# JALBAR Implementation — Tasks

> **The live task list.** Tick items off with `[x]` as they're done. Add new tasks at the bottom or under the relevant week.
> Companion to `_compressed-pathway.pdf` and `_dashboard.html`.

**Last updated:** 2026-05-17 · **Active rollout:** 6-Week Compressed Pathway

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## Week 0 — Pre-flight (this weekend · Tom solo · 2-3 hrs)

- [x] Fill `_foundation/jalbar-config.md` — core complete · 2026-05-17
  - [x] Run Price For Profit Worksheet → charge-out rates calculated · 2026-05-17
  - [x] Pull annual fixed overheads from Xero → daily site cost $335/day · 2026-05-17
  - [ ] Confirm PC sum margin treatment (typical 15% on sub cost)
  - [ ] Confirm Preliminary Agreement sliding scale ($50–$1,500)
  - [ ] Set variation admin fee for withdrawn variations
- [x] Fill `_foundation/marketing-pillars-and-usp.md` — core complete · 2026-05-17
  - [ ] Tom confirms/refines USP (3 draft options in file)
  - [ ] Collect 5–10 client testimonials (see clients listed in Pillar 7)
  - [ ] Team headshots (photo session — goes into Wow Pack + Action Plan)
  - [ ] Write JALBAR Builders Guarantee as branded DOCX
  - [ ] Confirm preferred trade partners for public listing (Airleck / RB Plumbing / Luxe Painting)
- [x] Fill `_foundation/employee-value-proposition.md` — core complete · 2026-05-17
  - [ ] Build out project portfolio with photos (target: 10 projects with before/after)

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## Week 1 — Cash + site discipline

**Anchor outcome:** Jo running Speed-to-Lead by Friday · variation sign-off mandatory · site box on every site · first Friday Updates sent · Tom's diary themed.

- [x] Brief Jo on Speed-to-Lead SOP (24h sequence: 3 calls + 2 texts + 1 email) — SOP doc created · 2026-05-17
- [ ] Speed-to-Lead live for first new lead this week
- [ ] Variation sign-off form mandatory on every current job (no scope change without it)
- [ ] Site Box Checklist printed + populated on every active site
- [ ] First Friday Update sent to every active client
- [ ] Tom's Standard Schedule v1 drafted (Stop Doing list + day themes)

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## Week 2 — Operating rhythm

**Anchor outcome:** 90-day Game Plan on the wall · Sprint #1 cycling · Monday stand-up + Friday review locked · scorecards live for Jo + Nick.

- [ ] Write the 90-day Game Plan (6 priorities) — A3 poster on JALBAR office wall
- [ ] Sprint Board #1 picks 3 priorities from the Game Plan
- [ ] Weekly Scorecard v1 drafted for Jo
- [ ] Weekly Scorecard v1 drafted for Nick
- [ ] Toolbox Agenda template adopted for Monday stand-ups
- [ ] Triage Call Prep SOP given to Jo

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## Week 3 — Money under control

**Anchor outcome:** Break-even known · WIP per active job · no quote leaves without 2nd-pair sign-off · debtor cadence (2/9/16/23) running.

- [ ] Run Overhead Calculator → confirm config values
- [ ] Calculate JALBAR break-even number
- [ ] WIP snapshot for all active jobs
- [ ] Estimate 2nd Pair of Eyes process enforced on next quote
- [ ] Invoice generator template active
- [ ] Debtor follow-up cadence (Day 2 / 9 / 16 / 23) running for any overdue invoices

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## Week 4 — Sales engine

**Anchor outcome:** Action Plan PPTX branded · Wow Pack assembled · Lead Magnet live · 1% referral program launched.

- [ ] JALBAR-branded Action Plan PPTX template built
- [ ] Wow Pack assembled (PDF welcome kit)
- [ ] Lead Magnet published on website
- [ ] 1% Referral Program launched to past clients
- [ ] Offer Generator template ready

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## Week 5 — Team OS

**Anchor outcome:** Rules of the Game signed · OM Master SOP formalised for Jo · org chart with 6/12-month progression visible.

- [ ] Rules of the Game written + signed by entire team
- [ ] Employee Handbook v1 drafted
- [ ] Org Chart with 6-month and 12-month progression visible
- [ ] PSR Coaching Pack template ready
- [ ] Office Manager Master SOP formalised for Jo

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## Week 6 — Alignment + marketing flywheel

**Anchor outcome:** Same Page Plan delivered to team · Vivid Vision authored · Q1 social calendar live · Director's video posted.

- [ ] Vision Snapshot (Vivid Vision) authored
- [ ] Same Page Plan PPTX built · preview with Lee/Jo/Matt first
- [ ] Same Page Plan delivered to whole team (BBQ/breakfast)
- [ ] Q1 Social Calendar published
- [ ] Director's Video Script recorded + posted
- [ ] Marketing Diagnostic completed

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## Exit criteria — Compressed Rollout Complete

- [ ] All 3 foundation templates filled
- [ ] 90-day Game Plan on the wall
- [ ] 3 sprints cycled (Sprint Board live)
- [ ] Same Page Plan delivered
- [ ] Vivid Vision authored
- [ ] Weekly Scorecards for Tom + Jo + Nick running as habit

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## Sprint Board backlog — picks up after Week 6

These 23 skills cycle in as 2-week sprint priorities once the compressed rollout is complete. Don't try to ship them earlier — they'll dilute the Week 1-6 focus.

**Marketing & Sales deepening:** dream-100 · keep-warm · lead-revive · website-audit · marketing-diagnostic-refresh
**Pricing:** hire-impact-calculator
**Leadership & Team:** job-ad-generator · hire-va · leadership-hierarchy · sop-builder (per delegated task)
**Projects:** foreman-briefing · standup-recap · precon-compliance · qc-checklist · po-generator
**Business:** 5-star-audit · back-costing · cashflow-forecast · fast-cash-30-day (emergency-only) · fathom-monthly-summary

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## Ad-hoc tasks (anything not on the pathway)

> Add new tasks below this line, or ask Claude to add them. Move completed ones into a "Done" section below or delete.

- [ ] **Testimonials:** Contact completed clients for written quotes + Google reviews — priority: Kotara, Cooks Hill, Wickham, New Lambton clients (added 2026-05-17)
- [ ] **Awards:** Research HIA Awards entry — portfolio photos prep overlaps with submission (added 2026-05-17)

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## Done

> Move completed tasks here with the date. Helps with the quarterly Same Page Plan retrospective.

- _(nothing yet)_
