Your business is doing well, but it could be better. You feel like you don’t have a lot of clarity around what your team is doing and what processes you have in place. It’s been all hands on deck, and everyone is chipping in, but everything is a little bit scattered, a little bit muddy.

Everything seems to be getting done, but you can’t quite put a pinpoint on who is exactly doing what and what processes they are using to get the work done.

You’re thinking:

Does my team have capacity?

Do I need to hire?

Does everyone know what they’re supposed to be doing?

Do we have good processes?

Is everyone working toward the same goal?

Is my team communication effective?

Your business is healthy and growing, but it’s all on your shoulders, or your founding team’s shoulders. Which is fine, until it’s not. What if something were to happen to you, or to one of your founding team? Would someone else be able to step in and cover their role? Would you know what they’re working on and what you would need to do or hire for to keep the business up and running smoothly?

It’s completely normal for early-stage teams to be “winging” their roles, there is a lot of overlap and shared team responsibility at this stage. But it’s also a fragile place to be, because your processes aren’t formalized and able to scale yet, and information can be siloed in people’s heads that aren’t shared with the group yet.

Identifying those processes, gaps, and roles that need to be prioritized to move forward most efficiently with the biggest impact can help you feel more confident that you have the clarity to do what needs to be done next—and you’re not left without a plan if something comes up.