Benefit 2: Identify and work on areas for improvementf
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:58 am
Regular Start-Stop-Continue assessments provide your team with a keen lens to identify specific areas of improvement within your processes.
For example, consider a situation where your team relies heavily on email communication. From a management perspective, you might see this as an effective way to disseminate information.
However, through a Start-Stop-Continue assessment, a team member may express concern about delays and potential misunderstandings caused by using email, especially for urgent matters. Here's how a team member might point out this gap using the Start-Stop-Continue framework:
Start using a collaboration platform that offers frequent updates
Comments: I've noticed that important updates and urgent messages often get buried in email threads. Using a collaboration platform like ClickUp, Slack, or Microsoft Teams would be more effective. These tools provide a real-time source of information where urgent messages don't get lost, and the team stays up to date without having to dig through numerous emails.
Stop using email for urgent communications
Comments: "Email is not the best medium for urgent matters. It is easy for important messages to cfo email lists get overlooked or lost in a crowded inbox. We should consider moving away from using email for urgent communications and encourage the team to use instant messaging on the collaboration platform for urgent matters."_
Continue holding regular team meetings to have a clearer understanding of projects
Comments: "I appreciate our regular team meetings; they provide a space to discuss and clarify projects. We will continue this practice as it ensures that everyone is on the same page. However, we can use these meetings to address the issues with email communication and explore ways to ease the transition to a collaboration platform."
This is just one example of how the Start-Stop-Continue framework helps streamline workflow . With this framework, address outdated or underutilized technologies, customer service gaps, product development strategies, and more.
Motivating teams and individuals to improve workflows
The Start-Stop-Continue model encourages teams to identify new practices or behaviors that improve workflows. Whether by adopting new tools, applying innovative techniques, or introducing effective processes , this approach motivates the team to find better ways to get things done.
For example, consider a situation where your team relies heavily on email communication. From a management perspective, you might see this as an effective way to disseminate information.
However, through a Start-Stop-Continue assessment, a team member may express concern about delays and potential misunderstandings caused by using email, especially for urgent matters. Here's how a team member might point out this gap using the Start-Stop-Continue framework:
Start using a collaboration platform that offers frequent updates
Comments: I've noticed that important updates and urgent messages often get buried in email threads. Using a collaboration platform like ClickUp, Slack, or Microsoft Teams would be more effective. These tools provide a real-time source of information where urgent messages don't get lost, and the team stays up to date without having to dig through numerous emails.
Stop using email for urgent communications
Comments: "Email is not the best medium for urgent matters. It is easy for important messages to cfo email lists get overlooked or lost in a crowded inbox. We should consider moving away from using email for urgent communications and encourage the team to use instant messaging on the collaboration platform for urgent matters."_
Continue holding regular team meetings to have a clearer understanding of projects
Comments: "I appreciate our regular team meetings; they provide a space to discuss and clarify projects. We will continue this practice as it ensures that everyone is on the same page. However, we can use these meetings to address the issues with email communication and explore ways to ease the transition to a collaboration platform."
This is just one example of how the Start-Stop-Continue framework helps streamline workflow . With this framework, address outdated or underutilized technologies, customer service gaps, product development strategies, and more.
Motivating teams and individuals to improve workflows
The Start-Stop-Continue model encourages teams to identify new practices or behaviors that improve workflows. Whether by adopting new tools, applying innovative techniques, or introducing effective processes , this approach motivates the team to find better ways to get things done.