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44 workflow templates, showing 1 to 24

  • Annual operating budget

    For an owner or finance lead preparing next year: revenue and costs by month and by team, built from this year's figures and each budget owner's drivers, every assumption written down, capital purchases listed apart, the whole checked against cash, and the questions leadership has to settle.

    Starts it
    Finance lead
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    10 outputs
  • Audit preparation

    Before the external auditors arrive, your controller holds one audit pack: every request with its owner, date, document and status, the control evidence they will test, last year's findings and what was done, and draft answers to the questions they will ask. People approve everything before it goes.

    Starts it
    Controller
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    9 outputs
  • Board meeting pack

    Before each board meeting, the CEO gets a pre-read built on the one decision the board is asked to make, with every figure from the company's own reports, an agenda kept mostly for discussion and the questions directors are likely to ask. Afterwards, a record of what was decided. The CEO sends it all.

    Starts it
    Chief executive
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Board minutes draft

    After a board meeting, the secretary gets draft minutes built only from what they supply: notes, agenda, motion text and vote record. Attendance, motions, votes, documents and actions are laid out, and every gap is marked for the secretary to settle.

    Starts it
    Board secretary
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Budget-versus-actual variance commentary

    Before the month's results go to management, the finance lead gets written commentary on every line that moved past the threshold: the figures, the budget owner's explanation marked confirmed or to be confirmed, a bridge from budget to actual, and the questions still open. No cause is invented.

    Starts it
    Finance lead
    Brings
    export, notes, pasted text
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Client billing summary

    Before an invoice goes out, the billing coordinator has a summary the client can read: fees by timekeeper, task and phase, expenses and write-downs, tied to the pre-bill. Every entry that breaks the client's billing guidelines reaches the responsible attorney as a decision, with the amount at stake.

    Starts it
    Billing coordinator
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Client document request tracker

    When a client sends its first batch of records, the engagement manager gets the request list brought up to date: each item and period marked received, incomplete, mentioned only or missing, plus a short follow-up draft. The manager judges what is sufficient and approves anything sent.

    Starts it
    Engagement manager
    Brings
    export, notes, pasted text
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Client-status update preparation

    Every client gets an accurate status update on schedule, drafted from the notes and the task list, with confirmed dates kept apart from estimates and the client’s open decisions in plain view.

    Starts it
    Project manager
    Brings
    export, notes, document, pasted text
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Court-order deadline notice preparation

    When a court order arrives, the legal assistant has a draft notice ready for the attorney: every directive in the court’s own words, every date copied from the order or proposed under the firm’s own written rule file, and a list for the attorney to confirm. Nothing is calendared or sent until the attorney confirms.

    Starts it
    Legal assistant
    Brings
    document, pasted text
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Culture health check

    A founder or people lead sees whether the company's stated values show up in daily work: each value written as behaviours you could watch for, read against the team's own evidence, with where practice matches, where it drifts, and two or three rituals to try. Reported by team and theme, never about a person.

    Starts it
    Founder
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Decision log

    Your chief of staff keeps one register of what the leadership actually approved, across every meeting and message: each decision with who approved it, each action with one owner and a date, what is overdue, and a flag wherever a new decision clashes with an earlier one or revives a rejected idea.

    Starts it
    Chief of staff
    Brings
    export, notes, pasted text
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Delegation brief and follow-up

    Every task a manager hands over goes with a clear brief: what to deliver, in what form, by what date and time, why it matters, who will use it, what the person may decide alone and when the manager will check in. Each week, one list shows what is open, what is late and the next note to send.

    Starts it
    Manager
    Brings
    export, notes, document, pasted text
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Donor thank-you drafts

    Donor services staff get one draft thank-you for each new gift, written from the confirmed gift details, the donor's communication preferences and the organization's approved program language. A person checks and sends every message; nothing asks for another gift.

    Starts it
    Donor services staff member
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    3 outputs
  • Event plan

    Whoever owns one event, a talk, a dinner, a webinar or a stand, gets one plan: the goal and target, who should be in the room, every step before, on and after the day with a date and an owner, and how each conversation is followed up. Nothing is booked, paid or sent by the assistant.

    Starts it
    Owner
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    6 outputs
  • Executive week-ahead calendar review

    Before the week starts, the executive assistant hands the executive one brief: every clash, every journey or run of meetings with too little time, every meeting with no stated purpose or no preparation time, and proposed time for the week's priorities. Nothing is accepted, declined, moved or sent.

    Starts it
    Executive assistant
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Funder report draft

    Before a funder report is due, the grants manager gets a draft written to the funder's own questions, with every number tied to a record, an index of the evidence behind each statement and a list of what is still unanswered. People verify it, approve it and submit it.

    Starts it
    Grants manager
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    4 outputs
  • Inquiry handoff

    Every new inquiry reaches the firm’s conflict review and the responsible attorney as one complete packet on the day it arrives, with each missing item named and someone assigned to supply it.

    Starts it
    Intake coordinator
    Brings
    document, pasted text
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Learning system access review

    At term end or after staff change roles, the system owner lays the learning system's user and access exports beside current staff, class assignments and the approved role matrix. Departed users, changed roles and dormant accounts come back as questions for the data owners. Nothing is changed.

    Starts it
    System owner
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Matter budget and status summary

    The responsible partner sees one matter whole: scope, phases against their dates, the budget against fees to date and the projected total, a red, amber or green status with the rule behind it, risks and next actions with owners. Built from the time export and the matter plan, never a view on the merits.

    Starts it
    Matter lead
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    10 outputs
  • Matter closing checklist preparation

    When the handling lawyer flags a matter for closure, the firm's closing checklist is filled from the matter record: final billing as recorded, open tasks, unreturned items and the handoffs billing and records must accept.

    Starts it
    Operations assistant
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Matter-opening checklist preparation

    Every accepted matter goes into setup and billing with one checklist: the fields each system needs, the terms that drive the first invoice, the documents on file and an owner for every open item.

    Starts it
    Firm administrator
    Brings
    document
    Gets
    4 outputs
  • Meeting agenda, notes and follow-ups

    Whoever runs the meeting walks in with an agenda where every topic has an outcome and a time, and walks out with a one-page record: what was decided, who owns each action and by when, and what is still open. Nothing reaches anyone until that person has read it and sends it.

    Starts it
    Team lead
    Brings
    notes
    Gets
    4 outputs
  • Month-end close checklist

    Before the month ends, your controller holds the whole close on one page: every task with its owner, its date and what it waits on, the chain that sets the close date, and each gap already written as a question. Entries are prepared for approval, never posted.

    Starts it
    Controller
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Newsletter roundup draft

    The newsletter editor hands over the stories picked for this send and gets a draft digest grouped by beat, with a short summary, source line and link for each approved story. Duplicates, corrected stories and incomplete sources are flagged for the editor, who approves any send.

    Starts it
    Newsletter editor
    Brings
    export, notes, pasted text
    Gets
    2 outputs