Module matrix

Five disciplines of the office. Fifteen modules. One language.

Each module is a job the chief executive's office already does — captured as software with shared memory, shared audit, and the same approval gate. Turn on what the office needs. Leave the rest dark.

Group 01 · Command

Command

The surfaces the office opens every morning. Attention, briefing, and the executive co-pilot.

Command

Rank the day by what only the office can decide.

Inputs

  • Approvals queue
  • Risks & opportunities
  • Open commitments
  • Calendar context

Outputs

  • Attention stack
  • Office-state strip
  • Quick-action shortcuts

Sample · Attention row

● Reply to board on Q3 forecast — Med · 92%

● Sign Northwind renewal — Sensitive · 78%

● Approve EU launch memo — High · 84%

Beacon

Synthesize the day into one executive memo, on schedule.

Inputs

  • Overnight inbox
  • Calendar & travel
  • Open decisions
  • Memory & precedent

Outputs

  • Morning memo
  • End-of-day digest
  • Weekly office read

Sample · Memo headline

Board call dominates today. Northwind renewal unresolved.

Top focus · Lock Q3 forecast before 11:00.

Chief

The connective co-pilot that drafts, summarizes, and prepares.

Inputs

  • Any signal in the office
  • Memory & relationships
  • Stated preferences

Outputs

  • Drafts in your voice
  • Decision packs
  • Voice-mode dictation

Sample · Co-pilot turn

Drafted reply to chair on forecast.

Routed to CFO for confirmation. Awaiting your sign-off.

Group 02 · Memory

Memory

The office's institutional memory — relationships, meetings, and outside signal.

Atlas

The office's structured memory of initiatives, dependencies, and context.

Inputs

  • Decisions, briefings, meetings
  • CRM, docs, tickets
  • Manual notes

Outputs

  • Institutional context
  • Initiative health
  • Precedent recall

Sample · Memory recall

Northwind renewal · last 3 touches

Chair raised pricing twice in 2025. Override approved Q2.

Nexus

Relationships kept warm with intent, not luck.

Inputs

  • Email & meeting history
  • Stated commitments
  • Importance signals

Outputs

  • People profiles
  • Cooling-relationship alerts
  • Suggested touches

Sample · Relationship

Anders Vela · last contact 41d (target 28d)

Suggested: short note on board outcome.

Echo

Every meeting captured, summarized, and decision-aware.

Inputs

  • Meeting transcripts
  • Attendees & agenda
  • Prior meeting context

Outputs

  • Recap
  • Decisions & commitments
  • Suggested follow-ups

Sample · Recap line

Decided: hold EU launch to Q4.

Owner: COO. Follow-up draft ready for approval.

Scout

Outside intelligence — market, competitors, customer signal.

Inputs

  • Public web & news
  • Customer mentions
  • Configured watchlist

Outputs

  • Scout reports
  • Competitor moves
  • Briefing footnotes

Sample · Scout report

Competitor X raised Series B at $1.2B.

Two customers asked about pricing alignment this week.

Group 03 · Execution

Execution

The office's hands — inbox, calendar, follow-through, and delegation.

Signal

Triage and draft the inbox without you living in it.

Inputs

  • Mail & threads
  • Memory & relationships
  • Stated tone & voice

Outputs

  • Triaged inbox
  • Draft replies
  • Suggested archives

Sample · Drafted reply

To: chair@northwind.com

Subject: Re: pricing — proposed band attached.

Vector

Defend the calendar, attach context, propose changes for approval.

Inputs

  • Calendar & invites
  • Travel, focus time
  • Meeting prep needs

Outputs

  • Proposed reschedules
  • Pre-meeting briefs
  • Focus protection

Sample · Calendar change

Move 1:1 with Priya · Thu 14:00 → 16:00

Frees prep window before board call.

Relay

Delegate cleanly — to a person, the chief of staff, or back to Helm.

Inputs

  • Open commitments
  • Owner availability
  • Stated escalation rules

Outputs

  • Delegation packs
  • Owner notifications
  • Escalation triggers

Sample · Delegation

Delegated: vendor evaluation

To: COO · due Friday · escalates to CEO if unread 24h.

Group 04 · Governance

Governance

The guardrails the office runs on — commitments, decisions, risk, and audit.

Ledger

Every commitment the office makes — tracked, owned, and aged.

Inputs

  • Meetings & email promises
  • Manual entries
  • Decision packs

Outputs

  • Open commitments
  • Owner accountability
  • Slippage alerts

Sample · Commitment

Promise: send variance walk to board

Owner: CFO · due tonight · status: in progress.

Verdict

The decision log — every approval, edit, and rejection with rationale.

Inputs

  • Approval outcomes
  • Edits & overrides
  • Approver identity

Outputs

  • Decision log
  • Diff & content hash
  • Audit exports

Sample · Log entry

Approved · board reply · CEO · 09:21

Content hash 7f3a… · diff retained.

Watch

Risk surveillance across initiatives, commitments, and relationships.

Inputs

  • Slippage signals
  • External news
  • Stated risk thresholds

Outputs

  • Risk register
  • Severity changes
  • Mitigation suggestions

Sample · Risk

High · EU launch slipping — legal review stalled 6d

Suggested: convene counsel + product by EOW.

Group 05 · Strategy

Strategy

The longer arc — opportunities and the alignment of leadership.

Horizon

Opportunities surfaced from customer, market, and team signal.

Inputs

  • Scout, Echo, CRM
  • Stated growth bets
  • Resource constraints

Outputs

  • Opportunity board
  • Value estimates
  • Recommended pursuit

Sample · Opportunity

Mid-market expand · Northeast

Est. $4.2M ARR · low integration lift · pursue Q1.

Axis

Keep the leadership team rowing toward the same priorities.

Inputs

  • Initiatives & owners
  • Dependencies
  • OKR / strategy docs

Outputs

  • Alignment view
  • Dependency health
  • Misalignment alerts

Sample · Alignment

Initiative: EU launch · 3 owners aligned

Dependency: legal review unblocked · risk: medium.

Add-ons

Specialty modules for larger offices.

Atlas Pro and Atlas Enterprise extend institutional memory. Axis Pro extends alignment to multi-team strategy. Echo Pro adds advanced meeting intelligence. Collective enables shared office context across the leadership team.

See add-ons & pricing

One language

Same audit trail. Same approval gate. Same visual system. Turn modules on as the office needs them.