Curated POV
Playbooks
Curated operator playbooks from the AGL team. Not blog articles. Point-of-view pieces we hand clients on the way in.
The 5 canonical playbooks
How Agencies Waste 40 Hours a Month on AI Context Repasting
The real math on the quiet drain: 3.5 minutes per session, 7 sessions per operator per day, 18 operators. 154 hours a month.
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Why 8 AI Tools Is the Coordination Cliff
Somewhere between the 5th and 10th tool, AI stops making the team faster. The number is not 4. It is not 12. In our client work it is almost always 8.
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How to Install an AI Project Manager in 2 Weeks
Day-by-day 14-day install guide. Written for an agency operator, not an engineer. One client, one context spine, 3 workflows, real handoffs by day 10.
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AI Operations Audit Template: Free 20-Question Self-Assessment
The 20-question self-audit the AGL team runs with new clients. Score honestly. The number tells you where you are on the sprawl curve.
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The PE Portfolio AI Operations Playbook
Written for operating partners, not CTOs. Sprawl at portfolio scale is multiplied, not divided. One AI project manager per portco is the fix.
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The AGL point of view
Every playbook here traces back to one thesis: AI operations sprawl is the defining agency operations problem of 2026. The fix is not more AI tools. It is one AI project manager per client that holds context, runs the agents, and connects to the stack you already use.
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