--- title: {eBook Download} The Agency Problem image: https://help.cirface.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-06%20at%2010.47.24%20PM.png --- [![Cirface_Logo B](https://help.cirface.com/hubfs/Cirface_Logo%20B.svg "Cirface_Logo B")](http://cirface.com) ![Podcast Cover Art](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Podcast%20Cover%20Art.png?width=1400&height=1400&name=Podcast%20Cover%20Art.png "Podcast Cover Art") #### DOWNLOAD: FREE GUIDE # The Agency Problem Identify common issues agencies go through, such as budget and time mismanagement, scope creep, miscommunication, and how ultimately, standard operating procedures help to align your team. ## What's inside: ![Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png?width=40&height=40&name=Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png "Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM") ### Process documentation Knowing where to start documenting can sometimes be the hardest part. We've broken down how, and where to start, as well as provide examples and ideas for you and your team to use, implement and customize. ![Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png?width=40&height=40&name=Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png "Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM") ### Timelines and budgets Covering your costs, maintaining profit, and estimating timelines can be difficult. Especially when your team's morale, and potentially your business, hangs in the balance. We've got some tips. ![Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png?width=40&height=40&name=Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png "Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM") ### Communication breakdown The biggest mistake we can make is to assume that communication happened. How can you know that you're communicating effectively? We've got some strategies to help keep communications open and your business running smoothly. ![Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png?width=40&height=40&name=Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png "Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM") ### Scope creep We've all been there, one more deliverable, one more round of revisions. It's never *just* one more, it's eating away your profits, and stressing out your team. We've got tips for defining and managing the scope of a project, as well as how to put it into practise. ![Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png?width=40&height=40&name=Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png "Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM") ### Standard operating procedures Standardizing your processes is going to make or break your growth. By making sure everything is laid out and clear before your team starts growing you're setting yourself, and your future team, up for less stress.  ![Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png?width=40&height=40&name=Untitled%20design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM.png "Untitled design-Dec-12-2023-09-00-58-5689-PM") ### Talent management Finding, keeping, and managing your team all stems from the same source. Culture. It's more than a buzzword, it matters a whole lot to the people on your team. We've got a few things up our sleeve when it comes to creating and maintaining a culture that people want to be a part of. ## There's a hole in your boat and it's time to fix it. Simply put, if you’re not making the documentation of your business processes a top priority, then you’re likely setting yourself up to fail. **You'll learn how to:** Define your processes Budget & resource new projects Recognize & eliminate scope creep And so much more... GET MY COPY ![Agency Problem Cirface](https://help.cirface.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cirface/%5BCirface%5D%20Lead%20Magnets/Agency%20Problem%20Cirface.png?width=2000&height=1334&name=Agency%20Problem%20Cirface.png "Agency Problem Cirface") ### "While the significance of being strategic in how we build brands externally is core to our work, one critical element to our success that often gets overlooked is how to do this work internally." - Ashley Waxman Head of Employer Brand & Social @ Asana