Not Enough People
Symptoms (What do you see…)
- The work doesn’t get done.
- Excessive overtime.
- Data, reports and deliveries are not timely.
- Staff overworked and making errors.
- Frustrated customers, employees and managers.
- Sales suffering, sales being lost.
Causes (What you’ve got…)
- Coordination across the company is difficult.
- Unbalanced work flows, bottlenecks.
- Lack of hiring.
- Inefficient operations.
Solutions (What might work…)
- Identify the bottlenecks; synchronize activities to bottlenecks.
- Examine people and skills set; cross-train and re-allocate.
- Add staff.
- Improve efficiency of processes.
- Train in assigned functional area.
- Outsource functions.
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