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A working system, not another app

See what your tools cost—and how to leave them safely.

The Solo Ops Control Kit brings subscription cost, renewals, automation risk, and exit readiness into one editable workbook. It runs locally in Excel or a compatible spreadsheet app. No account, integration, or data upload is required.

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Solo Ops Control Kit dashboard with illustrative tool rows, live cost and risk metrics, annual cost categories, and renewal exposure
Actual workbook preview with clearly marked illustrative sample rows. Replace or clear them before making decisions.

Private

Your data stays in your file

No login, tracking pixel, cloud sync, or external data connection is built into the workbook.

Auditable

Inputs and formulas stay visible

Annual cost and renewal indicators are calculated in cells you can inspect and change.

Portable

No new subscription

You receive a standard spreadsheet file designed to remain useful without Practical Solo Ops.

Actual workbook screens

See the working sheets before you buy.

These are cropped views of the delivered workbook using clearly illustrative sample rows. They show the editable structure—not customer data, promised savings, or a simulated app.

Tool Inventory sheet with illustrative software rows, categories, owners, renewal dates, risk, automation use, and exit status
Tool InventoryKeep one controlled record for status, renewal pressure, risk, automation, and exit readiness.
True Cost Model sheet with illustrative subscription, usage, seat, setup, maintenance, switching, and annual total cost values
True Cost ModelCombine direct costs and time inputs in a visible planning formula you can inspect and change.
Automation Register sheet with illustrative triggers, actions, sensitive data, failure signals, human checks, and manual fallbacks
Automation RegisterDocument what runs, how failure appears, where human review happens, and the manual fallback.
Tool Exit Plan sheet with illustrative export, restore, token revocation, ownership transfer, deletion, evidence, and readiness fields
Tool Exit PlanTurn offboarding into a controlled cutover with evidence, ownership, fallback, and readiness fields.

Inside the workbook

Seven operating views for one-person operations.

Each operating sheet owns one decision, while a separate formula-backed data sheet drives the charts. Together they create a weekly review system without pretending that a spreadsheet can make the decision for you.

  1. 01
    Start Here

    A six-step setup sequence, sample-data disclosure, color key, and reminder to keep credentials and client data out.

  2. 02
    Tool Inventory

    Category, owner, status, renewal date, risk, automation use, and exit readiness for up to 40 tools.

  3. 03
    True Cost Model

    Subscription, usage, seats, setup, maintenance, and switching time combined into monthly recurring cost and annual TCO.

  4. 04
    Renewal Queue

    Days remaining, usage evidence, exit readiness, decision, and supporting evidence.

  5. 05
    Automation Register

    Triggers, actions, sensitive data, failure signals, human checks, and manual fallbacks.

  6. 06
    Tool Exit Plan

    Export, restore testing, token revocation, ownership transfer, deletion, and evidence.

  7. 07
    Decision Dashboard

    Inventory, modeled annual cost, near-term renewals, high-risk tools, cost distribution, renewal exposure, and a weekly action list.

Good fit

For a solo professional with a growing tool stack.

  • You pay for several software or AI subscriptions.
  • You need a renewal and cancellation record you control.
  • You have a few automations that need manual fallbacks.
  • You prefer a local spreadsheet over another dashboard subscription.

Not a fit

Not a replacement for specialist review.

  • It does not provide legal, tax, security, privacy, or compliance advice.
  • It does not inspect your accounts, files, systems, or vendor contracts.
  • It does not guarantee savings, safer systems, or a particular business result.
  • It is not designed for multi-team procurement or enterprise governance.

One-time purchase

US$29 for the editable workbook.

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