๐ŸŒ… Morning Briefing โ€” Monday 16 March 2026

Week 12 ยท Generated 09:00 ยท Last VIKTOR-FEED: Thu 13 Mar 20:53
๐Ÿšจ Priority Alerts
๐Ÿ”ด Elias Meeting TODAY โ€” Prep Required
T080 is on today's list: BI/insights roadmap + Neologik business case โ€” and W119 (Gavin's BI input) is due today. Confirm Gavin has sent his input before walking in. T066 (agenda) was completed on Fri 13.
๐Ÿ”ด Transition NetSuite Partner โ€” Q1 deadline is 15 days away
W014 (Seamus โ€” 3EN Phase 1 critical items list) is 7 days overdue. Q1 ends 31 Mar. Decision window is closing. Chase Seamus today.
๐Ÿ”ด RF2 Reforecast โ€” 18 March (2 days)
Objective: Optimise planning calendar. W064 (Gavin to monitor new planning calendar) + Gavin's capacity stretched. RF2 date must hold.
๐ŸŸก Kevin (Repair) โ€” check-in overdue by 6 days
Kevin's next_checkin_due was 2026-03-10. He's in the Repair bucket. Touch base today, even briefly.
๐ŸŸก Opco (Repair) โ€” check-in overdue by 13 days
Last attended 24 Feb. Opco is a weekly Tuesday committee โ€” confirm you're attending tomorrow.
๐ŸŸก Jean 12:00 today โ€” Board Report deadlines catch-up (W131)
Jean flagged this must happen Monday. Due today.
๐ŸŸก 18 overdue W/F items
See Waiting For section. Gavin owns 6+, Gary 4+. Wed/Fri chase runs will follow up, but flag the highest-stakes ones now.
๐Ÿ”จ Build Block
2 Build tasks due today
โœ… Clear Build window โ€” No meetings confirmed before 11:30. Target: 4 Build tasks. You have 2 due today; pull from this week if time allows (T006, T009, T079 below).
T014
Rollcard preparedness โ€” check with Conleth on Finance team readiness for April 12 go-live
TODAY build Priority: High ยท Stakeholder: Conleth Fay
Finance readiness for April 12 go-live. Processes, controls, reporting, treasury infrastructure.
T015
Flesh out current Ramp status โ€” automated process push; keeping to standard off-the-shelf; may require cost accountant change
TODAY build Priority: Medium โ€” was due 2026-03-09 (overdue)
Check what Momcilo sent on this. Ramp โ†’ NetSuite integration angle.
Available from This Week (pull in if build window allows)
T006
Understand Cube Boards โ€” assess how it can surface information to the business
THIS WEEK build Due: 20 Mar ยท Stakeholder: Gavin Smith
T009
Create action plan for moving AR invoice matching process to AI Agent
THIS WEEK build Priority: Medium ยท Stakeholder: Paddy Sherry
T079
Investigate: merge Cube connector with ExCo report?
THIS WEEK build Due: 18 Mar ยท Stakeholder: Gavin Smith
๐Ÿ“… Meetings Today
โš ๏ธ No VIKTOR-FEED received for the weekend โ€” calendar not auto-populated. Items below are inferred from tasks and W/F.
~Morning
Elias 1:1 โ€” BI/insights roadmap + org chart discussion
T080 ยท T066 (agenda created Fri) ยท Neologik (T076) ยท Relay BI value case
โš ๏ธ check W119 first
12:00
Jean Costello โ€” Board Report deadlines catch-up
W131 ยท Jean flagged deadlines don't move; discussion needed
โš ๏ธ do not miss
TBC
Rob & Conleth 1:1 agendas + Rob handover (W012)
Requested by Niall โ€” see Niall's request in channel
prepare
โœ… Must-Close Today
7 non-Build tasks today
โš ๏ธ 7 non-Build tasks flagged today (cap is 5). Consider deferring T030 and T059 to this week if the Elias meeting dominates the morning.
T080
Talk to Elias: BI/insights roadmap + non-internal BI value case
TODAY HIGH Align ยท Stakeholder: Elias
Also relay Neologik business case. W119 (Gavin input) due today โ€” check before meeting.
T071
Relay Colin Headcount items to Gavin
TODAY HIGH Delegate ยท Stakeholder: Gavin Smith
DD task โ€” take Colin's headcount items and hand off to Gavin.
T077
Send Nicola the Claude for Excel file
TODAY action Priority: Medium ยท Stakeholder: Nicola Iddon
From AI AR Team meeting. Quick action.
T005
Post month end โ€” debrief with Seamus; check if Danny supported at month end
TODAY Align ยท Stakeholder: Seamus Barry ยท Objective: Transition NetSuite partner in Q1
T002
Check for latest from Gavin โ€” Claude Code automated monthly reforecasting process
TODAY (overdue) HIGH Solve ยท Was due 14 Mar ยท Stakeholder: Gavin
T059
Check Sinead is putting together all mappings needed to nail Ramp
TODAY (overdue) Align ยท Was due 12 Mar ยท Stakeholder: Sinead
T030
Define plan: G&A Partner coverage (Sinead vs new EU Partner)
TODAY (overdue) Align ยท Was due 14 Mar ยท Objective: Strengthen FP&A partnering
W/F items due today
W119
Gavin โ€” BI/insights roadmap input for Elias meeting
DUE TODAY Owner: Gavin Smith โ€” needed BEFORE Elias meeting
W131
Jean Costello โ€” Board Report deadlines discussion (Mon 12:00)
DUE TODAY Owner: Jean Costello
W132
Richard Aponte โ€” CRB Financial form (Rollcard) โ€” confirm if resolved
DUE TODAY Owner: Richard Aponte
๐Ÿ“‹ All Open Tasks
29 open
Due Today (9 tasks)
T002
Check for latest from Gavin โ€” Claude Code automated monthly reforecasting
HIGH solve ยท due 14 Mar (overdue)
T005
Post month end โ€” debrief with Seamus; check if Danny supported
align ยท due today ยท Seamus Barry
T014
Rollcard preparedness โ€” check with Conleth on Finance team readiness for April 12
HIGH BUILD ยท Conleth Fay
T015
Flesh out current Ramp status โ€” automated process push
BUILD ยท due 09 Mar (overdue)
T030
Define plan: G&A Partner coverage (Sinead vs new EU Partner)
align ยท due 14 Mar (overdue)
T059
Check Sinead is putting together all mappings needed to nail Ramp
align ยท due 12 Mar (overdue) ยท Sinead
T071
Relay Colin Headcount items to Gavin
HIGH delegate ยท today ยท Gavin Smith
T077
Send Nicola the Claude for Excel file
action ยท today ยท Nicola Iddon
T080
Talk to Elias: BI/insights roadmap + non-internal BI value case
HIGH align ยท today ยท Elias
This Week (10 tasks ยท due by Fri 20 Mar)
T001
Check with Mike Gregoline โ€” inputs needed for FP&A in Spotlight, Rollcard, B2C and B2B
align ยท Mike Gregoline
T006
Understand Cube Boards โ€” assess how it can surface information to the business
BUILD due 20 Mar ยท Gavin Smith
T009
Create action plan for moving AR invoice matching process to AI Agent
BUILD ยท Paddy Sherry
T060
Get Mike fully across Subs forecast
HIGH align ยท Mike Gregoline
T072
Ensure Conleth aligns with Gary on Costa Rica shortfalls (basis 175k/month)
HIGH align ยท due 18 Mar ยท Conleth
T075
Get Ian's Gross Profit report designed
delegate ยท due 18 Mar ยท Ian
T076
Neologik: schedule PoV call with Peter Gee + relay business case to Elias
HIGH action ยท due 17 Mar ยท Peter Gee
T078
Schedule review session with Nicola (AI AR) + agree update cadence
action ยท due 17 Mar ยท Nicola Iddon
T079
Investigate: merge Cube connector with ExCo report?
BUILD due 18 Mar ยท Gavin Smith
T081
Kick off V1 scenario planning factors register with Gavin
align ยท due 17 Mar ยท Gavin Smith
T082
Check in with Gavin next week on JIRA board progress
align ยท due 17 Mar ยท Gavin Smith
T083
Monitor feedback from Gavin on Amelia/Serbian team issues + follow up
monitor ยท due 18 Mar ยท Gavin Smith
T084
Let Gavin know outcome of business partner role interview
communicate ยท due 17 Mar ยท Gavin Smith
Next Week (2 tasks)
T061
Remind Mike + Seamus next week: Leapfin plan status
align ยท Mike Gregoline
T065
Anticipate noise regarding approvals โ€” plan how to solve
solve ยท Protect headspace objective
Backlog (5 tasks)
T038
Design Strategic Priorities H2 2026 session and OKR review (DW)
align ยท due 30 Mar
T040
Draft 'Where we are vs where we want to be' state-of-nation (DW)
BUILD due 30 Mar
T045
1:1 pre-workshop conversation with each DR (DW)
align ยท due 06 Apr
T052
Follow-up 1:1s with each DR on personal commitments (DW)
align ยท due 27 Apr
T054
Check Payroll is ready for EquatePlus โ†’ Fidelity transition (Apr)
solve ยท due 01 May ยท personal
โณ Waiting For
18 overdue ยท 3 due today ยท 3 this week
๐Ÿ”ด Overdue (18 items)
Robert C.
W006 โ€” Check with Abdul on 'Claude as Compliance Operator' email (Process Street)
9d overdue Expected: 07 Mar
Gary
W008 โ€” Organise 150K credit limit review meeting (Gary + Sinead)
9d overdue Expected: 07 Mar
Mike G.
W009 โ€” Validate Rotowire Contract Waterfall
9d overdue Expected: 07 Mar
Rob
W012 โ€” Handover document: key tasks/processes before leave; balance sheet reconciliations
9d overdue Expected: 07 Mar
Seamus
W014 โ€” 3EN Phase 1: critical items list + Jean briefing โš ๏ธ Q1 deadline risk
7d overdue Expected: 09 Mar
Elias
W015 โ€” Confirm Pedro as SDS FBP (Ian recommendation)
7d overdue Expected: 09 Mar ยท raise in Elias meeting today
Nicola
W016 โ€” Open invoice file with virtual IBAN, IDPA, and brand info
7d overdue Expected: 09 Mar
Nicola
W019 โ€” Payment thresholds by IDPA (and by brand where applicable)
7d overdue Expected: 09 Mar
Conleth
W020 โ€” Confirm Spotlight & OJ payments with Olga/Gavin
7d overdue Expected: 09 Mar
Gavin
W021 โ€” Headcount model in BUA check
7d overdue Expected: 09 Mar
Richard
W026 โ€” Confirm Rakuten suspension notice (Oddsjam) is in hand with Momฤilo
5d overdue Expected: 11 Mar
Gavin
W031 โ€” Rollcard model plan (debit loss benchmarking)
4d overdue Expected: 12 Mar
Gavin S.
W093 โ€” Check Cube Budget corruption (Emilija) + confirm fix / lockdown solution
4d overdue Expected: 12 Mar
Gavin
W034 โ€” Mid-month NetSuite bills data quality check โ€” build into pre-close process
3d overdue Expected: 13 Mar
Gary
W035 โ€” RollCard vendor matrix (who is being paid, payment terms, basis) in Excel
3d overdue Expected: 13 Mar
Seamus B.
W100 โ€” Pause the AR role hire (not a good look while other depts pausing)
3d overdue Expected: 13 Mar
Gary M.
W101 โ€” Costa Rica payroll failure: investigate disconnect between funds request and payment
3d overdue Expected: 13 Mar ยท Gary resolving via GDC America โ€” confirm closed
Gavin S.
W103 โ€” Cube housekeeping: fix NetSuite mapping rules + Data health screen
2d overdue Expected: 14 Mar
๐Ÿ”ด Due Today (3 items)
Gavin S.
W119 โ€” BI/insights roadmap input for Elias meeting
DUE TODAY Needed before Elias meeting
Jean C.
W131 โ€” Board Report deadlines discussion (Mon 12:00 catch-up)
DUE TODAY
Richard A.
W132 โ€” CRB Financial form (Rollcard) โ€” confirm if resolved
DUE TODAY
This Week (3 items ยท due by Fri 20 Mar)
Rob
W040 โ€” Inform staff: security fobs for banking available in office; collect within 2 weeks
Due: 18 Mar
Jean C.
W095 โ€” Payroll MoM analysis walkthrough with Accounting team (Leo)
Due: 20 Mar
Seamus B.
W107 โ€” Update on T020 (ex-XL Media Cyprus employees โ€” 5 people)
Due: 20 Mar ยท discussion needed with Niall + Emer + McKinzey
๐ŸŽฏ Objective Alerts
2 Stalled ยท 11 Amber In Progress
๐Ÿ”ด STALLED Address underperformance directly and with a clear process
Theme: Culture ยท health=Amber ยท time_horizon=Now ยท No linked tasks โ€” no active work. Framework in development, functional leads not yet approached.
๐Ÿ”ด STALLED Appoint and onboard a dedicated Finance Systems Lead
Theme: Simple Automated ยท health=Amber ยท time_horizon=This Quarter ยท No linked tasks โ€” paused pending Project Dorset close-out. No confirmed close-out date.
๐ŸŸก AMBER Transition NetSuite partner in Q1
Q1 ends 31 Mar โ€” 15 days. W014 (Seamus 3EN Phase 1) 7d overdue. Active: T005, T061. Chase Seamus today.
๐ŸŸก AMBER Optimise the annual and quarterly planning calendar
RF2 date: 18 March โ€” 2 days. Active: T038. Gavin capacity stretched across deliverables.
๐ŸŸข IN PROGRESS Strengthen FP&A partnering across all verticals
Active tasks: T001, T030, T060, T080, T081, T084. Today: T080 Elias meeting is the primary vehicle. Anna replacement gap still open.
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Stakeholder Outreach โ€” Repair/Watch Due โ‰ค 3 Days
NAME
STATE
DUE
AGENDA
Kevin
Repair
6d overdue
Assurance EOM tightened ยท Targets sign off
Opco
Repair
13d overdue
Weekly Tue committee โ€” confirm attendance tomorrow ยท Targets to Contrib ยท Ramp latest
Exco
Watch
10d overdue
ExCo Report v1 โ€” share once confirmed with Elias
Pete
Watch
10d overdue
FP&A Calendar โ€” Gavin to reach out ahead of earnings release
FO&P Directors
Watch
10d overdue
RF2 reforecast kick-off will re-engage naturally this week
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Zoom AI Notes โ€” FP&A Roadmap (Thu 13 Mar 15:26)
Actions from meeting
๐Ÿ“Œ Gavin: Ask Claude for better description/explanation of Snowflake (Azure-based?) + develop short questionnaire for Chris to confirm technical details
๐Ÿ“Œ Niall: Talk to Elias on Monday about BI/insights roadmap and value case for non-internal BI solutions TODAY โ€” T080
๐Ÿ“Œ Gavin: Brainstorm list of specific data/insight needs for FP&A + broader teams (BI use cases)
๐Ÿ“Œ Gavin: Firm up details on BI outsourcing costs + paid options ("couple of grand spent on it" โ€” what does it mean in practice?)
๐Ÿ“Œ Mike (Gavin/Seamus support): Arrange call with Leapfin re data extract + Chart Mogul comparison; assess manual extracts if Leapfin not ready
๐Ÿ“Œ Gavin: Send planning calendar analysis listing to Niall for formatting + sharing with Elias
๐Ÿ“Œ Niall & Gavin: Kick off V1 scenario planning factors register (risks and opps) โ†’ T081
๐Ÿ“Œ Gavin: Continue triage and refine JIRA board with Claude โ€” ensure tasks assigned + dated before delegation
๐Ÿ“Œ Niall: Check in with Gavin on JIRA board โ†’ T082
๐Ÿ“Œ Niall: Monitor Amelia/Serbian team issues + follow up โ†’ T083
๐Ÿ“Œ Gavin: Keep Niall updated on Mike's work on non-affiliate/subs planning (Leapfin/Chart Mogul)
๐Ÿ“Œ Niall: Let Gavin know outcome of business partner role interview โ†’ T084
Delegated
โ†—๏ธ Mike (Gavin/Seamus support): call with Leapfin re data extract + Chart Mogul comparison
โ†—๏ธ Gavin: send planning calendar analysis listing to Niall
โ†—๏ธ Gavin: triage and refine JIRA board before delegating to team
Decisions
โœ… Agreed to investigate outsourcing BI work
โœ… Revenue/EBITDA range: 170โ€“180 / 50โ€“58
โœ… Chart Mogul for subscriber figures
โœ… Create V1 register of risks/opportunities (quantifiable) for scenario planning in Cube/Claude
๐Ÿ“ง Email & Slack Flags โ€” Pending Capture
From last VIKTOR-FEED (Thu 13 Mar) โ€” Sent Commitments to monitor
๐Ÿ“‹ Capture prompt: Approval Decision Tree sent to Gary & Sinead โ€” changes needed, FP&A input required before Sinead can finalise โ†’ W109 already open. Any task needed for Niall to drive this?
๐Ÿ“‹ Capture prompt: Declined COO OpCom (St Patrick's Day) โ€” ensure Kevin is aware / touch base (Kevin is in Repair state and check-in overdue 6 days).
๐Ÿ“‹ From COWORK-INBOX: Gavin Smith โ€” Meeting assets for FP&A Roadmap are ready ยท Nicola Iddon โ€” Meeting assets for AI AR team are ready ยท Confluence โ€” Ross Ryan mentioned Niall in "Status Report - 2025 03 12". Review when time allows.
โœ๏ธ Corrections
Nothing to correct yet. Reply with any fixes โ€” task status, W/F updates, deferrals, or new items.
Morning Briefing generated by Viktor ยท 2026-03-16 09:00 ยท Source: tasks.yaml ยท waiting-for.yaml ยท active-objectives.yaml ยท stakeholder-matrix.yaml ยท VIKTOR-FEED 2026-03-13