Fragmentation Crisis Assessment

Free Assessment · 5 Minutes

Fragmentation costs integration businesses $12,506 per employee, per year. 12 questions show you where yours is leaking — and what it's costing you.

• ​89% use 4–5 disconnected tools
• ​47% have no integration between them
• ​$12,506 lost revenue per employee / yr

Software Stack

How many tools your business runs on — and how connected they are

Question 1 of 12

How many separate software tools does your team currently use to run the business? Count CRM, estimating, design, project management, accounting, service management, and scheduling.

• ​1–2 tools (0 pts)
• ​3–4 tools (1 pt)
• ​5–6 tools (2 pts)
• ​7 or more tools (3 pts)

Question 2 of 12

How well do your software tools automatically share data with each other?

• ​Fully integrated — data flows automatically between all systems (0 pts)
• ​Some integrations exist, but gaps require manual workarounds (1 pt)
• ​Minimal integration — most data transfer is manual (2 pts)
• ​No integration — everything is done manually or via spreadsheet (3 pts)

Operational Handoffs

Friction between sales, design, installation, and billing

Question 3 of 12

When a project moves from sales to installation, how is information transferred to the field team?

• ​Automatically via an integrated platform — the field team sees everything in real time (0 pts)
• ​Partially automated — some information transfers, some require manual steps (1 pt)
• ​Mostly manual — we export, email, or print documents for the install team (2 pts)
• ​Verbal or informal — information is passed by phone or in person (3 pts)

Question 4 of 12

How often does your team re-enter the same information into multiple systems? Example: project data entered in estimating, then re-entered in your PM tool, then again in accounting.

• ​Never or rarely — our systems share data automatically (0 pts)
• ​Occasionally — some re-entry is required for specific workflows (1 pt)
• ​Frequently — double data entry is a routine inefficiency (2 pts)
• ​Constantly — re-entering data is just how we operate (3 pts)

Financial Leakage

Missed change orders, job costing gaps, and billing accuracy

Question 5 of 12

How confident are you that every change order is being captured and invoiced?

• ​Very confident — change orders are tracked automatically and always invoiced (0 pts)
• ​Mostly confident — we have a manual process, but things occasionally slip (1 pt)
• ​Somewhat confident — we miss billable scope more often than we should (2 pts)
• ​Not confident — work regularly goes to invoice without being captured (3 pts)

Question 6 of 12

How do you monitor job costs versus estimates during a project?

• ​Real-time automated visibility — job costs update continuously against estimates (0 pts)
• ​Periodic manual reconciliation — we review costs weekly or at milestones (1 pt)
• ​Post-project review only — we see how we did after the job closes (2 pts)
• ​We don't track job costs effectively against estimates (3 pts)

Question 7 of 12

How are invoices generated and sent to clients?

• ​Automatically from our platform — tied directly to project milestones (0 pts)
• ​Semi-automated — project data flows into billing with some manual steps (1 pt)
• ​Manually — someone builds invoices from notes or project data (2 pts)
• ​Ad hoc — invoicing is inconsistent and often delayed (3 pts)

Knowledge & People Risk

Tribal knowledge exposure and field-to-office connectivity

Question 8 of 12

If your top estimator or project manager left tomorrow, what would happen to the business?

• ​Minimal disruption — workflows and data live in the platform, not in their head (0 pts)
• ​Some disruption — most things are documented, but some knowledge is tribal (1 pt)
• ​Significant disruption — institutional knowledge would walk out the door (2 pts)
• ​Business-threatening — that person is the system, and their departure would be a crisis (3 pts)

Question 9 of 12

How do your field technicians access project information and updates while on site?

• ​Real-time mobile access to all project data, schedules, and updates (0 pts)
• ​Partial mobile access — some information available, some requires a call to the office (1 pt)
• ​Primarily paper or email — techs get a printout before they leave (2 pts)
• ​Phone calls and memory — no formal system for getting information to the field (3 pts)

Sales & Growth Capacity

Admin burden on sales, service renewal gaps, and pipeline visibility

Question 10 of 12

How much time does your sales team spend on administrative tasks versus active selling?

• ​Mostly selling — admin is minimal, proposals are fast and largely automated (0 pts)
• ​Some admin burden — roughly 25–30% of time on non-selling tasks (1 pt)
• ​Significant admin burden — 40–50% of sales time goes to administrative work (2 pts)
• ​Mostly admin — salespeople spend more time on paperwork than on selling (3 pts)

Question 11 of 12

How do you manage and renew service contracts with existing clients?

• ​Automated — the platform tracks renewals and sends proactive notifications (0 pts)
• ​Manual tracking — calendar reminders and spreadsheets keep us mostly current (1 pt)
• ​Inconsistent — renewals slip because there is no systematic process (2 pts)
• ​We don't have a formal service contract renewal process (3 pts)

Question 12 of 12

How does your business track pipeline, open opportunities, and revenue forecasts?

• ​Integrated CRM with real-time pipeline visibility and reporting (0 pts)
• ​Basic CRM or spreadsheet — visibility exists but requires manual updates (1 pt)
• ​Ad hoc — pipeline visibility depends on who you ask (2 pts)
• ​No structured pipeline or forecast process (3 pts)

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