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The C.O.S Operational Processes

Operational excellence is the backbone (“How”) of thriving organisations

"It's a known issue" -- and why that phrase should worry you, not comfort you
Systems and ERP
"It's a known issue" -- and why that phrase should worry you, not comfort you

"It's a known issue" is not the same as "it's being fixed" Someone on your team mentions, almost in passing, that the quoting tool sometimes duplicates line items when a customer is on a p

One page before you spend a dollar: what an ERP project charter actually needs
Systems and ERP
One page before you spend a dollar: what an ERP project charter actually needs

Most ERP projects fail before the first invoice is raised Not because the software was wrong. Because nobody wrote down, in one page, what the project was actually for — and six months lat

"That's not what I asked for" -- and how to make sure you never say it again
Process and requirements, translated
"That's not what I asked for" -- and how to make sure you never say it again

The gap between "I asked for a reporting dashboard" and what you got You asked for a dashboard showing overdue jobs. You got a dashboard showing overdue jobs — sorted by date created, when

The 20 minutes of testing that would have caught your last system failure
Systems and ERP
The 20 minutes of testing that would have caught your last system failure

"It worked when we set it up" is not the same as "it works" Almost every SME system failure has the same origin story: it was tested by the person who built it, doing the thing they expect

The one-page map that shows why your process breaks between departments
Process and requirements, translated
The one-page map that shows why your process breaks between departments

Nobody in your business owns the handoff Every team does its own job well. Sales sells. Ops delivers. Finance invoices. And somewhere between each of those, work crosses a line nobody actu

The outside forces that make a "fine for now" system a liability in 18 months
Transformation diagnosis
The outside forces that make a "fine for now" system a liability in 18 months

The system that's "fine for now" is a bet, not a decision Most New Zealand business owners don't choose their systems so much as inherit them. Someone set up the spreadsheet in 2019. Someo

The person who can kill your project isn't always the person in the room
Transformation diagnosis
The person who can kill your project isn't always the person in the room

You consulted everyone. The project still stalled. Here's why. You ran the meeting. Sales was there, ops was there, the warehouse lead was there. Everyone nodded. Six weeks later, the new

Why we won't build your payroll into your new business system -- and why that's the right call
NZ operating reality
Why we won't build your payroll into your new business system -- and why that's the right call

The most dangerous line item in any NZ system upgrade is the one nobody budgets for If you're weighing a new business system — ERP, a custom build, anything that touches how staff get paid

The C.O.S Customer Facing Processes - Cover Image
Business Models
The C.O.S Customer Facing Processes

The C.O.S Customer Facing Processes

The C.O.S Strategic Processes - Cover Image
Business Models
The C.O.S Strategic Processes

Strategy (“Why”) is the compass for the organisation, setting a clear vision and strategic direction

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The C.O.S Model - Business Operational Model

The C.O.S. Model: A Streamlined Operational Framework