Improving Systemisation Manner in Small Businesses.

Even if you make everything go along in a systematized manner, there is still a process involved. Assuming that multiple steps are needed to get from point A to point B in the process of systemization, instead of constantly winging it, clarifying your process can provide a few major benefits.

• A system is a process made repeatable, a series of steps that has been formalised in some way.
• Systems can be written or diagrammed but they are always externalised, in some way.
• The primary benefit of creating a system is that you can examine a process and make improvements.
• By making each step in the process explicit, you can understand how the core processes work, how they are structured, how they affect other processes and systems and how you can improve the system over time.

Big Players

• Google is a great example of the power of systems.
• Every time you use the google search engine, thousands of computers automatically spring into action to deliver your result.

• Google search algorithm system defines how these computers work together and google employees are constantly refining the details of how the system works.
• Each year google engineers make over 550 improvements to the primary search engine algorithm, making it better able to point you to what you are looking for.
• If google hadn’t spent most of their early time and energy to finding and systematising the search process the company simply wouldn’t exist.
• The key to google quality and speed is automation, by explicitly defining the rules of how the system operates, the search engine programs are able to automate the day to day operation of the system.
• As a result, google developers are free to focus their efforts on continuously improving the system instead of operating the system.

Connection and Communication

• Systems also help team up people on the same stage.
• Communication is necessary to work well together and the more people you are working with the more communication will be required.
• Developing systems in clear processes for certain events and tasks can help everyone do what must be done with a minimum of misunderstanding and fuss.
• If you can’t systematise your process you can automate it.
• Imagine what it would be like if google relied on a team of human libertarians to generate search results; it would be a nightmare.
• It would take days or weeks or months to get results.

Resistance

• Most people resist creating business systems because it feels like extra work.
• We are all busy, and it is easy to feel like you don’t have time to create and approve systems because there is already too much work to do.
• Actually, useful systems make your work easier.
• If you are feeling overloaded the best thing you can do to solve the issue is to spend time in creating a good system.
• Like everything else, systematisation and automation also have a few major drawbacks.
• Recognise that an affective system is the life of a business.

• It allows you to create, market, sell, and ultimately deliver what you have to offer.
• The better your systems the better your business.

The world is still recovering financially which is perfect for bootstrapping because starting a business at this time means that it is easier to build partnerships and hiring staff is simpler and that means that you could have less competition for the time being. Lower start-up costs give you the opportunity to focus on creating products that your customers want and this essentially leads to more customer investment.

Be in control of your own destiny. Bootstrapping gives you everything you need as a start-up and more importantly it gives you the control you should have. One of the negatives of choosing to use venture capital funding is that you give away a small amount of control. This can cause your business problems because investors make demands that perhaps cannot be met.

Don’t be in a rush to get big, be in a rush to have a great product and system. The world of business is ever-evolving and this is great for your start-up because now it is possible to start a business on a low budget. Great products do not need vast amounts of money just discipline, perseverance and creativity. HyperEffects can assist you with creating and maintaining a website. If you have specific requirements for a customised feature such as systemising your mailbox or getting a personalised application for your business, connect with us for a free consultation on how it works and how you can benefit from it. We are always here to help and advice.