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Operational Debt Scorecard
Assess your agency's operational efficiency and identify areas of hidden cost and inefficiency.
Time-Based
How many hours per week does your team spend on manual, repetitive tasks?
Include data entry, reporting, scheduling, email management, etc.
1/9
0-5 hours
Minimal manual work
5-15 hours
Moderate manual work
15-30 hours
Significant manual work
30+ hours
Majority of team time is manual
Process
How many different tools/platforms does your team use daily?
Count CRM, email, project management, design tools, analytics, etc.
2/9
1-3 tools
Streamlined toolset
4-6 tools
Moderate tool complexity
7-10 tools
High tool fragmentation
10+ tools
Severe tool sprawl
Process
What percentage of your team's time is spent on manual data entry/transfer between systems?
Copying data from one tool to another, manual CRM updates, etc.
3/9
0-5%
Mostly automated
5-15%
Some manual data work
15-30%
Significant data entry
30%+
Majority of time is data entry
Team
What percentage of your team's time is spent on admin/operations vs. client delivery?
Admin includes scheduling, reporting, invoicing, team coordination.
4/9
0-10% admin
Highly efficient
10-25% admin
Reasonable balance
25-40% admin
High admin overhead
40%+ admin
Majority time on admin
Team
When you hire new team members, how much time do you spend training them on manual processes?
Training on tools, systems, client-specific workflows, etc.
5/9
Less than 1 week
Quick onboarding
1-2 weeks
Standard onboarding
2-4 weeks
Extended training period
4+ weeks
Very long onboarding
Financial
Estimated annual cost of manual work (salary + overhead for time spent on repetitive tasks)?
Calculate: (hours per week × hourly rate × 52 weeks) × team size
6/9
$0-50k
Minimal cost
$50k-150k
Moderate cost
$150k-300k
Significant cost
$300k+
Major cost burden
Financial
How many hours per month does your team spend on client reporting and data compilation?
Creating reports, pulling analytics, compiling results, etc.
7/9
0-5 hours
Automated reporting
5-15 hours
Some manual reporting
15-30 hours
Significant reporting time
30+ hours
Majority of time on reporting
Automation Readiness
What's your current automation maturity level?
Assess your current state of process automation and system integration.
8/9
Advanced (80%+ automated)
Most processes are automated
Intermediate (50-80% automated)
Many processes automated
Basic (20-50% automated)
Some automation in place
Minimal (0-20% automated)
Mostly manual processes
Automation Readiness
How well documented are your agency's processes?
SOPs, workflows, decision trees, client processes, etc.
9/9
Fully documented
Clear SOPs for all processes
Mostly documented
Most processes documented
Partially documented
Some documentation exists
Minimal documentation
Mostly in people's heads
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