Free tool - Video 7

Find out how much of your backlog is real work.

A sold job is not always a ready job. Test the next 20 open jobs before the backlog makes another promise for your crew.

Can be released with a reasonable path to completion.

A known item is expected before a named date.

Cannot move until a specific problem is removed.

Real work outside the current planning window.

Use it with the system you already have.

Keep the language simple and use real jobs. The goal is a better decision, not a perfect spreadsheet.

Confirm the job is still realRemove completed, canceled, and duplicate records.

Record the dollars leftUse remaining value, not the original contract or estimate.

Estimate the crew effort leftUse crew-hours, visits, or crew-days.

Set the conditionMark Ready now, Ready soon, Blocked, or Future.

Name what is missingEvery blocked job needs one clear constraint.

Give it one ownerOne person owns the next action.

Set the next check dateKeep blocked work visible.

Compare ready work with capacitySee how much executable work you really have.

Sub Structure keeps readiness, constraints, ownership, and crew commitments visible in one operating system.