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Still seeing teams skip process mapping before automation

I keep running into operations teams that jump straight into buying software without mapping out their current workflow first. Last month a client spent $12k on a tool they abandoned after 3 weeks because nobody realized their approval chain required 4 sign-offs. Has anyone else had luck convincing teams to slow down and map things out first?
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palmer.zara
4 sign offs?! That's insane they skipped mapping that.
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hannaht29
hannaht292mo ago
Totally agree @palmer.zara I finally got a team to map first by making them watch the manual process in real time.
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morgan316
morgan3161mo ago
watch the manual process in real time" is key @hannaht29, but mapping comes before that step.
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