Workflow Automation
Where a process crosses several systems and teams, and most of the elapsed time is spent waiting at handoffs rather than doing the work.
Automating a workflow means automating the handoffs as well as the steps, because that is where manual effort actually accumulates. A process where each step is fast but each transition requires someone to notice and act is slow overall.
The design question is which transitions should remain manual. Some handoffs exist because a person needs to decide, and automating those removes a control rather than a delay.
What the work includes
- End-to-end automation across systems rather than within one
- Explicit decisions about which handoffs stay manual and why
- Error and exception handling, including what happens when a step fails
- Observability over runs so failures surface before someone complains