Resources
Practical material, freely available
Everything here is designed to be simple, easy to use, and practical for your business.
Blog
Practical articles on reporting, data, processes and the systems that hold a business together.
BlogThe real cost of credential sprawl in your reportingEvery extra data source behind a report is another credential, another refresh and another quiet point of failure. How to count the risk honestly.28 Oct 2026 · Data Engineering, Fabric and AI ReadinessRead articleBlogWhat training 500 people taught us about maintenance cultureTraining builds capability. It does not build the will to protect planned maintenance when production pressure arrives — that comes from leadership.21 Oct 2026 · Continuous ImprovementRead articleBlogWhat a safety workflow app needs to get rightQuicker to do properly than to defer, routed to a named person, and useful to whoever filled it in. Three things that decide whether a safety record works.14 Oct 2026 · Power Platform and Business ApplicationsRead articleBlogWhat changes when shutdown cost reporting moves off spreadsheetsA manual cost pack can only explain a shutdown after it ends. Connected cost data changes the variance conversation while there is still time to act.7 Oct 2026 · Business Intelligence and ReportingRead articleBlogWhat separates a supported system from an abandoned oneA named owner, a review rhythm that is not triggered by failure, and documentation that explains why. Without those three, a working system is only still working.30 Sept 2026 · Business Systems SupportRead article
Tools
Working tools and templates you can pick up and use with your team straight away.
ToolCost Visibility CheckA ten-minute check on whether your cost reporting arrives in time to inform a decision, or only explains one after the fact.5 Oct 2026 · Business Intelligence and ReportingOpen toolToolSystem Support Health CheckA ten-minute check on whether one key system has genuine ongoing support, or is quietly running on inherited knowledge.28 Sept 2026 · Business Systems SupportOpen toolToolReporting Visibility AssessmentA ten-minute check on whether your reporting answers the real question, arrives in time, and gives users a reason to keep their data clean.21 Sept 2026 · Data Engineering, Fabric and AI ReadinessOpen toolMaintenance UntangledCost of Failure CalculatorCalculate the direct maintenance cost and consequential business loss caused by asset failures over a reporting period.11 Sept 2026 · Business Intelligence and ReportingOpen free toolMaintenance UntangledMTBF CalculatorCalculate Mean Time Between Failures from operating hours or a date range, with an instant result and practical interpretation.11 Sept 2026 · Business Intelligence and ReportingOpen free tool
Capability Guides
Read the detail behind each capability
Each guide covers why it matters, what high-performing organisations do differently, what we commonly observe, practical applications and how success is measured.
01Business Intelligence and ReportingTrusted reporting that helps people make better decisions.Read guide02Data Engineering, Fabric and AI ReadinessBuild the data foundation before chasing the AI outcome.Read guide03Power Platform and Business ApplicationsPractical business apps built around how your team actually works.Read guide04Continuous Improvement and Business Process ImprovementWe do not just report on problems. We help solve them.Read guide05Business Systems SupportSupport for the core business systems your operation already runs on.Read guide
Industry Guides
How it applies in your sector
Capability by capability, written in the language of the work.
MiningConnecting production, maintenance, safety, finance and leadership.Read guideMaintenance and ReliabilityFix the foundations before the reports.Read guideSafetyMake safety easier to manage and easier to understand.Read guideManufacturingConnecting production, maintenance, inventory and finance.Read guideWarehousingBetter visibility across inventory, movement and throughput.Read guideTransport and LogisticsVisibility from dispatch to delivery.Read guideAgricultureBetter visibility across operations, assets, inventory and finance.Read guideRetailUnderstanding sales, inventory, margin and customer performance.Read guideEducationSimplifying reporting, administration and visibility.Read guideFinanceTurning financial data into business understanding.Read guideAutomotive and MotorsportPerformance, reliability and data-driven thinking.Read guide