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Tools

Operator tools you can run yourself.

We build the things we wish existed when we were running the floor. Some are free and always will be. Others will move behind a subscription as they grow into full systems. Either way, you can use them without talking to us first.

Common questions

Questions about the tools

What is free, what is not, and what you can run without us.

Are the free tools actually free?

The savings estimator and the diagnostic guide are free and will stay that way. The template library is paid, and some of the heavier tools still in build will sit behind a subscription when they ship. We would rather tell you which is which here than let you find out at a paywall.

Do I need to talk to you before using any of them?

No, and that is the point of the page. Open the estimator, read the guide, run the sequence — none of it needs a call, an email address or a demo. If you get what you need and never contact us, the tool did its job.

Can I run the diagnostic myself?

Yes, and plenty of operators do. The guide is the full two-week sequence we run, written out step by step: what we watch, what data we pull, which questions we ask, and how findings get ranked by annual dollar cost. What you hire us for is the time and the pattern recognition, not a secret method.

Why are some of these paid?

So they keep being developed. The heavier ones are systems rather than calculators, and a subscription is what stops a tool being shipped once and quietly abandoned. The template library is the same trade — editable source files our consultants actually use on engagements, not locked PDFs.

Tools only go so far

A tool hands you a number. A conversation hands you a plan.

Thirty minutes, no deck and no pitch. We will tell you where we think the money is leaking and whether we are the right team to help.