Pegboard

Every project, from brief to done.

Pegboard turns briefs and requests into plans that fit everyone's week, gets client sign‑off on proofs, and writes the weekly status from real work.

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A sunny office lobby on a Friday: a black split-flap board over a long pink bench, three people walking past with coffee, two potted plants and floor-to-ceiling glass at the left.

  • Week of Mon Oct 26

    6 teams412 tasks due

    409 done, 3 moved ✓

  • Tue Oct 20, 9 am⁠–⁠noon

    Marketing 8Sales 5Product 4

    People 3Ops 2Legal 1

    = 23 requeststriaged 12:10 pm ✓

  • Week of Oct 19

    Anand Mistry 51 h of 40 h

    → 11 h to Sloane and Imani

    → 40 h ✓

  • Proof v3

    4 comments resolved

    approved Tue Oct 20 ✓

  • Status Fri Oct 23

    from 128 updates

    cites 12 tasks

    sent to 14 ✓

October 2026Six teams, six businessesMon Oct 5 –⁠ Fri Oct 30

Every team’s October. 409 done, 3 moved to Monday.

A holiday campaign, a customer summit, warehouse racking, a client's new sign, a hiring class and a product launch: six businesses, six Pegboards.

Week of Mon Oct 26

6 teams412 tasks due

409 done ✓3 moved to Mon Nov 2

  1. Pink billboard

    Marketing

    Kettle & Crumb
    Kansas City, MO

    • Plan approvedMon Oct 5
    • 23 requests triagedTue Oct 20
    • I‑35 billboard upTue Oct 27
    • Kits in 22 cafésThu Oct 29

    Week of Oct 26

    96 due · 96 done ✓

  2. Blue stage with a microphone

    Events

    Switchback
    Denver, CO

    • Floor plan inTue Oct 20
    • Run of show finalFri Oct 23
    • Summit in AustinWed Oct 28 –⁠ Thu Oct 29

    Week of Oct 26

    88 due · 88 done ✓

  3. Wire rack with blue crates

    Operations

    High Desert Fulfillment
    Reno, NV

    • PermitFri Oct 9
    • Aisles 1⁠–⁠4 upFri Oct 23
    • Aisles 5⁠–⁠6 upTue Oct 27
    • Inspection passedThu Oct 29

    Week of Oct 26

    74 due · 74 done ✓

  4. Clipboard card

    Agency

    Oxbow Creative → Cedar Valley CU
    Des Moines, IA

    • Proof v1Fri Oct 9
    • v3 approvedTue Oct 20
    • Lobby sign installedWed Oct 28

    Week of Oct 26

    62 due · 62 done ✓

  5. Lanyard badge

    People

    Bellwood Insurance
    Charlotte, NC

    • Class plannedTue Oct 13
    • 11 laptops orderedMon Oct 19
    • 11 buddiesMon Oct 26
    • 33 of 33Wed Oct 28

    Week of Oct 26

    41 due · 41 done ✓

  6. Pink speaker

    Product

    Wildwood Audio
    Portland, OR

    • Plan approvedMon Oct 5
    • Positioning lockedFri Oct 16
    • Samples inWed Oct 28
    • 3 tasks to Mon Nov 2Fri Oct 30

    Week of Oct 26

    51 due · 48 done

    3 moved

IntakeMarketingKettle & CrumbTue Oct 20, 9 am –⁠ 12:10 pm CT

Form, email and Slack. One queue, sorted.

Six departments sent 23 requests before noon. The agent filled in each one, linked the duplicates and drafted a first pass. Joelle accepted the lot at 12:10.

In9 am –⁠ noon

  • Marketing8
  • Sales5
  • Product4
  • People3
  • Ops2
  • Legal1

Form 14email 5Slack 4 = 23

10:12 amrequest formGwen Abernathy, Sales

Holiday office‑party catering: flyer and order page · needed by Fri Nov 6

Type: print + webProject: Holiday campaignSection: Catering

Owner: Felix Yoon, design31 of 40 h this week

Copy: Pia Sandoval

Due Thu Oct 29

Duplicate linked: Rashad Odom, Opsemail 9:47 am‘add holiday trays to the catering page’

Draft attached: flyer copy, 64 words, for Pia

Triage due Wed Oct 21, 10:12 amdone 12:10 pm ✓

Out12:10 pm

  • Holiday campaign11
  • Always‑on6

Rule: holiday requests → Holiday campaign
Ran 11 times today ✓

  • Duplicates linked3
  • One detail asked2
  • Q1 backlog1

17 accepted + 3 + 2 + 1 = 23

12:10 pm · Joelle Marsh accepted the triage ✓ → 2:30 pm · both missing details answered in the request thread ✓

Plan from a briefProductWildwood AudioMon Oct 5, 9:02⁠–⁠10:15 am PT

A two‑page brief. 57 tasks that fit.

Wes pasted the launch brief for the Alder speaker. The agent drafted phases, owners, dependencies and dates against nine people's real weeks. Nothing was created until Wes approved it.

Alder speaker · launch brief

page 1 of 2pasted 9:02 am

Alder ships in four colors: sage, clay, slate and sand.

Packaging locked by Fri Oct 30

so the printer keeps its Thu Nov 5 press slot.

Photograph the final colors, not prototypes

Buyers at 40 retail accounts see the deck first.

Retail sell‑in by Tue Nov 10Launch Tue Feb 16, 2027

Firmware 1.4 must ship before launch.

Draft planAlder launch9:08 am6 phases57 tasks9 owners24 dependencies4 milestones

  1. Positioning

    8 tasks

    Wes Holloway

    Messaging house

    Competitive grid

    + 5 more

    Positioning lockedFri Oct 16

  2. Pricing & packaging

    11 tasks

    Raj Patel, Eli Ramos

    Retail price sheet

    Dieline v2

    + 8 more

    Packaging lockedFri Oct 30

  3. Content & photography

    12 tasks

    Noriko Tanabe, Lucy Chen

    Shot list

    Copy & legal review

    + 9 more

    Photo shootfinal colorsNoriko

  4. Retail sell‑in

    9 tasks

    Nora Lind

    Buyer list, 40 accounts

    Sell‑in deck

    + 6 more

    Retail sell‑inTue Nov 10

  5. Launch PR

    10 tasks

    Silas Kerr

    Press list

    30 review units

    + 7 more

    LaunchTue Feb 16, 2027

  6. Support readiness

    7 tasks

    Carmen Diaz, Ben Ortiz

    Help center articles

    Support macros

    + 5 more

    Firmware 1.4Jira FW‑212linkedlinked, status synced

Milestones

  • Positioning locked · Fri Oct 16
  • Packaging locked · Fri Oct 30
  • Retail sell‑in · Tue Nov 10
  • Launch · Tue Feb 16, 2027

Checked against 9 workloads and calendarsweeks of Oct 5 –⁠ Nov 9every peak under 40 hfits capacity ✓

Capacity · 9 workloads and calendarsweeks of Oct 5 –⁠ Nov 9every peak under 40 h

1 task moved to fit: retail price sheet (5 h), Nora Lind → Raj Patel, week of Oct 19

  • Wes Hollowaypeak 38 h✓
  • Raj Patelpeak 39 h✓
  • Eli Ramospeak 38 h✓
  • Noriko Tanabepeak 38 h✓
  • Lucy Chenpeak 36 h✓
  • Nora Lindpeak 39 h · was 44✓
  • Silas Kerrpeak 34 h✓
  • Carmen Diazpeak 32 h✓
  • Ben Ortizpeak 37 h✓

✓10:15 amWes Holloway approved57 tasks created9 owners told

WorkloadEventsSwitchbackWeek of Mon Oct 19, MT

Summit prep, evened out. 11 hours to two teammates.

Nine days before the Austin summit, Anand's week ran to 51 hours. Margaux dragged three tasks to Sloane and Imani. A floor‑plan question in Slack became a task and was answered Tuesday by 10:04.

  1. Margaux Healy
    36 h

  2. Anand Mistry
    51 h → 40 h ✓

    Moved: room signs 4 h and travel sheet 3 h → Sloanebooth map 4 h → Imani

  3. Sloane Pryor
    29 h → 36 h

    + room signs 4 h and travel sheet 3 h from Anand

  4. Imani Ford
    33 h → 37 h

    + booth map 4 h from Anand

  5. Malik Brennan
    37 h

Team 186 of 200 h ✓

Mon Oct 19, 9:20 am · moved by Margaux Healy ✓

Session room signs, 14 rooms · 4 h → Sloane Pryor

Speaker travel sheet · 3 h → Sloane Pryor

Sponsor booth map · 4 h → Imani Ford

Anand 51 → 40 hSloane 29 → 36 hImani 33 → 37 hteam still 186 h

Tue Oct 20, 9:00 amMargaux Healy in #summit‑austin

“Do we have the venue floor plan?”

Venue floor planfrom SlackAnand Mistrydue today

10:04 am · floor plan uploaded, thread updated ✓

ProofingAgencyOxbow Creative → Cedar Valley Credit UnionFri Oct 9 –⁠ Tue Oct 20, CT

Three rounds of proofs. Client sign‑off on v3.

Cedar Valley's marketing VP and compliance lead joined free, as guests. They pinned comments right on the lobby sign, and both approved v3 by Tuesday afternoon.

v2
  1. v1Fri Oct 9
  2. v2Thu Oct 15
  3. v3Mon Oct 19
v3
  1. 1

    Dan KowalskiFri Oct 16, 10:20 amLogo 10% larger.

  2. 2

    Lisa TranFri Oct 16, 2:05 pmUse the exact wording: Federally insured by NCUA.

  3. 3

    Dan KowalskiFri Oct 16, 2:30 pmSaturday is 9 to noon now.

  4. 4

    Dan KowalskiFri Oct 16, 2:34 pmMatch our green, PMS 3435.

  • v3Ivy Nakamurasent by Claire Whitman Mon Oct 19, 3:30 pm

    4 of 4 comments resolved ✓

  • Lisa Tran, complianceTue Oct 20, 11:40 am ✓

  • Dan Kowalski, marketing VPfrom his phoneTue Oct 20, 4:12 pm ✓

Wed Oct 21 · files to Hawkeye Sign Co. → Wed Oct 28 · installed in the Cedar Rapids main branch ✓

Oxbow timesheetsweek of Oct 199 of 9342.5 happroved by Claire Fri Oct 23sent to Gauge ✓

StatusOperationsHigh Desert FulfillmentRenoFri Oct 23, PT

128 updates in. One status out, citing 12.

The racking crew posted from the floor all week. The agent wrote Friday's status from that work, every line tied to its task. Darnell changed one line and sent it.

  • Comments 61 (from phones 44)
  • Photos 29
  • Field changes 31
  • Approvals 7
  • = 128 updates
    Mon Oct 19 –⁠ Fri Oct 23

Reno Building 2rackingstatus Fri Oct 23

Health: on track

Highlights

  • Aisles 1⁠–⁠4 up · 960 of 1,440 pallet positions [1⁠–⁠4]
  • Engineering stamp and permit on file [5]
  • Sprinkler clearance check passed Thu Oct 22 [6]

Watch

  • Aisle 5⁠–⁠6 uprights deliver Mon Oct 26 [7]
  • Install Mon⁠–⁠Tue [8, 9]

Next

  • Fire marshal inspection Thu Oct 29, 10:00 am [10]
  • Load signs posted [11]
  • First client pallets Fri Oct 30 [12]

Drafted 2:40 pm from 128 updatesedited by Darnell Pruittpublished 3:05 pm

Sent to 14leadership 5client success 4finance 2safety 2facilities 1Slack #reno‑b2 and email ✓

OnboardingPeopleBellwood InsuranceTue Oct 13 –⁠ Wed Oct 28, ET

Eleven hires, 33 tasks. Nobody chased by hand.

Template · New hire class
applied Tue Oct 13, 9:30 am by Danielle Price

  1. Laptop orderedstart − 10 working days= Mon Oct 19
  2. Buddy namedstart − 5= Mon Oct 26
  3. Badge printedstart − 3= Wed Oct 28
  4. StartMon Nov 2

IT: Kevin LiuFacilities: Terrell Hayesmanagers: 4

The new‑hire template set every date from the Mon Nov 2 start. When four buddies were still unnamed, the agent asked their managers in Teams, or Danielle when one was out, and the replies closed the tasks.

  1. Mon Oct 26, 9:00 am7 of 11 buddies namedagent asked Monica Hale, Derek Shaw and Walt Hennessy in Teams

  2. 9:01 am Phil Garza out until Wed (Outlook calendar)agent asked Danielle9:40 am Shanice Moore for Nick Duarte ✓

  3. 9:24 am Monica: ‘Tamsin Wu for Aaron.’ ✓10:02 am Derek: ‘Victor Lam for Elena.’ ✓11:18 am Walt: ‘Alana Reyes for Idris.’ ✓

  4. 11 of 11 buddies by 11:18 am ✓

  • Jasmine Reed

  • Luis Medina

  • Aaron Fox

  • Keisha Monroe

  • Cody Brannigan

  • Elena Marchetti

  • Caleb Hunt

  • Leni Strand

  • Idris Bello

  • Grace Tully

  • Nick Duarte

  • Jasmine Reed

  • Luis Medina

  • Aaron Fox

  • Keisha Monroe

  • Cody Brannigan

  • Elena Marchetti

  • Caleb Hunt

  • Leni Strand

  • Idris Bello

  • Grace Tully

  • Nick Duarte

laptopbadgebuddyleft to right on every badge

Laptops 11 of 11badges 11 of 11buddies 11 of 1133 of 33 Wed Oct 28, 4:30 pm ✓

Re‑planProductWildwood AudioTue Oct 27 –⁠ Wed Nov 4, PT

Samples a day late. Launch date held.

Customs held the color samples a day. Pegboard shifted the chain, the agent saw the press slot slipping and proposed one change, and Wes approved it before the samples arrived.

  1. Tue Oct 27, 4:10 pmforwarder's email on the samples task: held at customs, delivery Wed 9:00 am

  2. 4:12 pmauto‑shift: 3 tasks to Mon Nov 2press slot Thu Nov 5 missednext slot Thu Nov 12, after sell‑in

  3. 4:20 pmagent proposed: start copy & legal review Fri Oct 30 from the dieline and renders, beside the shoot

  4. Wed Oct 28, 8:05 amWes Holloway approvedEli, Noriko, Lucy and Nora told ✓

  5. 9:00 amsamples in ✓

Re‑planned chainMon Oct 26 –⁠ Tue Nov 10

  1. Color samples in

    Ben OrtizWed Oct 28 (was Tue Oct 27)

    +1, same week

  2. Photo shoot

    Noriko TanabeThu Oct 29 –⁠ Fri Oct 30

    +1, same week

  3. Packaging artwork final

    Eli RamosMon Nov 2 (was Fri Oct 30)

    moved +1

  4. Sell‑in deck photos

    Noriko TanabeMon Nov 2 (was Fri Oct 30)

    moved +1

  5. ◆ Packaging locked

    Mon Nov 2+1 working day vs baseline

    moved +1

  6. Copy & legal review

    Lucy ChenFri Oct 30 –⁠ Mon Nov 2

    re‑planned: beside the shoot

  7. Printer files

    Eli RamosWed Nov 4

    unchanged

  8. Press slot

    Thu Nov 5

    unchanged

  9. Packaging samples

    Mon Nov 9

    unchanged

  10. ◆ Retail sell‑in

    Nora LindTue Nov 10

    unchanged
  • Mon Nov 2 · packaging locked ✓
  • Wed Nov 4 · printer files sent ✓
  • press slot Thu Nov 5 kept ✓
  • sell‑in Tue Nov 10 held
  • launch Tue Feb 16, 2027 held ✓
  • Press slot kept · sell‑in and launch held ✓
Summit registration at 8:40 am: staff at a pink table hand lanyards to attendees with coffee, a badge wall two-thirds empty, and three badged attendees walking toward the open ballroom doors.
Wed Oct 28, 8:40 amAustinSwitchback Customer Summitregistration486 checked in by 9:00 ✓

Next weekSix teamsWeek of Mon Nov 2Planned Fri Oct 30

Next week, planned Friday. All six weeks fit.

Time off comes in from calendars, task work is blocked into free hours, and every lead ended Friday with Monday's week already fitting.

  1. Pink billboard

    Marketing

    Kettle & Crumb

    Holiday menu live Moncatering flyer to print Tue

    1. MonHoliday menu liveCafé menu boards52 h
    2. TueCatering flyerSocial posts54 h
    3. WedMenu boards, 22 cafésHoliday email52 h
    4. ThuHoliday emailCafé kits, wave 252 h
    5. FriWeek‑2 socialResults review52 h

    7 people · 262 of 280 h ✓

    Felix YoonTue 9⁠–⁠nooncatering flyer print fileson Google Calendar

  2. Blue stage with a microphone

    Events

    Switchback

    Summit survey out Monvenue and vendor wrap

    1. MonSummit surveyThank‑you notes36 h
    2. TueVendor invoicesReminders34 h
    3. WedVenue wrap‑upSpeaker follow‑ups32 h
    4. ThuSession videosSponsor reports34 h
    5. FriSummit recap2027 venue scouting32 h

    5 people · 168 of 200 h ✓

  3. Wire rack with blue crates

    Operations

    High Desert Fulfillment

    Peak picking starts Mon in Building 2

    1. MonPeak picking, Building 2Receiving92 h
    2. TuePeak pickingReturns90 h
    3. WedPeak pickingReceiving90 h
    4. ThuPeak pickingClient audits90 h
    5. FriCycle countPeak picking90 h

    12 people · 452 of 480 h ✓

  1. Clipboard card

    Agency

    Oxbow Creative

    Cedar Valley branch window graphics, 5 branches

    1. MonWindow graphicsRetainer clients68 h
    2. TueWindow proofs v1Retainer clients68 h
    3. WedClient reviewRetainer clients68 h
    4. ThuPrint filesRetainer clients68 h
    5. FriInstall planRetainer clients66 h

    9 people · 338 of 360 h ✓

  2. Lanyard badge

    People

    Bellwood Insurance

    11 hires' first weekorientation Mon⁠–⁠Tue

    1. MonOrientationPayroll setup30 h
    2. TueOrientationBenefits forms30 h
    3. WedIT check‑insRecruiting30 h
    4. ThuBuddy lunchesRecruiting30 h
    5. FriWeek‑1 check‑insRecruiting28 h

    4 people · 148 of 160 h ✓

  3. Pink speaker

    Product

    Wildwood Audio

    Packaging locked Monprinter files Wed

    1. MonPackaging lockedSell‑in deck68 h
    2. TuePrinter prepSell‑in deck66 h
    3. WedPrinter filesPress list68 h
    4. ThuPress slotHelp center66 h
    5. FriReview unitsSell‑in deck63 h

    9 people · 331 of 352 h ✓

    Noriko Tanabe off Fri Nov 6 (Google Calendar)

    Eli RamosMon 8⁠–⁠noonpackaging artwork finalon Outlook

Week of Mon Nov 26 teams1,699 h planned of 1,832 hnobody over capacity ✓

SwitchingAgencyOxbow Creativefrom AsanaSun Oct 4, CT

18 live client projects. Every dependency intact.

Claire moved 18 client projects out of Asana on a Sunday, with their guests, comments and history.
On Monday the Cedar Valley board looked the way the team left it.

Cedar Valley CUbranch refreshboard on Mon Oct 5

  1. Discovery

    • Branch audit ✓
    • Brand guide v2 ✓
    • Branch photos ✓

  2. Design

    • Window graphics concepts
    • Lobby sign v1

    Branch field6 branches ✓Billable checkbox ✓

  3. Client review

    Dan KowalskiLisa Tranguests

      Guests kept214 comments and full history ✓

      12 dependencies in this project386 across 18 ✓

    • Production

      • Window graphics print
      • Sign fabrication
      • Window graphics v2

    • Install

      • 5 branch windows
      • Main‑branch lobby sign
      • Install crew booked

    From AsanaSun Oct 418 projects2,416 tasks386 dependencies3 fields mapped by Claire Whitman, 10:40 am: Hours → estimate, Billable → checkbox, Phase → status

    Kettle & Crumb from monday.comSat Sep 2611 boards became projects1,904 items

    High Desert from ClickUpSat Sep 194 spaces3,120 tasks212 dependencies

    Also from Trello, Wrike, Smartsheet and CSV.

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✓ Pegboard is ready
    A flat late-afternoon scene on I-35 in Kansas City: a pink billboard with a braided loaf and a gift box over the highway, four cars driving one way, the skyline behind, and a woman in a pink coat walking past with coffee.

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    • Pink billboard

      MarketingKettle & Crumb

      I‑35 billboard up Tue Oct 27 ✓

      holiday menu live Mon Nov 2

    • Blue stage with a microphone

      EventsSwitchback

      Austin summit14 of 14 sessions

      486 checked in ✓

    • Wire rack with blue crates

      OperationsHigh Desert

      1,440 pallet positions

      Reno B2 inspection passed ✓

    • Clipboard card

      AgencyOxbow

      Cedar Valley CU lobby sign

      installed Wed Oct 28 ✓

    • Lanyard badge

      PeopleBellwood

      11 hires33 of 33 ✓

      first day Mon Nov 2

    • Pink speaker

      ProductWildwood

      Packaging locks Mon Nov 2

      launch Tue Feb 16 held