Nine questions the Reader answers

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Choose a question, inspect the corresponding Reader view and check which records it needs. What a field must contain is in Export requirements.

Which activities have the longest processing times?

Process. Compare recorded activity durations. Investigate waiting between steps separately from processing time.

Required data: Work object, step order, activity, start time and end time.

Preview Timing · Processing time curves

Which handovers slow things down?

Process. Follow work between teams and measure the waiting time at each handover. Inspect the records behind a long handover before assigning a cause.

Required data: Work object, step order, activity, start and end time, and a team on each step.

See People · Handovers

Which routes does the process take?

Process. Compare common routes, repeated steps and exceptional paths to inspect how recorded work reaches completion.

Required data: Work object, step order, activity and start time.

Preview Processes · Object-centric map

Which work needs attention first?

Delivery. Prioritise open work using its age, due date and the published forecast of a missed deadline.

Required data: Work object, step order, activity, start time and a due date.

See Objects · At risk

What work time was recorded?

Time. Inspect recorded work intervals alongside process events, gaps and overlaps. Screen observations show coverage separately; they do not establish hands-on work.

Required data: Work records with a person and admissible start and end times. Link them to a work object when comparing its recorded work with completion time.

Preview People · Day

How is the workload shared?

People. Compare output, hours and handling time across people and teams to see where capacity is stretched or unevenly shared.

Required data: A person and a team on each step, and an end time for handling time.

See People · Workload views

Where do controls need attention?

Controls. Check your operating rules against recorded actions, then open the work objects involved in each breach.

Required data: A declared rule, such as requiring different people to perform two steps.

Preview Processes · Rules

See an approval-control example

How does work fit the schedule?

Capacity. Compare output and recorded hours with the declared schedule, including work completed outside planned hours.

Required data: Work records with admissible intervals and a declared calendar. Desktop observations remain a separate coverage measure and do not replace recorded work hours.

See People · Work time vs planned

Can I trace a result back to its records?

Evidence. Follow the published results, inspect rejected rows and review warnings to understand the basis of each finding.

Required data: No additional fields. Each run reports its status, rejected rows and warnings.

See data quality and evidence