Project, business & life glossary
The Glossary.
Plain-English definitions of the 18 concepts our templates are built on — grouped by what you're running, so the terms map to the lines they belong to. Every entry links to a full explainer and the templates that put it to work.
Operator OS
Pricing, costing, inventory and selling for a small operation.
- COGS The direct cost of making what you sell — the materials and labor in each unit.
- Recipe costing Pricing a made product by costing every ingredient and step that goes into it.
- Profit margin What's left after costs, as a percentage of price — the number that says if a product pays.
- Etsy SEO How Etsy ranks listings, and the titles, tags and attributes that get you found.
- SKU system A consistent code scheme for products and variants so inventory stays unambiguous.
Team & Talent
Seeing a team's capability and risk on one grid.
Life Admin
Keeping health, home and records in order before you need them.
Big Decisions
Scoring a high-stakes choice instead of agonizing over it.
Trackers
Cataloguing the things you love.
More terms
Planning and process frameworks that aren't tied to a single line.
- Kanban board Visualize work as cards moving across columns from to-do to done.
- RACI matrix Settle who's Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed for each task.
- Risk register A log of what could go wrong, how likely, how bad, and what you'll do about it.
- Stakeholder register Who has a stake in the work, their influence, and how to keep them engaged.
- SWOT analysis Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats — a quick strategic snapshot.