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Practical checklists and templates for your business. Find the task you need help with, download a worksheet and make it your own.

Free to download. No email signup. Editable files, examples and instructions.

People & access

New-starter IT pack

First-page excerpt of the new-starter IT quick-start guide, showing the preparation steps.Sample from the PDF guide – open PDF ↗

Prepare equipment, accounts and access before day one. Assign owners, dates and progress, with a completed fictional example to follow.

Guide & other formats
People & access

Staff-leaver IT pack

First-page excerpt of the staff-leaver guide, showing access removal and handover steps.Sample from the PDF guide – open PDF ↗

Plan access removal, ownership handover and equipment return. Keep retention decisions and deletion separate, with an editable checklist for your team.

Guide & other formats
AI & productivity

AI workflow pack

First-page excerpt of the AI workflow guide, showing how to choose a task and agree permitted data.Sample from the PDF guide – open PDF ↗

Choose one recurring office task, write a clear prompt and check the result. Includes a trial log and a fictional example. Start with non-sensitive material.

Guide & other formats
People & access

Domain handover checklist

First-page excerpt of the domain handover checklist, including the scope and owner details table.Sample from the Word checklist – download Word ↗

Record the registrar, DNS and access details needed for a planned handover. Use the editable checklist to agree responsibilities before making changes.

Guide & other formats
Backup & recovery

Backup restore-test log

Instructions excerpt from the backup restore-test log, showing its purpose and first steps.Instructions sample – download Excel ↗

Record a controlled restore, check that the recovered files work and assign follow-up actions.

What is included?

Editable worksheet with 20 rows, a fictional example and step-by-step instructions. No email signup.

Link to this resource

Devices & costs

Business IT inventory

Instructions excerpt from the business it inventory, showing its purpose and first steps.Instructions sample – download Excel ↗

Keep equipment, assigned users, warranty dates and replacement decisions in one editable list.

What is included?

Editable worksheet with 20 rows, a fictional example and step-by-step instructions. No email signup.

Link to this resource

Devices & costs

Software subscription tracker

Instructions excerpt from the software subscription tracker, showing its purpose and first steps.Instructions sample – download Excel ↗

Record licences, renewal and notice dates, assigned owners and costs before the next renewal.

What is included?

Editable worksheet with 20 rows, a fictional example and step-by-step instructions. No email signup.

Link to this resource

People & access

Business account ownership checklist

Instructions excerpt from the business account ownership checklist, showing its purpose and first steps.Instructions sample – download Excel ↗

Find who controls essential business accounts and record the approved recovery route, without passwords.

What is included?

Editable worksheet with 20 rows, a fictional example and step-by-step instructions. No email signup.

Link to this resource

Backup & recovery

IT emergency contact sheet

Instructions excerpt from the it emergency contact sheet, showing its purpose and first steps.Instructions sample – download Excel ↗

Keep provider contacts, escalation routes and approved first actions accessible when systems are unavailable.

What is included?

Editable worksheet with 20 rows, a fictional example and step-by-step instructions. No email signup.

Link to this resource

AI & productivity

AI task-selection worksheet

Instructions excerpt from the ai task-selection worksheet, showing its purpose and first steps.Instructions sample – download Excel ↗

Compare recurring tasks, permitted data and review effort before choosing one small AI trial.

What is included?

Editable worksheet with 20 rows, a fictional example and step-by-step instructions. No email signup.

Link to this resource

People & access

Google Workspace migration pack

Excerpt from the Google Workspace migration readiness worksheet, showing checks for scope, users, source systems, ownership and licences.Readiness sample – download Excel ↗

Plan a move to Google Workspace: agree the scope, map file permissions and record checks before retiring the old system.

What is included?

Three working sheets for readiness, permissions and cutover checks, plus instructions and a clearly labelled fictional example. No email signup.

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