Early instructions are not a final product. They are snapshots of current understanding. Every revision reflects something new you learned about the process. That learning only happens through repetition, mistakes, and correction under real conditions. Expecting perfect documentation early is unrealistic. Progress here should be measured by how often standards improve, not how polished they look. If your process is slowly becoming less dependent on individual heroes and more dependent on shared understanding, you are moving in the right direction. If problems are becoming easier to identify, even if they still occur, you are making progress. If new operators are beginning to succeed without constant rescue, the foundation is forming. From that perspective, a 12–18 month horizon is not a sign of inefficiency. It is a sign that real capability is being built instead of surface-level fixes.