You're still the ceiling of your own company. Every decision runs through you. Nothing operates well when you're not in the room. An outsourced COO builds the systems, the accountability, and the operational structure so the business can run without you holding it together.
An outsourced COO is a Chief Operating Officer who works with your business on a fractional or contract basis. "Outsourced COO" and "fractional COO" mean the same thing, senior operational leadership at a fraction of the full-time cost.
For Oklahoma businesses between $1M and $20M, an outsourced COO fills the gap between a team that needs leadership and a full-time executive you're not ready to hire. The work is real. Process, accountability, and execution, built to last.
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Building the systems that let your team do great work without constant supervision. Standard operating procedures, workflows, and processes that scale, so you stop recreating the same wheel every quarter.
Clear roles, clear expectations, clear consequences. Building the management layer between ownership and execution so the business has real accountability and owners can step back from the daily grind.
Identifying the numbers that actually tell you how operations are running. Building dashboards and reporting cadences so leadership knows what's happening before problems become crises.
Managing external relationships with the rigor they deserve. Vendor selection, contract review, performance management, and accountability, the operational layer that most founder-led businesses never build.
Preparing the operational infrastructure to support growth without falling apart. New locations, new services, new headcount, scaling operations so revenue growth doesn't create operational chaos.
Turning the owner's vision into a plan the team can actually execute. Priorities, timelines, resource allocation, the bridge between what you want the business to be and what the team does on Monday morning.
Every decision, every vendor call, every team conflict ends up on your desk. The business can't move without you. That's not leadership, that's a job you can never leave.
People don't know what they're supposed to own. Priorities shift constantly. Projects start and stall. The team is capable but there's no operational structure holding it together.
Revenue is growing but operations are straining. Customer service is slipping. Delivery is inconsistent. What worked when the business was smaller is breaking down at scale.
Everything lives in people's heads. There are no documented workflows. Onboarding a new employee means weeks of one-on-one training with you. That doesn't scale.
You want to work on the business, not just in it. But there's nobody to hand operations to. An outsourced COO builds the structure that lets you actually step back.
A new location, a new product line, a systems migration. Big projects need operational leadership to actually get done. Good intentions and quarterly check-ins aren't enough.
A straight conversation about where your operations actually stand, what's working, what isn't, and whether an outsourced COO engagement is the right fit. No pitch. No pressure.
A fast look at how the business actually runs, team structure, processes, accountability systems, and the gaps between what leadership thinks happens and what actually happens.
The highest-leverage operational improvements in the right order. Not a 60-page report, a working plan the business can execute starting this week.
Actually building the processes, the accountability systems, the reporting cadences. Staying involved as the operational picture evolves. Direct access every time.
Scissortail Fractional is based in Edmond, Oklahoma. We work with businesses across the state. Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow, and everywhere in between. No out-of-state consultants. No handoffs to junior staff.
Our home base. Professional services, family-owned businesses, medical practices, and a fast-growing suburban economy that punches above its weight.
Energy, construction, healthcare, tech, and the full range of businesses that make OKC's economy move. We know this market and the people in it.
Energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and a growing startup ecosystem. Tulsa businesses deserve the same caliber of help as any major metro.
University corridor, research commercialization, and growing businesses along the I-35 corridor. Underserved by real advisors. We're here.
Manufacturing, logistics, and family businesses outgrowing their original structure. One of Oklahoma's fastest-growing markets.
Remote and hybrid engagements available for Oklahoma businesses outside the major metros. Geography shouldn't be the reason you don't get the help you need.
Yes. The terms mean the same thing, a senior operating executive who works with your business on a contract or part-time basis rather than as a full-time employee. The work, the accountability, and the results are identical.
It depends on what the business needs most. Typically it's some combination of: running leadership meetings, building or cleaning up processes, managing a specific team or function, leading a major initiative, and providing the operational oversight that keeps priorities moving. Every engagement is scoped to the actual work.
No. An outsourced COO operates under the owner's direction, not in place of it. The goal is to build the operational layer that frees ownership to focus on the highest-value work, not to take over. You stay in charge. We just make the business run better.
Most engagements run 6 to 18 months. Some are project-based, a specific operational build, a systems transition, a growth initiative. Some are ongoing. We don't push for length. We stay as long as the work requires.
Yes. Scissortail Fractional is based in Edmond and serves businesses across Oklahoma. OKC, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow, and statewide. Remote and hybrid engagements available.
No pitch. No deck. Just a straight conversation about your operations and whether an outsourced COO is the right fit.