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Volunteer admin for charities: rotas, checks and records

How small charities run volunteer admin as a routine: sign-ups, role matching, checks where required, rotas, reminders, hours records and thank-yous.

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Maintenance request admin for letting agents

How letting agents run maintenance request admin: logging tenant reports, triage by urgency, landlord approval, contractors and closing jobs.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Mistakes when outsourcing repetitive tasks, and the fixes

The common mistakes UK SMEs make when outsourcing repetitive tasks, from unwritten methods to never stepping down checks, and the fixes.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Outsourcing repetitive tasks checklist: 20 checks

A 20-point checklist for outsourcing repetitive tasks in a UK SME, in five groups of four: choose, prepare, protect, hand over and run.

21 Oct 20264 min read

A 90-day plan to outsource your repetitive tasks

A 90-day plan for UK SMEs to outsource repetitive tasks: inventory and score, document, parallel run and go-live, then add the next task.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Repetitive tasks by industry: where UK SMEs lose hours

The repetitive tasks that cost UK SMEs most time, by industry: professional services, trades, health, e-commerce, logistics and more.

21 Oct 20264 min read

An admin task calendar: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly

How to build an admin task calendar for a small business: daily, weekly, monthly and annual routines and deadlines in one place.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Quality drift: why outsourced routine work slips over time

Why the quality of outsourced repetitive work can drift after a few months, the early warning signs, and the reviews that keep it steady.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Ask your team which tasks they would hand over

How to ask employees which repetitive tasks they would hand over: the questions to ask, how to run it without worrying people, and how to use the answers.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Standard times: how long should a routine task take?

How to set standard times for routine admin tasks: timing a sample, allowing for exceptions, planning capacity and cost, and the limits.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Outsourcing repetitive tasks in a business of 2 to 9 people

How micro businesses of 2 to 9 people can outsource repetitive tasks: bundling small jobs, starting small and keeping control.

21 Oct 20264 min read

Scope of work for an outsourced task: what to write down

How to write a scope of work for an outsourced repetitive task: inputs, outputs, volumes, turnaround, accuracy, exceptions and change rules.

21 Oct 20264 min read

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