About process-optimization
process-optimization is a skill for analyzing existing processes and recommending improvements. It helps teams map work, find waste, measure likely impact, and produce a before-and-after comparison with an implementation plan.
Key features
- 01Map steps and handoffs
- 02Identify waiting, rework, and waste
- 03Design a streamlined future state
- 04Measure time, cost, and error impact
- 05Produce recommendations and an implementation plan
Use cases
- 01Find delays in approval processes
- 02Reduce repetitive work and rework
- 03Plan process changes and estimate their impact
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
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npx skills add https:/After installing, type/process-optimizationin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEProcess Optimization
Analyze existing processes and recommend improvements.
Analysis Framework
1. Map Current State
- Document every step, decision point, and handoff
- Identify who does what and how long each step takes
- Note manual steps, approvals, and waiting times
2. Identify Waste
- Waiting: Time spent in queues or waiting for approvals
- Rework: Steps that fail and need to be redone
- Handoffs: Each handoff is a potential point of failure or delay
- Over-processing: Steps that add no value
- Manual work: Tasks that could be automated
3. Design Future State
- Eliminate unnecessary steps
- Automate where possible
- Reduce handoffs
- Parallelize independent steps
- Add checkpoints (not gates)
4. Measure Impact
- Time saved per cycle
- Error rate reduction
- Cost savings
- Employee satisfaction improvement
Output
Produce a before/after process comparison with specific improvement recommendations, estimated impact, and an implementation plan.
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