The 30-minute weekly ops review

A simple meeting format that catches problems early, without adding another hour to your week.

Team meeting around a conference table while a colleague leads at the whiteboard

In short

Run your weekly ops review as one 30-minute meeting in three 10-minute blocks: check five key numbers, clear what’s stuck, and agree the decisions. Use the same agenda every week so problems surface early.

Most small teams don't need more meetings. They need one short meeting that looks at the right numbers every week.

The agenda

Spend ten minutes on last week's numbers, ten on what is stuck and ten on decisions. Write the decisions down in one shared place.

Keep it boring

The review works because it is predictable. Same day, same time, same five numbers. Change the format only once a quarter.