Critical Path

What moves the business today

Overnight it reads everything that came in, handles what it can, and puts what needs you at the top.

Before
You open 41 messages to find the 3 that matter.
After
You start with the 3.

Needs you3Ranked, one tap each

  1. Approve the $18,400 change order on Harbor Street.

    Email, 11:42 PM

  2. Call back the Northgate property manager, who asked for a walkthrough.

    Text, 5:48 AM

  3. Sign payroll after one two-hour mismatch is fixed.

    Field, time clock, 4:10 AM

Came in overnight41

Email 22 Text 12 Field 7

All 41 read by 6:00 AM

Handled38No decision needed from you

  • Filed 15Supplier invoice to Riverside
  • Drafted 9Replies for a person to send
  • Logged 8Daily logs and site photos
  • Scheduled 6Drywall delivery, Thursday
  1. Overnight, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, 41 items arrive: 22 emails, 12 texts and 7 from the field. They stack into one pile.
  2. 3 items rise to the top as your list. One: approve the $18,400 change order on Harbor Street. Two: call back the Northgate property manager, who asked for a walkthrough. Three: sign payroll after one two-hour mismatch is fixed.
  3. The other 38 items sort themselves into Handled, each with a one-word reason: 15 filed, 9 drafted, 8 logged and 6 scheduled. Drafts wait for a person to send.
  4. Each of the 3 has a one-tap button. Before, you open 41 messages to find the 3 that matter. After, you start with the 3.
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