How to run a 2-week process discovery
A step-by-step cadence to collect data, interview stakeholders, and produce a prioritized backlog with estimated benefits and risks.
Read moreClearskytrail Insights — practical guidance for optimizing operations
The Clearskytrail blog shares focused, practitioner-led insights on diagnosing process friction, proving automation pilots, and building governance that sustains improvements. We publish actionable articles grounded in real engagements so operations leaders can evaluate whether a technique will fit their context. Topics include how to prioritize opportunities using simple data, how to design low-risk pilots that demonstrate value quickly, and how to embed measurement and accountability so gains persist. Our content is aimed at operations leaders, process owners, and transformation sponsors who want short, evidence-based guidance rather than theory. Each piece includes practical next steps you can apply or test in your environment and example KPIs to measure impact.
Featured themes and editorial approach
We write to help practitioners move from assessment to measurable outcomes. Each theme has a clear orientation: diagnostics explains how to collect and interpret operational data; automation focuses on candidate selection and low-risk integration patterns; change and governance shows how to operationalize process ownership and reporting; measurement provides practical dashboard and KPI design tips. Our editorial approach values brevity, examples, and recommended experiments you can run in weeks. We avoid vendor-centric arguments and focus on approaches that work in heterogeneous environments where legacy systems and cross-functional handoffs are common. Articles typically include a problem statement, a recommended method, example acceptance criteria, and tips to scale when results are validated.
Selecting low-risk automation pilots
Criteria for choosing automation candidates that produce measurable value and require minimal system changes.
Read moreResearch-backed and practitioner-focused
Our posts are informed by live engagements and by synthesis of proven practices. Authors include process analysts, automation architects, and delivery leads who have implemented improvements across operations, finance, and customer experience. We aim for each article to be immediately useful: short checklists, sample acceptance criteria, and dashboard templates you can adapt. If you would like a tailored briefing that maps these techniques to your specific processes, request a meeting through the contact page and we will prepare focused examples relevant to your industry and scale.