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ETCON

Business Process Optimisation

Business process optimisation

Technology rarely fixes a broken process on its own. New systems layered over the old way of working often just make the same problems faster.

ETCON starts by understanding how work actually flows through your business, then identifies waste and designs a better way of working, implemented with the right tools and adopted by your team. This thinking also underpins our AI, software and advisory work.

Sound familiar?

Signs it's time to act

  • Processes that rely on particular people knowing how things work
  • Bottlenecks, delays and rework
  • Approvals and handovers that get lost between teams
  • Controls and compliance steps followed inconsistently
  • New systems that were implemented but didn't change how work gets done

What changes

How we help

  • A shared view of how work flows

    Current processes are mapped with the people who do the work, so everyone sees the same picture.

  • Less waste and rework

    Delays, duplication and unnecessary steps are identified and removed.

  • Change that sticks

    New workflows are implemented with your team and supported through adoption.

What we deliver

What's included

  • Customer and staff input on what's working and what isn't
  • Current-state process mapping
  • Lean waste identification
  • Requirements and controls
  • Future-state process design
  • Workflow implementation
  • Change adoption and training

How engagements work

Most engagements start with a workshop or assessment for a fixed discovery fee, followed by a quotation for any implementation work.

Specialist services

Where we deliver

Workshops can be run onsite or remotely, for organisations across Australia. Mapping and design work is largely delivered remotely.

Service areas

Our approach

Five clear steps

How we work
  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand your objectives, users, systems, risks and constraints.

  2. 02

    Design

    Map the process and define a practical solution and scope.

  3. 03

    Build

    Configure, develop or procure the agreed components.

  4. 04

    Deploy

    Integrate, test, document and train your team.

  5. 05

    Support

    Maintain, monitor and improve under agreed support arrangements.

FAQs

Common questions

What does process mapping involve?

We work with the people who do the work to document each step, handover and decision as it happens today. This often reveals delays and duplication that aren't visible from the outside.

Do we need new software?

Not always. Some improvements are simply better ways of working. Where technology will help, process design tells us exactly what it needs to do.

How does this relate to AI and automation?

Automation works best on a well-designed process. Optimising first means you automate the right steps, rather than locking in an inefficient way of working.

Who needs to be involved?

The people who do the work day to day, plus a sponsor who can make decisions. We keep workshops focused, so they're a good use of everyone's time.

Next step

Start with how your business works

Tell us which process causes the most frustration. We'll suggest how to map it and where improvements are likely.

Book a discovery call

Tell us a little about your business and what you'd like to achieve.

Related services

Often combined with

Managed IT & Outsourced CIO

Day-to-day IT support and senior technology leadership, without the cost of a full internal IT department.

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