Pillar One of Four · The OPPTIC Sales Method

You don't have to
win the whole day.
Just the hours that matter.

The Time Audit — where every transformation begins.

The Four Pillars of the OPPTIC Sales Method
01
Time Audit
Awareness
You are here
02
60-3-35 Cadence
Priorities
03
OPPTIC Qualification
Plan
04
Mutual Accountability Plan
Action
01
Time is your working capital.
Every salesperson gets the same 24 hours. Like a monthly allowance, it has a fixed amount, it doesn't roll over, and how you invest it determines your results. Most reps track pipeline. Almost none track time.
02
Awareness before action.
You cannot prioritize what you cannot see. You cannot plan around what you haven't prioritized. And action without a plan is just motion. Clarity about where your time is going is the first act of discipline.
03
The mirror, not a judgment.
This audit is not a performance review. It is a reflection — honest, objective, and shame-free. What you see here is your starting point, not a verdict on your potential.
04
Time is the great equalizer.
Your competitor may have more experience, a bigger budget, or a more recognizable brand. But they do not have more time. We all have 24 hours. That puts everyone on equal footing. Time awareness is the advantage.

The Philosophy Behind the Method

The hours that matter are
the ones you choose to protect.

The reps who consistently hit quota aren't working harder than everyone else. They are working in the hours that matter — the ones they've deliberately protected for prospecting, for real discovery conversations, for building plans with their champions. The OPPTIC Sales Method is the operating system for becoming that kind of professional. This audit is where it starts.

For Sales Reps
Take control of your week.
See exactly where your time is going — and where it's quietly costing you deals. Walk away with one clear shift that will move your numbers this week.
For Sales Leaders
Three problems. One root cause.
Every revenue leader loses sleep over the same three things: inconsistent quota attainment, inaccurate forecasting, and an ineffective sales motion — teams that look busy but underdeliver. All three trace back to the same root cause — time that is misallocated, invisible, and unmanaged. This audit makes it visible.
What Pillar One covers — in three steps
1
Selling Days Reality Check
Count your real working capital for the quarter — after holidays, events, PTO, and slow-start periods quietly subtract from your 60-day benchmark.
2
The Time Audit
Allocate your weekly hours across 9 activity categories. See your Flow-to-Friction ratio — the single most revealing number in your sales operation.
3
Your Picture
A personalized snapshot of where your time is going, how it maps to the four OPPTIC Sales Method pillars, and your single highest-leverage shift for this week.
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Pillar One · Step 1 of 2 · Selling Days Reality Check

How many days do you actually have?

The OPPTIC Sales Method benchmark is 60 selling days per quarter. But that number assumes a perfect quarter — and perfect quarters don't exist. Before you plan your pipeline, your cadence, or your outreach, you need to know your real working capital.

Think of it like a monthly budget. A short month — February, or a December with holidays — changes what you can realistically accomplish. A quarter with a sales kickoff, a week of PTO, and a slow January start is not a 60-day quarter. Knowing your real number changes how you plan everything that follows.

Your weekly working hours 40 hrs
20 hrs Standard: 40 hrs 60 hrs
Common: Jan (calendar), Feb (Salesforce, Zoom), Apr (UK), Jul (government), Oct (Microsoft)
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Holidays & Company Observed Days Off
Federal holidays, regional observances, company-wide days off
5 days
🎤
Company Events & Non-Selling Days
Sales kickoffs, all-hands, offsites, training days
2 days
🌴
Personal Time Off (PTO / Vacation)
Planned vacation, personal days, sick days
3 days
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Low-Productivity Periods
Post-holiday slow starts, end-of-quarter admin crunches, periods when prospects are hard to reach
3 days
Your Real Selling Days This Quarter
53
out of ~66 working days in Q2
OPPTIC Benchmark
60 days
What This Means for Your Quarter
Hours Allocated
0 / 40 hrs

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Your OPPTIC Sales Method Time Audit

The hours that matter, revealed.

Time Health Score
Composite score across Flow ratio, prospecting pace, qualification time, MAP execution & overhead control
/100
0 Target: 75+ 100
Working Days
Days Unavailable
Real Selling Days
▲ Flow Time
▼ Friction Time
OPPTIC Benchmark
65% Flow / 35% Friction
Your ratio:
Flow Time
Friction Time
OPPTIC Sales Method Ideal
65% Flow  /  35% Friction

Time Breakdown by Category

OPPTIC Pillar Alignment

The Four Pillars — You've completed Pillar One
01 ✓
Time Audit
Awareness
02
60-3-35 Cadence
Priorities
03
OPPTIC Qualification
Plan
04
Mutual Accountability Plan
Action
OPPTIC SALES METHOD
Unleashing the Power of Time

This is your awareness.
The solution is what comes next.

The Time Audit is the first of four pillars. The OPPTIC Sales Method gives you the complete operating system — the cadence, the qualification framework, and the accountability plan — to protect the hours that matter and turn them into results.

Manager / Team View · OPPTIC Sales Method Time Audit

Enter your team's weekly hours by category.

Add each rep below and enter their estimated weekly hours across all 9 activity categories. The team results page will show individual ratios, team averages, and who is above or below the OPPTIC Sales Method benchmark.

Rep Name Prospecting Qualification MAP & SONS Follow-ups Internal Mtgs Admin/CRM Travel Nurturing Other
OPPTIC Sales Method Target (hrs) 8866 55232

Team OPPTIC Sales Method Time Audit

Your team's time, revealed.

Team Flow / Friction Average

▲ Team Flow Average
▼ Team Friction Average
OPPTIC Benchmark
65% Flow / 35% Friction
Team avg:

Rep-by-Rep Flow / Friction Comparison

Benchmark Status

Team Friction Patterns

OPPTIC SALES METHOD
Unleashing the Power of Time

Ready to close the gap
for your entire team?

The Time Audit reveals where the friction is. The OPPTIC Sales Method gives your team the complete operating system to fix it — through workshops, coaching, and a cadence built around the time they actually have.