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Situation: Given a quarterly goal to improve overall operations efficiency by 15% with no roadmap. Task: Build a data-driven 30–60–90 day plan that identifies and delivers concrete wins. Action (0–30 days): Map core workflows (sales ops, support, finance), run time-and-motion studies, and build a baseline in a simple ops dashboard (Looker/Power BI) tracking cycle time, error rates, and SLA adherence. Interview 10–15 key stakeholders and front-line staff to surface bottlenecks and shadow 3–5 recurring processes. Action (31–60 days): Prioritize top 3 constraints using an effort/impact matrix; run A/B experiments on process changes (e-sign approvals, ticket triage rules, templated responses, automation via Zapier/Workato). Action (61–90 days): Standardize wins into SOPs, train teams, and lock into KPIs. Result: Typically achieve 15–20% faster cycle times, 10–25% fewer handoffs, and reclaim ~5–8 hours/week per FTE in targeted functions.
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