Weekly Operating Rhythm Across the 12 Systems

Monday huddle, four KPIs, and CRM stages that connect Systems 05–12 — speed, front office, follow-up, on-site close, and reviews for HVAC and plumbing teams.

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You are building the 12 Customer Acquisition Systems — but leads still leak between the phone, the truck, and the review link. This page is the weekly operating rhythm that keeps conversion systems honest: Systems 05–10 plus the System 12 scoreboard.

At a Glance

  • Curriculum spine: 12 Systems hub
  • Four KPIs: Response time · quote-to-book rate · written-quote % · review velocity
  • Monday: 15-minute owner huddle — printable checklist
  • Friday: Unbooked lead audit + on-site close audit + reviews audit
  • CRM: One stage map from new lead through won/lost — no mystery rows
  • Lift target: +5–15 points quote-to-book in 30 days without more ad spend
Start here if close rate is the problem
If leads are enough but jobs are not booking, fix Systems 05–08 before raising LSA or Meta budget. Follow-up and on-site discipline often beat +40% spend.

Map: Weekly Rhythm ↔ 12 Systems

Rhythm stepSystemDeep guide
Capture & measure01 · 12Tracking · Metrics
Speed05 · Speed-to-leadMissed-call text, <5 min response
Queue ownership07Front Office
Book the call06Scripts
Quote follow-up08Follow-Up
Field close(field discipline)On-Site Close
Reviews10Reviews
Reactivation09Templates + Encharge-ready sequences

Rule: Systems 01–04 and 11 fill the top; 05–10 convert; 12 keeps score. Skipping a step raises cost per booked job even when CPL looks fine.

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Four KPIs (Track Weekly)

KPIFormula / targetWhere to log
Median response timeMinutes from lead received → first human contact; <5 min on LSA/paidCRM or Metrics sheet
Quote-to-book rateBooked jobs ÷ quotes sent; improve 5–15 pts in 30 daysFriday unbooked audit
Written-quote %In-person estimates with written/email quote same day; 100%On-site close weekly
Review velocityNew Google reviews this week; 3–5 once system runsReviews checklist

Compare week over week in Monday huddle. One number red → pick the matching playbook section that week.

CRM Stage Map

Minimum stages every team needs:

  1. New lead — alert fired, not yet contacted
  2. Contacted — human or trusted auto-touch logged with timestamp
  3. Booked — appointment on calendar
  4. Quote sent — estimate delivered; next follow-up date required
  5. Follow-up active — cadence running (days 2, 5, 10, 14)
  6. Won — job sold or completed
  7. Lost — reason required (price, timing, competitor, no response)

Field overlay: On visit complete, log on-site outcome — booked on truck, follow-up scheduled, or lost reason — before end of day. See On-Site Close.

Handoffs (Office ↔ Field)

MomentOffice ownsField owns
Lead arrives<5 min response, book or qualify—
Before dispatchService type, source, price range discussedCRM read, truck stocked
After estimate (no close)Schedule day-2 follow-up in CRMWritten quote left or emailed same day
After job completeReview SMS within 30 minVerbal review ask at driveway
End of dayZero quotes without next touch dateEvery visit outcome logged

Non-negotiable: Quote sent without a scheduled follow-up touch = process failure. Fix before Monday huddle ends.

Monday Owner Huddle (15 Minutes)

Printable: Lead-to-close weekly owner.

  1. Name queue owner for the week
  2. Read four KPIs vs last week
  3. Zero uncontacted leads older than 24 hours
  4. Listen to one booked call + one lost call — one coaching note
  5. Pick one fix for the week (script, faster quotes, review SMS, ride-along)

Same slot as front office huddle — do not run two separate meetings.

Friday Audits (45 Minutes Total)

Run all three before the weekend:

  1. Unbooked lead audit — quote-to-book rate, overdue touches
  2. On-site close weekly — written quotes, plan pitches, field outcomes
  3. Reviews weekly office — link sent per job, reply SLA, backlog

Trade Notes

Plumbing — Emergency closes on first call; drain and water heater quotes need day-2 follow-up. Plumber playbook · Drain · Water heater.

HVAC — Tune-ups close on-site with plan pitch; replacement needs trust + follow-up touches 2–3. HVAC playbook · AC tune-up · Heat pump.

Structured How-To (great for SEO & AI answers)
  1. Add CRM stages from the map above if missing.
  2. Assign queue owner and paste Scripts + Templates into CRM shortcuts.
  3. Schedule Monday 15-min huddle and Friday audits on the calendar.
  4. Print lead-to-close weekly owner checklist.
  5. Run first huddle with last week’s numbers — pick one KPI to improve.
  6. Track quote-to-book in Metrics every Friday.

Quick Win

Open your CRM right now. Filter Quote sent with no follow-up date in the next 7 days. Schedule day-2 texts for every row before you close the laptop. One recovered quote this week proves the system.

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