Workflow Variants

Workflow Variants

The backend contains two process-flow configurations.

Without SOW

Seq.	Phase	Baseline minutes
1	Intake	28.75
2	Planning	280
3	Fielding	240
4	Design Handoff	10
5	Scoping/Pre-Design	120
6	Additional Fielding	Conditional / not fixed
7	Design	900
8	Design QC	180
9	O-Calc	465
10	Delivery	45

Known-duration total: 2,268.75 minutes (37.81 hours), excluding conditional additional fielding.

With SOW

Seq.	Phase	Baseline minutes
1	Intake	28.75
5	Scoping with SOW	120
6	Fielding	240
7	Design	900
8	Design QC	180
9	O-Calc	465
10	Delivery	45

Known-duration total: 1,978.75 minutes (32.98 hours).

Interpretation

The raw difference is approximately 290 minutes (4.83 hours), but the sequences are not directly equivalent and the first variant includes steps omitted or consolidated in the second. Do not treat this as proven savings without controlled operational measurement.

Calibration

For each phase, track:

• queue time and touch time separately;
• rework and return rate;
• number of systems accessed;
• number of handoffs;
• exception frequency;
• staff role and loaded cost;
• completion quality;
• With-SOW/Without-SOW comparability.