Each team keeps a different version of truth
Most growing businesses manage operations through a combination of spreadsheets, email threads, chat approvals, and disconnected accounting software. Each department runs its own version of the truth. Sales closes a deal but operations is not notified. Finance waits for approvals sitting in someone's inbox. Management reports are assembled manually — and by the time they arrive, the data is already two weeks old. The cost of this fragmentation is not visible on any dashboard, but it compounds with every new hire, every new product line, and every new regulatory requirement.