UMIP™ Module · FDI™

Founder Dependency Index

Measures how much of the business still runs through the founder — decisions, customer relationships, technical judgement, approvals — and where structured delegation must begin.

What it evaluates
  • Decision concentration
  • Delegation maturity
  • Succession risk
  • Knowledge capture
  • Leadership bench
Scoring model
  • Decision concentration30%
  • Delegation maturity25%
  • Knowledge capture20%
  • Leadership bench25%

Dependency index, decision-concentration map and a delegation sequence with named organisational risks.