The morning brief
/appWhat the first screen tells you, and how to make it tell you the right things.
The brief is what you'd write on the whiteboard if you had time: today's weather, who's on, what's planned, what's overdue, what's broken and anything expiring. It's assembled from the rest of the system, so it's only as good as what's in there.
What's on it
- Today's forecast and the numbers that change the plan — wind, rain, and whether it's a mowing morning.
- Who is scheduled, who has clocked in, and any shift still unfilled.
- Today's jobs by crew, with the ones already running marked.
- Anything overdue from yesterday, which is usually the most useful line on the page.
- Machines marked down, and certifications about to lapse.
Making it useful
- 1Plan tomorrow before you leave today. Ten minutes on the job board at 3pm is what makes the 5am brief worth opening.
- 2Publish the schedule at least a week out, so the 'who's on' section is real rather than optimistic.
- 3Mark machines down the moment they're down, not at the end of the week.
Night mode isn't decoration — the brief is designed to be read in the dark with the brightness down. It follows your phone's setting automatically.
Questions
Can I change what's on the brief?
Not currently. The sections that have nothing in them hide themselves, so a quiet day is a short page rather than a page of empty boxes.
Does everyone see the same brief?
Crew see their own jobs and their own shift. Leads and up see the whole board. Money only appears for managers and owners.
Tell us what's missing and we'll write it. Help that doesn't cover the thing you came for isn't help.