do you really need a process?
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Would life really be better if we didn't have all these processes in place? What exactly is a process in the first place?TRANSCRIPT
do you
really
need a
process
at work?
A primer by Mansoor Adenwala
What is a process, really?
Before we start…
a set of documents?
series of checklists?
binders sitting on a shelf?
or something to keep you in line?
Can life be better off without one?
Let’s see....
What would
you do if you
didn’t have a
process…
be creative?
be free to do what you want at work?
apply new idea's to each problem?
then ask yourself this first…
Can you reinvent the wheel every
time there’s a problem?
Over time, you end up applying the same
solutions to the same
set of
problems occurring at work
and the same problems crop up more oftenthan different problems
handling the same problems again as
new ones uselessly drains your resources...
ends up stifling creativity, instead of nurturing it
this is where a process helps
a process is a handy solution to tackling the same
set of problems you've been encounteringon a day to day basis
It documents a roadmap to (a) effectively handle a problem (b)
and implement the required solution
brings together all the knowledge your firm has
accumulated over the years, in a concise referable form
on making improvements and preventing past
mistakes, in short, making your job easier
answers
(a) whatto do,
(b) how to do it,
(c) whodoes it and
(d) whoneeds to be told about
it
makes it easier for
new people to get up
to speed quickly!
and leaves you with moretime to tackle the really
difficult and hard
problems creatively!
Caveat:
Only works if
the process
is YOURS!
your problems are only similar to
others, not the same!
so why copy their solution?
Pictured: Chinese IPod Knockoff (Left) & Original IPod Nano (Right)
when you
can make
yours
better!
try it, it’s easier than
you thinkPictured: The new Sony Walkman Series music player (top) and the Microsoft’s Zune Media Player (Right)
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