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Business Score
Score 24 plain statements, three for each of the eight areas of the business, and get a total out of 48, your lowest areas and a first step for each.
About 5 minutes
Free tools
Small tools for the everyday jobs of running a team. Use them in your browser and come away with something you can act on today.
- No sign-up
- Nothing saved
- Works on your phone
See where you stand
Quick checks on how the business runs today.
Operational maturity check
About 2 minutes
Your level, from 1 (reactive) to 5 (adaptive), and the one change that moves you up.
Use it: Operational maturity checkRisk register scorer
About 10 minutes
Your risks scored, sorted and on a 5×5 heat map, each with an owner and a review date.
Use it: Risk register scorer
Work out what it costs
Put a figure on lost time, with the sums shown.
What is this problem costing you?
About 2 minutes
The cost a week and a year, and how long a fix would take to pay for itself.
Use it: What is this problem costing you?Meeting cost calculator
About 1 minute
The cost per meeting, per month and per year, with the working shown.
Use it: Meeting cost calculator
Fix it and write it down
Get to the cause of a repeat problem, then write the job down.
Free SOP generator
About 15 minutes
A one-page SOP to copy into Word or Google Docs, or print.
Use it: Free SOP generatorFree 5 Whys tool
About 10 minutes
The cause you can change, one fix, an owner and a dated check, ready to copy.
Use it: Free 5 Whys toolMeeting agenda builder
About 5 minutes
A timed agenda with a lead and a Decide, Discuss or Inform label on every item.
Use it: Meeting agenda builderRACI chart builder
About 10 minutes
A RACI chart with one Accountable per task, checked, ready to copy or print.
Use it: RACI chart builderDecision matrix
About 10 minutes
A weighted total and rank for each option, with the working shown.
Use it: Decision matrixOverdue invoice email writer
About 3 minutes
A subject line and email for the stage you are at, the next step and when to send the next one.
Use it: Overdue invoice email writer
Questions
Common questions
Are the tools really free?
Yes. There's no sign-up, no email address and no card. Open a tool and use it.
What happens to what I type?
It stays in your browser tab. Nothing you type or choose is saved or sent anywhere, and leaving the page clears it, so copy or print your result first. On our free tools we count which tool was used and whether you followed its link to the free pack, never what you typed or chose in it. See the privacy policy.
Can I get these as Word files?
Some of them, yes. The free pack has editable Word and PDF versions of the Business Score, a one-page SOP and Fix It Once (the 5 Whys on one page), each with a filled-in example. The paid Vaults have the full systems for each area of the business. They are done-for-you templates in Word and PDF, not software.
Will you add more tools?
We may, when a small tool would help with an everyday job. There are no dates set, and any new tool will appear on this page.
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Want the editable Word versions?
The free pack is nine done-for-you systems in Word and PDF, including the Business Score, a one-page SOP and Fix It Once, each with a filled-in example.