Tree Lot process redesign
A process redesign case study from a Christmas Tree Lot.
Seasonal work moves quickly, and small gaps in a process can make simple work harder. I use the Tree Lot as a case study in looking closely at how work moves from one step to the next.
This is a text-first account of the redesign. It stays with the process question instead of turning an unverified result into proof.
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- 1 / EVIDENCE-LIGHT
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- TEXT-FIRST
- SURFACE
- TEXT-FIRST CASE STUDY
Problem
A busy seasonal operation depends on clear handoffs. When the next step is unclear, people spend energy figuring out the process instead of doing the work.
Observation
The interesting work is often in the handoffs: what someone needs to know, when they need it, and how the next person can pick up without starting over.
Personal action
I looked at the Tree Lot through a process lens and kept the case study centered on clearer movement through the work, not on a performance story I cannot verify.
Constraints
The public version leaves out results and operational detail that need evidence before publication.
Result
The redesign has a useful shape in the portfolio: a record of process thinking rather than a claim about business performance.
Learning
Process changes are only useful when people can follow them in the moment. Clarity is part of the operation, not decoration added afterwards.
Change
I now ask where work waits, where a handoff gets vague, and what the next person needs before I call a process finished.