Your open-estimate tracker.
Thirty blank rows with status choices, next-action dates, and reminders. Includes a scope checklist and seven-day review plan.
Download the trackerFOR GULF SOUTH SERVICE BUSINESSES
Stop carrying
every next step.
Your business shouldn't need you to chase every inquiry, estimate, and update.
HOG designs and manages workflows around your people, tools, and customer commitments. Start by finding one practical fix.
Eight questions. A plan to keep. No email required.
Louisiana · Mississippi · Alabama
Remote and on-site support. How we work across the Gulf South ↗
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
Lead Operations
An inquiry gets missed.
A new inquiry arrives. Everyone assumes someone else replied.
MAKE THE NEXT STEP VISIBLE
- WHO
- Intake owner
- WHAT
- Confirm the request and record the next step.
- WHEN
- An agreed response date
Try this todayLook at your last five inquiries. Can you find the owner and next action for each one?
LESS CHASING.CLEARER OWNERSHIP.A NEXT ACTION THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
A USEFUL PLACE TO START / FREE
Find the work
that needs a better way.
Answer eight questions about how work moves today. See what your answers point to, then build a personal action card for the week ahead. Keep it whether you work with HOG or not.
YOUR OPERATIONS CHECKStart with your
Start with your
most recent work.
Think about what actually happened, not how the process is supposed to work. Choose “Not applicable” when you have no recent example or a question does not fit.
- Eight questions across four Operations
- An answer-specific starting point and a plan to keep
- No email, account, or payment required
Your answers and action-card notes stay in this page and clear when you reload. Download your plan to keep a copy. The check never sends your answers or notes to HOG. Downloading the kit does not add you to a contact list. How this site uses information.
OPEN ESTIMATE RESET KIT / FREE TO KEEP
Put the next step
on paper.
Have estimates sitting without a clear next move? Use these tools to see what is open, what is missing, and who owns the follow-through.
START WITH UP TO10OPEN ESTIMATES.
ONE CLEAR REVIEW.
ONE CLEAR REVIEW.
A reset you can work through.
A seven-day plan, a scope and decision worksheet, and two practical follow-up templates. Fill it in or print it for your next review.
Download the reset guideDO THIS TODAYChoose one estimate.
Choose one estimate.
Give it a next move.
- Find the missing piece. Is it scope, an internal approval, or a customer decision?
- Name one owner and action. Write what that person will actually do.
- Set a review date. Decide when to check progress or close the loop.
No email or account required. Your downloaded files stay with you; they do not sync to HOG. Review the templates before using them with a customer.
FOUR OPERATIONS / BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Fix the handoffs.
Keep the work moving.
Start with the problem that matters most. Each Operation can stand alone, and connect with the others when it makes sense.
Lead Operations
“Did anyone get back to that inquiry?”
Organize incoming inquiries, qualification, ownership, and follow-through so the next step is clear.
A place for every inquiry. A person responsible.Estimate Operations
“What’s holding up that estimate?”
Bring structure to scope, pricing inputs, preparation, and review using your company’s rules and approvals.
Clear inputs. A repeatable estimating process.Revenue Recovery
“Whatever happened to that opportunity?”
Review existing stalled leads and estimates, decide what deserves another step, and close the loop.
A deliberate decision on what comes next.Customer Operations
“Who’s keeping the customer updated?”
Organize customer requests, updates, responsibilities, and handoffs across the service stages we agree to support.
Clear commitments. Consistent ownership.THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND THE WORK
Operational Architecture
Understand how work moves. Define ownership. Connect the handoffs. Create a review routine. This is how we design the four Operations, not another product to buy.
DIAGNOSE FIRST. BUILD WITH PURPOSE.
Your process comes
before our recommendation.
More tools won’t help if no one owns the next step. We start by understanding the work around the work.
- 01
Show us where it stalls.
Walk through a recent example. Tell us who handles it, how often it happens, and what it costs you in time or rework.
- 02
Agree on what needs to change.
Confirm the problem, the people involved, and what progress would look like before deciding on scope.
- 03
Build the right Operation.
Choose the support that fits. Define responsibilities, tools, approvals, and a practical way to review the work.
RESEARCH BEHIND THE APPROACH
Better operations should
show up in the work.
Independent studies have tested management practices in real businesses. The findings support careful diagnosis, implementation and measurement.
17% higher productivity
in one field experiment.
Indian textile plants receiving structured management support improved productivity in the first year.
Manufacturing research, not a HOG result or a forecast for your business.
Read the study and context ↗The right changes
differed by business.
A trial involving 432 small and medium enterprises found productivity benefits from tailored consulting. The improvements were not uniform.
Supports diagnosing the actual bottleneck before deciding what to build.
See what the study found ↗Give the investment
a test it can pass.
Record your starting point. Agree on the change. Review whether response times, estimate turnaround or follow-through actually improve.
Other research found no average profit gain from consulting. Results need to be checked.
Choose what to measure ↗These studies examine other businesses and interventions. They do not establish HOG customer results, validate every HOG capability or predict your return. HOG is in early development; scope and progress measures are agreed before you commit.
STRAIGHTFORWARD PACKAGES
Start with what
your business needs.
Pricing follows the number of Operations you choose. Core can be any one. Growth can be any two.
What are we agreeing to build?
Before you commit, the proposal defines the supported workflow, who owns each step, the tools and approvals involved, and how the work will be reviewed. Setup and ongoing support are scoped together. Your team keeps its business decisions.
The price table shows the package count. It does not establish that every requested capability is available today.
EXPLORE YOUR SCOPE
Which areas need attention?
Select any combination to see its price. This is an estimate of package cost, not a recommendation to buy.
No Operations selected
Discuss this scope ↗Not sure? Find my first fix ↗Your scope
—/month
Select any Operation to see the package price.
Start with a confirmed problem. You can explore every combination.
The check does not prescribe a package. We confirm needs, capabilities, and scope together.
Core
$1,500/mo
$2,500 one-time setup
Focus on one confirmed priority.
Discuss CoreGrowth
$2,500/mo
$5,000 one-time setup
Connect two areas that need support.
Discuss GrowthEstablished
$4,500/mo
$7,500 one-time setup
Bring three Operations together.
Discuss EstablishedFull Operations
$6,000/mo
$8,500 one-time setup
Connect the complete set of Operations.
Discuss Full OperationsFinal scope, responsibilities, integrations, timing, contract terms, and any separate third-party charges are confirmed in the proposal. Your business retains its pricing and approval decisions. HOG is in early development; available capabilities and delivery scope are confirmed before you commit.
ONE WORKFLOW. A CLEARER NEXT STEP.
Bring one example.
Let’s work through it.
Start with a short workflow review with Lathen. Bring one stuck estimate, missed handoff, or follow-up that keeps landing back on your desk.
What we will work through
- 01Trace what happened.
Who was involved? Where did progress stop?
- 02Make the cost concrete.
Describe the time, rework, or delay you actually experienced.
- 03Agree on one next step.
Confirm the problem before discussing an Operation or package.
The aim: one practical next step you can use, whether or not we work together.
YOUR HOG CONTACT
Lathen Howard
985-320-2580Choose how to start.
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Founder-led. Early in development.
We'll be direct about what HOG can support today and what still needs to be built.