{"product_id":"workflow-optimisation-playbook-step-by-step","title":"Workflow Optimisation Playbook, Step by Step for 2027","description":"\u003cp class=\"bsbs-lead\"\u003eFind the bottleneck in a team workflow, cut handoffs and waiting, and automate small repeat tasks with tools you already have, in six plays you can run in 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeam leaders, office and operations managers, and anyone who runs a workflow that passes through several pairs of hands: client onboarding, repair requests, orders, applications or approvals. It is about quick improvements one team can make in a few weeks, not an organisation-wide programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake a one-hour snapshot of a workflow from three real cases, recording work time, wait time, handoffs and rework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind the step that limits the whole flow from a week of counts, and free it with the five focusing steps from Eliyahu Goldratt's theory of constraints, with Little's law as a quick check on waiting time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut handoffs, approvals and waiting with the eliminate, combine, rearrange, simplify checklist from work study, smaller batches and a “ready to start” standard for new requests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite a one-page procedure from how your best performer does a task, and test it with a newcomer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate small repeat tasks with features of software you already pay for, after checking personal data and permissions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot each change with simple before-and-after measures, decide to keep, adjust or roll back, and hand it to a named owner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e39 pages, 6 plays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery play sets out its objective, when to use it and when not to, the time, people and materials it needs, numbered steps, a diagram, a ready-to-use template, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation and common mistakes to avoid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne template per play: Workflow Snapshot, Bottleneck Finder, Handoff and Approval Audit, One-Page Procedure, Quick Automation Shortlist, and Improvement Pilot Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA closing action plan, Your 30-Day Workflow Action Plan, with a one-page checklist that takes one workflow through all six plays in four weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePDF in A4 format — read on screen or print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake a One-Hour Workflow Snapshot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind and Free the Bottleneck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut Handoffs, Approvals and Waiting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite One-Page Procedures for Repeat Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate the Small Stuff With Tools You Already Have\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasure the Before and After, Then Hand It Over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePart of The Business Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis playbook is one of the 55 ebooks in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-business-library\"\u003eThe Business Library\u003c\/a\u003e, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ultimate-business-bundle\"\u003eThe Ultimate Business Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Business Step by Step","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59143578747212,"sku":"BSBS-52","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/3147\/8860\/files\/bsbs-52-workflow-optimisation-playbook-step-by-step-3d.jpg?v=1791672225","url":"https:\/\/businessstepbystep.co.uk\/products\/workflow-optimisation-playbook-step-by-step","provider":"Business Step by Step","version":"1.0","type":"link"}