Operations consulting
Operations your team can run without you in every decision.
QS Digital provides operations consulting for entrepreneurs: we help you write down how the work gets done, give each part an owner, and measure it on one weekly scorecard. Then we add AI where it removes real work, with a person approving what goes out.
Trigger
A deal closes in GoHighLevel
the workflow runs through Zapier
- Client channel createdWhere the client and team talk
- Drive folder createdEvery file in one place
- Delivery project createdThe playbook's steps, each with an owner
What it covers
How you deliver on what you sell: the Fulfillment Engine.
Every business has two halves. The Growth Engine wins the customer. The Fulfillment Engine keeps the promise. We build the second half so delivery follows the same documented steps for every client, and keeps doing so as you scale. Below is our own Fulfillment Engine, the one every QS client goes through.
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In words
- AgreementWhen the sale closes, we send the client agreement and follow up until it is signed.
- OnboardingWe create the client dashboard and project plan, set the client up in the client portal, send the welcome email and schedule the kickstart call.
- ExciteWe hold the kickstart and triage call from its playbook, and follow up until every 1-on-1 implementation call is scheduled.
- ImplementationEach 1-on-1 implementation call follows its playbook. Every milestone needs client and QS sign-off; if one slips, we agree a catch-up plan with the client and carry it out.
- AdvocateWhen the project is complete, we ask for a testimonial.
- AscendA “How We Get There?” impact-plan call, then an offer of ongoing support. Clients move on to a fractional CMO/COO engagement or to ongoing support.
- PromoteAnyone who doesn't continue moves to long-term nurture, with a referral request.
What we set up
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Playbooks, SOPs and owners
The repeatable work, written down, with one owner each.
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The repeatable work is written down step by step as playbooks and SOPs, and each one has one accountable owner.
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Client onboarding that sets itself up
A closed deal creates the channel, folder and project.
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We build the hand-off from sales in GoHighLevel and Zapier: when a deal closes, the workflow creates the client channel, Drive folder and delivery project, so no step depends on someone remembering.
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One weekly scorecard
A few numbers, each with an owner and a source.
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A few numbers across growth, sales, delivery and finance. Each has an owner and a source.
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A planning rhythm
Weekly pulse, monthly review, 90-day sprints.
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A weekly pulse, a monthly business review, and 90-day sprints that set the next priorities.
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The HR Engine
AI-assisted hiring and automated employee onboarding.
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AI-assisted hiring and automated employee onboarding: role scorecards, structured hiring steps and an onboarding plan. We design the process; we are not a recruiter.
Where AI fits
AI runs the steps you've already written down.
AI can't fix a process nobody has described. Once the playbooks exist, AI agents and automations can carry out the repeatable steps, such as routing, reminders, status updates and first drafts. A person approves anything that goes to a client. Our guide covers what to document before building an AI agent.
Written down
The playbook and its owner
AI runs
Routing, reminders, status updates, first drafts
A person approves
Anything that goes to a client
How an engagement works
Diagnose, Map, Build, Install.
Step 1
Diagnose
Find where delivery stalls and what it costs.
Step 2
Map
Write the playbooks, owners and scorecard.
Step 3
Build
Set up the tools and automations in accounts you own.
Step 4
Install
Train the team so they run it without us.
Questions
Common questions
- Is this the same as hiring a COO?
- No. This is a project that builds your operating system, and your team runs it afterwards.
- Do we need new software?
- Not usually. We start with the tools you already use, and only add something when it does a job your current tools can't.
- Where do we start?
- With a conversation about where delivery gets stuck. Use the button below or call.
