# Fractional COO Intake

Five questions to size up the operating problem and recommend the right engagement shape — fractional COO, integration leadership, PMO, or diagnostic.

**The form first asks:** name, email, company.

## Questions

### Q1. Where is the company today — stage, ARR, team size, and operating model?

_A quick snapshot helps me see whether the gap is process, governance, or org design._

Example answer: e.g. Series B SaaS, $14M ARR, 65 employees, founder-led with two functional VPs…

### Q2. What's the single operational pain point you'd pay to solve right now?

_Be specific — a missed forecast, a stalled integration, planning that never lands, customer churn after acquisition, etc._

Example answer: e.g. Acquired Groove six months ago and revenue motion still hasn't been re-aligned…

### Q3. What scope are you considering — fractional COO, integration leadership, PMO, or diagnostic?

_If you're not sure, describe the outcome you want and I'll recommend the engagement shape._

Example answer: e.g. Fractional COO 2 days/week for the next two quarters…

### Q4. Decision timeline — when does the engagement need to start?

_Helps me line up capacity and avoid a slow ramp into a hot moment._

Example answer: e.g. Want to be operational by start of Q3, decision by mid-June…

### Q5. What outcome would make you say 'that engagement was worth it'?

_The success definition — board confidence, integrated GTM, a working planning cadence, retained revenue, etc._

Example answer: e.g. The integration is closed, the new ops cadence runs without me, and the board has a single dashboard…

Submit at: https://nicoleramsey.me/intake