Category: Process Mapping

Sep 14, 2026

Errol Allen

Why Rework Is a Warning Sign in Your Business Process On the way to completing the work, someone discovers a problem. Information is missing. Something was entered incorrectly. An approval wasn’t obtained. A requirement wasn’t understood. A handoff was incomplete. So the work goes backward. Someone corrects it, resubmits it, and the process moves forward […]

Sep 08, 2026

Errol Allen

Everyone owns a piece. But who owns the process? That question becomes especially important when work crosses departments. Sales completes its activities and hands the work to Operations. Operations performs its responsibilities and sends something to Finance. Finance completes its portion and passes information somewhere else. Each department may be doing exactly what it is […]

Aug 24, 2026

Errol Allen

Most cross-department workflow problems are not caused by employees who do not care or departments that refuse to cooperate. They are usually caused by a lack of clarity at the point where work moves from one person, role, or department to another. A sales representative may believe an order is ready for operations. Operations may […]

Aug 17, 2026

Errol Allen

The work may only take five minutes. The handoff can take two days. That’s one of the realities process mapping often reveals. Organizations tend to focus on how long individual activities take. But some of the biggest delays occur between activities—when work moves from one person, department, or function to another. The activity isn’t necessarily […]