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Cover: The Asana Field Manual

A good place to start: The Asana Field Manual, an operator's guide to Asana's architecture, with rule recipes, dashboard specs and use-case setups.

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Every playbook, by practice area.

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Operational Systems & Asana

Duplicatable workspace architecture, standard rule packages and AI agents for teams that want the system, not a consultant.

Cover: The Discovery Engine

The Discovery Engine

Build an autonomous web audit and a 30-minute executive diagnostic that end in a reviewed blueprint.

Cover: The Blueprint Portfolio

The Blueprint Portfolio

Build, version and install duplicatable Asana templates and standard rule packages.

Cover: The Agent Handoff

The Agent Handoff

Design AI triage and status agents over Asana, with prompts, guardrails and human review points.

Cover: The Asana Field Manual

The Asana Field Manual

An operator's guide to Asana's architecture, with rule recipes, dashboard specs and use-case setups.

Cover: The Campaign Command Center

The Campaign Command Center

Run campaigns, content calendars, creative intake and approvals for a marketing team in Asana.

Cover: The PMO Operating System

The PMO Operating System

Governance, goals, intake scoring, portfolios and capacity for operations leaders and PMOs.

Cover: The Lean Asana Playbook

The Lean Asana Playbook

A task system, client projects, a light pipeline and recurring ops for solopreneurs and small teams.

Cover: The 4-Hour Agency OS

The 4-Hour Agency OS

A copy-paste Asana blueprint with templates, 15 core rules and a delegation framework for agency owners.

Revenue & Sales Leadership

Repeatable systems for hitting the number and turning around a losing location.

Cover: The Quota Machine

The Quota Machine

A four-step sales system with honest pipeline hygiene and forecasting math for SMB teams.

Cover: Red to Black in 90 Days

Red to Black in 90 Days

A 90-day store turnaround plan: shrink control, labor-to-sales scheduling and floor leadership.

Real Estate Investment Operations

Deal flow, deal structure and project control for investors and hosts who run the business remotely.

Cover: The PropTech Wholesale Pipeline

The PropTech Wholesale Pipeline

Find motivated sellers with stacked data, start compliant text conversations and assign contracts remotely.

Cover: The Remote Wholesale Machine

The Remote Wholesale Machine

Run a remote wholesaling operation with list software and a consent-first text funnel, no cold calls.

Cover: Subject-To at 7%

Subject-To at 7%

A deal-desk playbook for subject-to, seller financing, wraps, novations and lease options.

Cover: The 15.5% Fee Survival Kit

The 15.5% Fee Survival Kit

A 30-day plan for self-managed short-term rental hosts: repricing, a listing rebuild and a rate engine.

The Rehab Control System

Project control for fix-and-flip and BRRRR rehabs: scopes, bid leveling, draws and change orders.

Remote & Mobile Executive

Build an office that travels and stays connected for real work.

Cover: The Rolling Boardroom

The Rolling Boardroom

A technical blueprint for a solar-powered van office: power math, connectivity, ergonomics and build order.

Cover: The Work-Ready Starlink Setup

The Work-Ready Starlink Setup

A short field guide to choosing a plan, budgeting power, placing the dish and adding failover.

Fractional Operations

For operations leaders taking their skills to clients on retainer.

Cover: The Ops Retainer Playbook

The Ops Retainer Playbook

A launch kit for going fractional: positioning, a diagnostic-to-retainer offer, pricing and a 90-day cadence.

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