Patchwork to Process: What Most Small Businesses Get Wrong About Systems

Written By Julie Harris

Most small teams build their business on spreadsheets and grit. That’s fine until growth starts to expose the cracks.

Here’s where small teams go wrong:

  • They confuse tools with systems.

  • They rely on “power users” who become single points of failure.

  • They duct-tape workflows instead of designing for scale.

What to do instead:

  • Map your current state workflows.

  • Define handoffs + ownership.

  • Choose tools that match your process, not the other way around.

A small professional services firm was using seven different tools with no integration. We helped them consolidate to 3, streamline invoicing, and double on-time delivery.

Systems create calm, visibility, and profit. Ready to move from patchwork to process? Let’s connect click this link and schedule a call today.

Julie Harris

Julie is a strategic operations and professional services leader with over 15 years of experience enabling growth, operational scale, and transformation for high-growth and enterprise organizations. She specializes in building the infrastructure, systems, and cross-functional alignment needed to support complex service delivery, financial oversight, and post-acquisition integration.

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