Workflow Check – Whiteboard Operations
Hi, I'm Aisling. This short check helps me understand how things run in your business day to day, from the first phone call to getting paid. There are no right or wrong answers, and rough guesses are fine. It takes about 10 minutes.
About you
Your name
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First Name
Last Name
Business name
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Email
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example@example.com
Phone (optional)
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
What does your business do? (one line is fine)
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Where are you based?
How many people work in the business?
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Just me
2 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 20
More than 20
Getting new work
How do enquiries usually reach you?
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Email
Phone
Website form
Social media
Referrals
Other
Overall, how smoothly does this part run? (1 = it's a headache, 5 = it runs itself)
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1
2
3
4
Best
5
1 is , 5 is Best
Where do you record and track enquiries?
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Spreadsheet
CRM or business software
Email inbox or messages
Paper notes
I don't use a consistent system
Other
What happens after a new enquiry comes in?
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Running the jobs
How do you keep track of active jobs?
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Project or job management software
Spreadsheet
Calendar or task list
Email or messages
Paper notes
Other
Which parts of managing a job are most difficult?
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Scheduling work
Sharing updates with customers
Coordinating the team
Keeping track of job status
Managing changes or delays
Other
Which of these do you use at the moment?
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Gmail or Google Workspace
Outlook or Microsoft 365
Excel or Google Sheets
Xero
QuickBooks
Sage
A CRM like HubSpot
Trello, Asana or Monday
Calendly or another booking tool
Mailchimp
ChatGPT or Claude
Canva
WhatsApp Business
Other
How do you know when a job is ready to move to the next step or is complete?
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Roughly how many enquiries do you get a month?
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Under 10
10 to 25
26 to 50
More than 50
How quickly do you usually get back to a new enquiry?
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Within an hour
Same day
Next day
A few days
It depends on the week
If someone doesn't reply to a quote, do you follow up?
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Always
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Overall, how smoothly does this part run? (1 = it's a headache, 5 = it runs itself)
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1
2
3
4
Best
5
1 is , 5 is Best
Getting paid and finishing up
After a job is finished, how soon does the final bill usually go out?
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Accounting software
Business or job management software
Spreadsheet or document
Handled by an external bookkeeper or accountant
Other
How often do you end up chasing people to pay?
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Accounting software reminders or reports
Calendar or task reminders
Spreadsheet or written list
I check manually when I can
Other
How often do customers get in touch asking for an update?
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Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
Overall, how smoothly does this part run? (1 = it's a headache, 5 = it runs itself)
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1
2
3
4
Best
5
1 is , 5 is Best
Do you ask happy customers for a review?
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Tools and what matters most
Roughly how many hours a week go on admin?
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Under 5
5 to 10
10 to 20
More than 20
If you could fix one thing about how the business runs, what would it be?
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Which area would you most like to improve first?
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Handling new enquiries
Managing jobs
Preparing and sending invoices
Following up on payments
Getting information to flow between these steps
Other
Is there anything else you'd like me to know before our audit call?
I'm happy for Whiteboard Operations to keep these answers to prepare for our chat. They won't be shared with anyone else.
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I'm happy for Whiteboard Operations to keep these answers to prepare for our chat. They won't be shared with anyone else.
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