Monthly cadence
Weekly bookkeeping, cost to complete, and one CEO report, on the same days every month.
Chapter 7 is step 07
The chapter explains the thinking. The step page is the working reference: what it depends on, what it feeds, and how to tell whether it's installed. Step 07 needs step 03 and step 04 and step 05 and step 06 in place first.
Before and after
What readers ask
What does chapter 7 of CONTROL cover?
Weekly bookkeeping, cost to complete, and one CEO report, on the same days every month. It's chapter 7 of 8, and it aligns with step 07 of the system.
Is there a template with this chapter?
Yes. Chapter 7 has a QR code that opens the cash flow, wip and the ceo report. Three separate downloads: the 13 week forecast, the WIP schedule a bank will accept, and the CEO report skill with the spreadsheet it reads.
What has to be in place before this chapter works?
Steps 03 and 04 and 05 and 06 come first: overhead calculation and estimating system and software and bookkeeping alignment and project management. Installing this one ahead of them produces numbers the field won't trust.
Should I read chapter 7 out of order?
You can. Chapter 7 falls between project management and standards and accountability, and it reads on its own. Installing out of order is the part that doesn't work, because step 07 needs 03 and 04 and 05 and 06 to be correct first.
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