7 Practical Tips to Maximize Efficiency in Small to Medium Businesses
Running a small or medium-sized business (SMB) is a balancing act. You’re expected to deliver quality products or services, keep customers happy, maintain compliance, manage employees, and still find time to think about growth. The catch? You’re likely doing all…
Streamline Your Workflow: How to Use Swimlanes
How to Use Swimlanes on a Process Map: A Practical Guide for Clearer Workflows In today’s complex business environments, clear communication of workflows is essential. Process maps help visualize activities, decision points, and sequences, making it easier to understand, analyze,…
Beyond the Price Tag: Understanding Total Cost of Ownership from a Process Perspective
When organizations evaluate new tools, systems, or vendors, a familiar metric often dominates the conversation: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). But too often, TCO is framed narrowly — focusing on initial purchase prices or direct operating costs. What’s often missing is…
How to Scale your Processes up (or down)
Scaling business processes efficiently is a key challenge for growing companies and those navigating fluctuating demands. Whether scaling up to meet increased demand or scaling down to optimize costs, the right approach ensures sustainability, efficiency, and profitability. Why Scaling Matters…
How to Build Procedures
Build your procedures so they are meaningful, usable, and support quality, productivity and efficiency goals.
Quit Wasting Your Time In Process – Try Value Stream Mapping
If you are not yet familiar with value stream mapping, this is a tool that is especially useful for identifying waste (inefficiency) within production, manufacturing, or shipping activities. It can be used to help you identify steps in your process…
Great Processes Produce Even Greater Results
Processes are the backbone of how tasks are performed in any context, whether it’s a business, a household, or even a creative endeavor. They determine efficiency, consistency, and outcomes. But not all processes are created equal. The distinction between good processes and bad…
Why a Poor Onboarding Process Will Cost Your Business
When a new employee walks into your business for the first time, they carry hopes, expectations, and a drive to make a difference. However, if their enthusiasm is met with disorganization, confusion, and a lack of support, you may inadvertently…
5 Strategies for Enhancing Operational Efficiency in any Organization
Every company wishes to increase operational efficiency, This term is often a foundational pillar within an organization’s business strategy. We are going to offer more tips to increase operational efficiency for organizations of any size – because we all know…
Is Your Business’s Privacy Program Ready For Canada?
Did you know that, when and if Bill C-27 passes, that the financial impact for severe infractions goes up by 250x, to a maximum penalty of $25M CAD or 5% of the organization’s revenue, whichever is GREATER?! Did you also…