Example Agency Co. Agency, 18 people. Answered by a producer. 15 of 15 answers.
The work waits in the gaps between steps. The brief reaches the team, but the reasons behind it stay with the account manager. The first draft goes out, comes back, and the same questions get asked again.
| Part | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 2 of 6 | |
| Response | 3 of 6 | |
| Output | 3 of 6 | |
| Operating capacity | 2 of 6 | |
| Friction | 2 of 6 |
This is an estimate built from the answers, not a measurement. In this example, about 6 hours a week go to rebuilding context: finding the latest brief, re-asking the client, and re-explaining decisions. At 48 working weeks, that's about 288 hours a year.
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