions
It helps but it is not required. The free diagnostic tells us where the gap is before we start, so the Sprint goes straight to the work. If you have not run it, we cover the same ground in Week 1.
3 to 5 hours across the 30 days, in three working sessions plus a handoff. The build happens off your desk. If you cannot give those hours, the Sprint is not the right time.
The structure still gets built, defining the role the manager will step into. Many owners use the Sprint output as the job description and the first 90-day plan for that hire.
No. It is one engagement with a defined start and end. You keep everything that is built. There is no monthly fee and nothing to cancel.
Yes. Full Operations Modernization rebuilds the whole operation, not one constraint, and stands it up on Keystone. It is the top of the ladder. See Full Operations Modernization →
The Standard Sprint is $1,900, with beta pricing of $1,500 for the first engagements only and a Portfolio Edition from $4,500. For most owners it is a fraction of the valuation gain the diagnostic projects. The calculator above models the range.
We review every application personally and respond within two business days. If it is a fit, the next step is a short call to confirm scope and a start date. If it is not, we will say so and point you to a better next step.
Apply
Tell us about your business and where you are stuck. It takes about five minutes, and there is no obligation.
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We review every application personally and respond within two business days.
We review every application personally and respond within two business days.