At the end of the day, profit is the most honest KPI a company has.

Quick hack: when mapping your processes, always draw the double bar — the “$”.

Because if you can’t attach a dollar to a task, you can’t truly improve it.

Once you connect every step of your workflow to its real cost — labor time, rework, or material waste — inefficiencies suddenly become visible.

That’s when continuous improvement stops being abstract and starts being measurable, actionable, and real.

Turning inefficiency into opportunity

I’m Elaheh, a PMP-certified Project Management and Lean Process Improvement consultant helping small and medium-sized companies work smarter. I help businesses uncover the hidden inefficiencies that slow them down — fragmented workflows, unclear ownership, and wasted time — and turn them into structured systems that drive results. By combining Lean principles with proven project management frameworks, I help teams streamline operations, reduce waste, and achieve measurable performance gains that last.

If your team is ready to move from firefighting to flow, let’s talk about where to start.

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