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title: "Developing efficient workflow processes"
slug: "developing-efficient-workflow-processes"
date: "2024-11-13"
updated: "2024-11-13"
status: "published"
featured: false
access: "pro"
difficulty: "beginner"
one_liner: "How to use ChatGPT to identify weak links in work processes and devise strategies to optimise them."
tools: ["ChatGPT"]
topics: ["Operations"]
roles: ["Operations Manager"]
categories: ["Productivity & Workflow Optimization"]
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<p id="">We’re going to use ChatGPT to help us spot weak links in our work processes, and devise strategies to optimise those processes. Steps we’ll cover:</p><ol id=""><li id="">Identify workflow bottlenecks and productivity challenges</li><li id="">Generate improvement ideas</li><li id="">Design new workflow strategies</li><li id="">Create a strategy and project plan for implementation</li><li id="">Define milestones and KPIs to measure success</li><li id="">How to report success to your team</li><li id="">Scaling successful strategies</li></ol>

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<p id="">Start by identifying a workflow within your organisation or project is currently lacking in efficiency e.g. a bottleneck. This could include anything from email management to project reporting.</p><p id="">It might be difficult to pinpoint bottlenecks yourself, so use ChatGPT to help you.</p><blockquote id="">A workflow process I own is: [insert process]. This process involves [insert steps]. What are potential bottlenecks or inefficiencies in this workflow process?</blockquote><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1374px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1374px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb240_65eee04f2efc63d7ab2f0cc0_Community_Content_(25).webp"/></div></figure><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1382px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1382px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb243_65eee05698fd26e57431a310_Community_Content_(26).webp"/></div></figure><p id="">Point 3 resonates - it takes a long time for stakeholders to approve documents where I work. This is definitely a bottleneck.</p><p id="">Let’s ask ChatGPT for specific improvement suggestions.</p><blockquote id="">I'm experiencing bottlenecks and inefficiencies with [specific part of process]. These issues are caused by [provide more details]. Could you suggest specific strategies or tools to that can help? I'm interested in recommendations for process improvements, technological solutions, and best practices.</blockquote><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1382px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1382px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb231_65eee06babcd3b71cdeeb34b_Community_Content_(27).webp"/></div></figure><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1348px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1348px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb237_65eee071096f1455f41d79da_Community_Content_(28).webp"/></div></figure><p id="">At this point, you can collaborate back and forth with ChatGPT if the recommendations it gives don’t work for you or aren’t doable.</p><p id="">Now we’ve got some ways we can improve our bottlenecked workflow, let’s use ChatGPT to help us implement them.</p><blockquote id="">These are the recommendations you suggested that I can and want to implement:<br/><br/>1. Consolidate Feedback<br/>2. Collaborative Platform (Google Docs)<br/>3. Clear Guidelines and Checklists<br/><br/>Can you outline a new, optimised strategy for this workflow process: How should I structure the workflow? What are the detailed steps for implementing your recommendations? How can I ensure implementation will be smooth?</blockquote><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1348px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1348px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb234_65eee08a9cc09e35445dff64_Community_Content_(29).webp"/></div></figure><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1346px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1346px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb22d_65eee09170b2454d3a496002_Community_Content_(30).webp"/></div></figure><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1352px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1352px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb227_65eee097358ccb01434044f2_Community_Content_(31).webp"/></div></figure><p id="">You could also ask ChatGPT to create a project plan for implementing this new workflow, if there will be many stakeholders and moving parts to manage while getting it implemented.</p><blockquote id="">Can you provide a template for a project plan focusing on implementing this new workflow process?</blockquote><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1382px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1382px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb23d_65eee0a8623f48acda9a9b16_Community_Content_(32).webp"/></div></figure><p id="">You might also want to define clear milestones and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the implementation. Use ChatGPT to help identify appropriate KPIs, asking;</p><blockquote id="">What are effective KPIs to measure the success of this new workflow process?</blockquote><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1382px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1382px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb224_65eee0b44f30261739515c9d_Community_Content_(33).webp"/></div></figure><p id="">Over time, once you’ve implemented your new, efficient and optimised workflow, you can use ChatGPT to help you further refine aspects of it and devise new strategies.</p><p id="">At some point, you might want to present your results to your team. Let’s use ChatGPT to help us with what to include.</p><blockquote id="">Once I've successfully implemented the new workflow, I'll want to update my team on its success. How would I present that information?</blockquote><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1372px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1372px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb23a_65eee0cdb95157f5c4849673_Community_Content_(34).webp"/></div></figure><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1342px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1342px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb22a_65eee0dd625187a5e3a9eeef_Community_Content_(35).webp"/></div></figure><figure class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="1344px" data-rt-type="image" style="max-width:1344px"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66eeba0c7a01b10910c883da/6726373d6a152051036eb221_65eee0e5c7531e816829454a_Community_Content_(36).webp"/></div></figure><p id="">You could also use ChatGPT to help you scale successful workflows across more areas of the business. Ask questions like;</p><ol id=""><li id="">“How can we replicate the success of our optimised document approval workflow in other areas?”</li><li id="">"What considerations should we keep in mind when scaling our successful email management workflow across the entire organisation?”</li><li id="">"As we scale our optimised onboarding process, what new challenges might we face and how can we address them?”</li></ol>

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