Start with the work that comes back.
A request arrives, but the next person needs another detail. Someone checks an inbox, opens a spreadsheet, and asks who owns it. Follow that real example before choosing a tool.
- What arrived, and what did the next person need?
- Where did someone have to search, copy, or ask again?
- Who can decide what should change?
Four routes. One useful choice.
Use the investigation to choose an intervention that fits the problem and the people who run the work.
Simplify
Remove an unnecessary step, clarify ownership, or change how information arrives.
Configure
Check whether a feature in your existing software can handle the missing step.
Connect or build
Define a focused change when a useful gap remains and the operating burden makes sense.
Defer
Make missing records, access, ownership, or other prerequisites visible before proceeding.
Leave with a clear next decision.
Define the problem, the useful route, a scope and acceptance condition, and the questions still open. Scope and pricing are agreed before any project begins.
- The business owner chooses the priority and whether to proceed.
- The people doing the work check the example and explain the exceptions.
- The access owner confirms which records and tools may be used.
Start with one workflow.
No need to choose an AI tool or design a solution first. Bring the work you want to improve.
We’ll agree on scope and pricing before any project begins.
Talk to a nerd.
Bring one recurring task, request, or handoff. We’ll look at where it gets stuck and whether there’s a useful next step.
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