Workflow intervention

One workflow, rebuilt on purpose.

For when the problem is structural. The workflow routes decisions to the wrong place, and no amount of shared vocabulary fixes a broken escalation path. We take the workflow costing you the most time and rebuild how decisions travel through it. One at a time. What we install in the first becomes the pattern for the next.

I work with organisations where decisions are slowing down. Escalations multiply. Reviews expand. Ownership blurs at handoffs. AI initiatives stall because authority is unclear. No one lacks competence — the structure is the issue.

Decision Map

We trace the actual path work takes — including the loops. Where does a decision occur? Where is it deferred? Where is it repeated? Where does uncertainty get handled by adding another review round?

You get
  • Visual map of the workflow: decisions, handoffs, bottlenecks
  • Escalation paths and duplication points marked
  • Baseline definition: cycle time, review loops, escalation rate

Delegation Spec

We define what a valid handoff contains — the minimum information required so delegation does not create rework. This applies whether the delegation is between people or between people and systems.

You get
  • Delegation template: context, intent, constraints, expected output
  • Decision classes for the workflow: execute, propose, or decide
  • Review depth matched to decision class

Ownership & Escalation Rules

We make ownership explicit across the workflow. Who holds the decision at each stage? When does ownership transfer? What counts as valid escalation — and what does not?

You get
  • Ownership map: single owner per stage
  • Transfer conditions: when ownership moves
  • Escalation conditions: triggers, destinations, response expectations
Scope The scope is deliberately narrow. The clarity installed in one workflow becomes the template for the next. The method behind the diagnosis is described here.

On-site or live online, in Dutch, English or German.

Describe the workflow

Three things get us started: which workflow, who touches it, and where it stalls or comes back. I will tell you whether this is the right kind of problem for me.

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