The (business) Process Deadlock
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The article discusses the limitations of business processes in handling uncertainty, and the discussion highlights the importance of distinguishing between repeatable processes and complex problems.
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wppick
3 months ago
Processes are great for things like pilot take off procedures, or anything that is repeated and you want to be able to control and optimize including with methodologies like lean, six sigma. If there is too much uncertainty around a process then it's not really a process it's just a problem. I think this post groups those two things together into one
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