As the year winds down, most teams finally get a moment to reflect. But before you fully close the books on 2025, there’s one important question worth asking: did your operation actually run as smoothly as it could have? Between packed calendars, last-minute changes, and growing administrative overhead, many organizations head into a new year carrying inefficiencies they intended to fix months ago. This readiness check is a short, end-of-year quiz designed to help you take an honest look at how your operation performed and where there’s opportunity to work smarter in 2026.
What This Quiz Helps You Uncover
In just two minutes (or less!), this quiz gives you a clear snapshot of how your scheduling, communication, and post-event workflows held up throughout the year. You’ll reflect on how often plans changed, how confident you felt planning ahead, how updates were communicated, and how long it took to close out post-event admin like time tracking, pay, or reporting.
How to Read Your Results
Once you complete the quiz, you’ll fall into one of three readiness tiers. Each tier highlights what’s working well today and where small changes could make a big impact next year.
🎁 On the Nice List
Your operation finished the year in strong shape. Your systems are largely dialed in, and with a few added automations, you’re well positioned to head into 2026 with more control and less administrative work.
🪩 Almost There
You’ve built solid processes, but disconnected tools or manual steps are creating friction. Many teams land here. Tightening how you plan, communicate, and close out events could save hours every week.
⚙️ Time for a Tune-Up
Manual work, last-minute changes, and limited visibility are stealing time and energy. This is often the signal that it’s time to centralize workflows and reduce day-of and post-event chaos.
Why We Built This
After working with hundreds of teams across live events, staffing, education, worship, and sports, we’ve seen the same pattern repeat: teams don’t lack effort, they lack clarity and alignment. This quiz isn’t about judgment or benchmarking against others. It’s about giving you a simple, honest snapshot of how your operation actually ran this year so you can make more confident decisions heading into the next one.
What Comes Next
If your results highlighted opportunities to simplify scheduling, improve communication, or reduce the time spent closing out events, you’re not alone. Many teams use LASSO to bring their people, schedules, and post-event admin into one place, helping them spend less time managing tools and more time running great events.
