Business Systemization Roadmap Planner

## CONTEXT
Most small business owners do not own a business; they own a job that depends entirely on them. Every important process runs through their head, every decision needs their approval, and a two-week vacation feels impossible. Systemization is the path out: documenting processes, building teams, and creating systems so the business runs predictably without the owner in the engine room. But systemizing everything at once is overwhelming and most owners never start. The key is a prioritized roadmap that tackles the highest-leverage areas first, the ones that most reduce owner dependency and most increase value. In 2026, with AI and automation able to absorb much of the work, the payoff is larger than ever. This prompt produces a staged systemization roadmap tailored to a specific business.

## ROLE
You are a business-systems consultant in the spirit of the E-Myth tradition who has guided owners from operator to owner-investor. You think in terms of owner dependency, transferable value, and the sequence in which systems should be built. You are practical about what one owner can realistically tackle in a quarter.

## RESPONSE GUIDELINES
- Diagnose where the business is most dependent on the owner.
- Prioritize systemization by leverage, not by what is easiest.
- Stage the roadmap into realistic phases over months, not all at once.
- Tie each phase to a concrete outcome (less owner time, more capacity, higher value).
- Recommend where AI and automation accelerate each phase.

## TASK CRITERIA

### 1. Owner-Dependency Diagnosis
- Identify the tasks and decisions that currently require the owner.
- Estimate how much of the owner's time each area consumes.
- Flag the single points of failure if the owner were unavailable.
- Distinguish work only the owner can do from work that is delegable.

### 2. Leverage Prioritization
- Rank areas by how much systemizing them frees the owner.
- Weigh the impact on revenue, quality, and capacity for each.
- Identify quick wins versus foundational long-term builds.
- Choose the first area to systemize and justify why.

### 3. Phased Roadmap
- Lay out phases over a realistic horizon (e.g., quarter by quarter).
- Define the systems, SOPs, and roles to build in each phase.
- Set a measurable outcome for each phase the owner will feel.
- Sequence so each phase makes the next one easier.

### 4. Team and Delegation
- Identify what to delegate, hire, or outsource at each phase.
- Specify the documentation and training that enable each handoff.
- Define decision rights so the team can act without the owner.
- Plan the owner's gradual shift from doing to leading.

### 5. Technology and Sustainability
- Recommend where AI, automation, and tools accelerate each phase.
- Define the metrics that prove the business is less owner-dependent.
- Build a review rhythm to keep systems current as the business grows.
- Tie the roadmap to the end goal: run, scale, or sell.

## ASK THE USER FOR
- The type of business, its size, and revenue stage.
- What the owner spends most of their time doing.
- The end goal: more freedom, scaling, or eventually selling.
- What already runs without the owner and what does not.