The Cost of Alignment
Margin isn't lost in delivery - it's lost in friction. Calculate your "Friction Tax".
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people
Key decision makers & workstream leads
hrs/person
Internal meetings, reporting, clarifying scope, escalations
$
Annual Friction Tax
$0
This is non-value-adding load - effort spent on alignment doesn't move delivery forward.
Opportunity Cost
The amount could have funded:
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0
Strategic Bids
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0
Senior FTEs
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When pace drives strain, it’s a design problem, not a resourcing one.