An operations field manual for Australian small business

Most businesses don't have a strategy problem. They have an ops problem.

21 guides, 6 free templates and a plain-English glossary — on writing things down, delegating properly, picking systems and staying standing when things break.

The chapters

Work through them in order, or raid what you need.

Steal these templates

Working documents, free to copy — no email walls.

Template

Business Continuity One-Pager: A Fill-In Template

Print it, fill it in with a pen if you like, and store one copy on site and one off site. A plan on one page beats a binder nobody opens.

Template

Meeting Minutes & Decisions Log Template

A one-page minutes format that captures the only three things meetings produce — decisions, actions and things to remember — plus a running decisions log for the business.

Template

New Starter Onboarding Checklist

A copy-and-adapt onboarding checklist covering before day one, day one, week one and month one — for employees and adaptable for contractors.

Template

Role Handover Document Template

A fill-in handover template that turns one person's knowledge into business property — maintained quarterly, invaluable at exit.

Template

Software Selection Scorecard Template

A fill-in weighted scorecard that turns software shopping into a decision: criteria and weights set before the demos, scores based on evidence from real trials.

Template

SOP Template: A Complete Skeleton You Can Copy

A ready-to-use SOP skeleton — copy it, replace the placeholders, and you have a procedure with purpose, scope, steps, exceptions and a revision history.