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Question 1
What is about to go wrong?
28 findings across 7 projects, each traced back to the rows that caused it.
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Question 2
How much is exposed?
$124,000 of contracted work sits on projects that are slipping.
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Question 3
What do I do about it?
Open any project and the fix is one click - a recovery plan, or a client update drafted from the same evidence.
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Sunday, September 6

Good morning, there.

2 projects need you today. $124,000 of contracted work is attached to them.

Your 5 things today

Ranked by severity, contract value and how much data stands behind each one.

All 28 findings →

1
critical
Remaining work exceeds time left
Meridian Law — Website Launch · Meridian Law Group · health 36
49h of open work remains but only ~29h of team capacity exists before the Sep 9 deadline - a shortfall of about 20h.
What to do
The arithmetic does not close. Cut scope, add a person, or move Sep 9 - and say which before the client notices.
Why?(5 rows)
medium confidenceTask estimate hours, the project deadline, and each team member's stated weekly capacity.
7 open tasks totalling 49h of estimate.
2 working days left before Sep 9.
Sarah Chen — 36h/week stated capacity (~14h available in that window)
Jake Morrison — 36h/week stated capacity (~14h available in that window)
Shortfall: 49h needed − 29h available = 20h.
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$46,000
at stake
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2
critical
Waiting on the client
Meridian Law — Website Launch · Meridian Law Group · health 36
"Partner bios — still need three" was sent 5 days ago with no reply.
What to do
Chase this today. Client silence is the cheapest problem to fix and the most expensive to ignore.
Why?(1 row)
high confidenceClient threads flagged as awaiting a reply, and the date we last sent something.
"Partner bios — still need three" — sent Sep 1, 5 days ago, last client reply Aug 26
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$46,000
at stake
Draft a nudge
3
critical
Waiting on the client
Vantage Roofing — Brand & Site · Vantage Roofing · health 47
"Logo concepts — which direction do you want?" was sent 7 days ago with no reply.
What to do
Chase this today. Client silence is the cheapest problem to fix and the most expensive to ignore.
Why?(1 row)
high confidenceClient threads flagged as awaiting a reply, and the date we last sent something.
"Logo concepts — which direction do you want?" — sent Aug 30, 7 days ago, last client reply Aug 23
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$31,500
at stake
Draft a nudge
4
warning
3 tasks due soon with no owner
Brightline Dental — Website Redesign · Brightline Dental · health 38
"Accessibility pass (WCAG AA)", "Final QA across devices", "Client sign-off on final design"
What to do
Put a name on each of these before end of day. Work due inside two weeks with no owner is work nobody has started.
Why?(3 rows)
high confidenceTasks with a due date inside 14 days and an empty assignee field.
"Client sign-off on final design" — due Sep 7 (in 1 days), no assignee
"Accessibility pass (WCAG AA)" — due Sep 10 (in 4 days), no assignee
"Final QA across devices" — due Sep 11 (in 5 days), no assignee
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$24,000
at stake
Assign owners
5
warning
2 tasks overdue
Brightline Dental — Website Redesign · Brightline Dental · health 38
The oldest is "Write 6 service page copy blocks" (Mia Alvarez), due 3 days ago.
What to do
Decide today whether these dates move or the work does, then tell Sarah Chen and Mia Alvarez. Leaving them overdue is the same as silently changing the deadline.
Why?(2 rows)
high confidenceTask due dates and task status. No estimates or assignees needed.
"Write 6 service page copy blocks" — due Sep 3, 3 days ago, still in progress, Mia Alvarez
"Homepage design — final revision" — due Sep 4, 2 days ago, still in progress, Sarah Chen
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$24,000
at stake
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Since yesterday

Full change report →

Brightline Dental — Website Redesign dropped 14 points — overdue work appeared. Cedar & Co — SEO Campaign recovered 6 points. 5 projects moved since yesterday.

-14 ptsBrightline Dental — Website Redesignoverdue work appeared
-9 ptsMeridian Law — Website Launchnot enough time left for the work appeared
+6 ptsCedar & Co — SEO Campaign94 → 100

Project Brain noticed

Patterns across the whole agency that no single project page would show you.

5 projects are burning calendar faster than work
Northshore Realty — Listing Video Series is 71% through its schedule with 23% of the work done. That gap does not close by itself.
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high confidenceDays elapsed against the project's start and deadline, versus estimated hours completed.
- Northshore Realty — Listing Video Series — 71% of time gone, 23% of estimated hours done (48 point gap), deadline Sep 18
- Meridian Law — Website Launch — 94% of time gone, 51% of estimated hours done (43 point gap), deadline Sep 9
- Brightline Dental — Website Redesign — 86% of time gone, 47% of estimated hours done (39 point gap), deadline Sep 12
- Vantage Roofing — Brand & Site — 56% of time gone, 17% of estimated hours done (39 point gap), deadline Sep 25
- Halcyon Fitness — Paid Social Launch — 43% of time gone, 14% of estimated hours done (29 point gap), deadline Sep 27
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3 deadlines land in the next two weeks
$92,500 of contracted work is due inside 14 days. The same people cannot absorb slippage on all of them.
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high confidenceProject deadlines within 14 days of today.
- Meridian Law — Website Launch — due Sep 9 (3 days), 7 tasks open, score 36
- Brightline Dental — Website Redesign — due Sep 12 (6 days), 11 tasks open, score 38
- Northshore Realty — Listing Video Series — due Sep 18 (12 days), 7 tasks open, score 70
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2 clients have gone quiet on you
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$111,100 of work is sitting behind replies you do not have. This is the cheapest category of delay to fix and the easiest to be blamed for.
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high confidenceClient threads flagged as awaiting a reply, and the date we last sent something.
- Vantage Roofing — longest wait 7 days across 1 open thread
- Meridian Law Group — longest wait 5 days across 1 open thread
Measured from your data. No part of this was written by a model.