Workflow: definition and business example
The defined sequence of steps a piece of work travels through, from arrival to completion.
The defined sequence of steps a piece of work travels through, from arrival to completion.
Enquiry received → labelled New → replied within one hour → quoted → followed up on day 3 → won or closed.
In practice
Writing the workflow down is what makes improvement possible: you cannot shorten a process nobody has described.
We research, test and document AI workflows with small businesses across Kenya and the wider continent. Everything we publish is written to be used the same day you read it — scripts, checklists and systems, not theory.
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