Role design
Role alternatives
Compare ways to cover recurring executive, administrative, customer support, bookkeeping support, and operations work.
Alternatives library
Compare practical ways to move recurring work off the owner
Choose between an assistant, an employee, an agency, software, or a redesigned process. Start with scope and control rather than assuming one delivery model fits every queue.
Decision guide
Start with the decision you need to make
These four comparison paths separate the role, delivery model, hiring relationship, and underlying process so costs and control remain easier to evaluate.
Delivery model
Service alternatives
Review focused assistant support alongside agencies, software, freelancers, and in-house service teams.
Staffing model
Hiring alternatives
Understand the tradeoffs between a direct hire, a managed staffing partner, a contractor, and a narrower outsourced role.
Workflow design
Process alternatives
Decide whether to delegate, automate, simplify, or stop a recurring process before adding more headcount.
Define the work, access, and approval boundary first
A useful comparison starts with the recurring tasks and the decisions that must stay with the owner. Use the handoff checklist to write that scope before choosing a delivery model.
Open the SOP handoff checklist