Example: Process Map

Routine legal questions via Slack

Process step
Pain point / low value
Handoff
      graph LR
        A["1. Question arises

Sales rep has a contract
term, template, or
process question

Who: Sales rep"] B["2. Posts in Slack

Rep posts in
#legal-questions or
DMs attorney directly

Who: Sales rep
Time: < 1 min"] C["3. Attorney interrupted

Attorney stops current
work to read the
incoming question

Who: Attorney
Time: immediate"] D["4. Lookup answer

Attorney searches playbook
or answers from memory

Who: Attorney
Time: 5-15 min

Answer already exists
in a document"] E["5. Type answer

Attorney types the
answer back in Slack

Who: Attorney
Time: 5-10 min

Retyping known
information"] A --> B B -.->|"HANDOFF"| C C --> D D --> E classDef normal fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#4F46E5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#241A12 classDef pain fill:#FBECEC,stroke:#C23A30,stroke-width:2.5px,color:#241A12 class A,B normal class C,D,E pain

What this map exposes

3 of 5 steps are low-value for the attorney. Actual legal skill is not being used.