Know what must change before growth breaks it.
See the stage you are operating in, the transition you are attempting, and the constraint leadership must remove next.
Transition signals
Evidence requiring leadership attention.
Scaling transition
The four applied transitions in the Feldman model.
Scaling Constraint Brief
Run monthly or quarterly to convert operating evidence into one constraint, one leadership decision, and a 30/60/90-day control plan.
1. Update the evidence
What materially changed since the last review?
2. Name the avoided decision
What does the team already know it must decide?
3. Commit the next 30 days
Leadership action, owner, evidence, and date.
Generated transition brief
Built from the live workspace.
Stage & Transition Diagnostic
Score the company across six dimensions. A blended diagnosis is more useful than forcing the business into one label.
Stage confidence
Weighted pattern across the business.
Constraint Map
Select the condition most responsible for limiting the next stage. Everything important is not equally constraining.
Founder Release Plan
Identify work trapped with the founder, define the next owner, and install the control that makes delegation safe.
| Responsibility | Current dependence | Next owner | Control | Target |
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Capacity & Expansion Readiness
Model whether demand, delivery, cash, and leadership can absorb the next move without quietly damaging the core.
Scaling Decision Log
Record the assumption, owner, evidence, and review date so a scaling bet can be managed—not merely announced.
The scaling transitions
The lifecycle language explains what is happening. The Feldman application turns it into a diagnosis, decision, and operating plan.
How to use this system
Use the lifecycle model as a lens—not as a verdict.