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Delegation Readiness Framework

A repeatable scoring framework for deciding whether a task is ready to move to a virtual assistant — scoring repeatability, documentation, decision-rule clarity, and risk.

How to use this framework

Score each candidate task from 1 to 5 on four dimensions, then add the scores. The total tells you how ready the task is to move to a virtual assistant — and, just as important, what needs to happen before it can move.

The four scoring dimensions

  • Repeatability — How often and how predictably does the task recur? Tasks that follow a schedule score high.
  • Documentation — Can the steps be written down today, as the team actually runs them? If no one can write the steps, score low.
  • Decision-rule clarity — Do the edge cases have rules? A task with rare exceptions scores high; one where every case is different scores low.
  • Risk — What does an error cost? Higher risk means lower readiness, so score this dimension with the cost of a mistake in mind.

Scoring the task

Score Readiness What to do
16–20 High Delegate after a documented SOP and a review window
11–15 Medium Delegate with training and regular spot checks
6–10 Low Keep in-house or fix the documentation first
0–5 Very low Keep in-house

Score the task as it runs today, not as you hope it will run. If a dimension scores low, fix that part of the system before delegating — the score is a to-do list, not a verdict.

How the framework connects to the Circle system

This framework maps to the Delegation Planning stage of the Circle system — identifying which repetitive tasks can move off the team and what must stay. Use it alongside the patient recall article and the patient recall workflow to turn a scored task into a working handover.

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