Through conducting extensive client interviews, the Automation Compass team has come to understand that businesses can fall into one of three categories when it comes to their level of process improvement. To better serve our clients, we have created the Operational Excellence (OPEX) Lab,which offers three entry points that align with these categories; Business Architecture, Process Analysis, and Opportunity Tracking.
Depending on their needs and goals, clients can choose the entry point that is best suited for their business. Each entry point comes with its own set of options, tailored to meet the unique needs of the client. Ultimately, the lab enables us to understand where clients are in their process journey, and to offer them the most appropriate tools and guidance to advance their automation initiatives. Click to learn about the Business Architecture and Opportunity Tracking Entry Points.
To further understand each entry point, we have put together three seperate blogs that highlights each entry point, how they work together, how to get started using Automation Compass, and how to get started in the Operational Excellence Lab.
Let’s dive in to learning about Process Analysis.
Process analysis is the systematic evaluation and optimization of business processes to improve their efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance. It involves identifying the steps involved in a particular process, analyzing the flow of information, materials, and resources, and identifying bottlenecks, redundancies, and inefficiencies. The goal of process analysis is to identify areas for improvement and implement changes that lead to better results.
Companies use process analysis as part of their process and automation journey to achieve several benefits. It helps to identify areas of improvement that can lead to cost savings, increased efficiency, and faster turnaround times. By optimizing processes, companies can reduce the amount of time and resources needed to complete a task, resulting in lower costs and higher productivity.
**Please note that in the following description, we will use the term “Business Transformation Team” to refer to the internal team within your company that is practicing the methodology. However, the actual name of the team may differ from one company to another.
As a Business Transformation team with a Process-Driven mindset, you are likely prioritizing, evaluating, and documenting processes to enhance efficiency, performance, and metrics.
Your team may already have process documentation, such as cycle time, cost, and pain points, and could be looking at process prioritization for mapping, improvement, or documentation. They may also be evaluating different scenarios and opportunities to improve process efficiency, performance, or metrics. Automation Compass can provide appropriate starting points based on your team’s maturity level to streamline the process.
**If your company does not already have an Automation Compass account, navigate to our Automation Compass website to follow along with steps or you can request a demo here.
If you would like to see the starting points in action, please watch our video tutorial here.
While each entry point has its unique focus, the categories are not exclusive to one another. In fact, companies may find themselves leveraging two of these entry points at the same time.
If you start with a top-to-bottom approach, you’ll need to focus on the capabilities that require more attention and have processes attached to them. You’ll have to conduct a more thorough process analysis to determine how to enhance the capability and prioritize which processes to analyze first.
Once you have identified the processes to improve, you can then carry out discovery and simulation.
On the other hand, if you start from the bottom and need to analyze a specific process, you can determine whether that process belongs to a capability that requires improvement. This approach can assist you in prioritizing your efforts more effectively.
The first option is to begin with the processes themselves and generate opportunities for improvement as required. This approach enables you to keep all your ideas organized in one place and analyze the potential impact of each idea while simultaneously monitoring ongoing implementations.
The second option is to begin with the ideas themselves and employ them as a starting point for identifying processes that require improvement or documentation. This approach can assist you in determining whether an improvement aligns with your team’s strategic objectives and identifying processes that require more attention.
Reminder, these steps are what you can expect to see depending on your entry point and your level of process improvement maturity.
By participating in the Operational Excellence lab, companies can access a wide range of resources that will help accelerate their process transformation journey and achieve their goals faster and more efficiently. The Lab resources include:
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Businesses can greatly benefit from participating in our Operational Excellence Lab as they have the opportunity to shape the future of their own transformation process. This is an opportunity for companies to enhance their automation journey by learning and implementing automation compass as a solution that aligns your initiatives with your business goals.
You’ll not only have exclusive access to the latest and greatest features of Automation Compass, but our team of Senior Process Analysts will work with your team directly to ensure we are providing the best foundational support for your company.
If you’re eager to get started, contact us here! Take advantage of the Opex Lab exclusive offer with heavily discounted pricing and free resources. Don’t miss out on this opportunity, inquire for more information today.
