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    The Human Advantage Programme

    Cycle Time Mapper

    Map how long an idea takes to become normal practice, and how much of that time is waiting.

    Example figuresReplace them with your own.
    5 days
    14 days
    21 days
    10 days
    28 days
    35 days
    21 days

    Total

    134 days

    Spent waiting

    52%

    Longest wait

    Waiting for a decision to proceed, 35 days

    Working and waiting, from noticing to embedding
    1. Noticing5 days
    2. Waiting to raise it14 days
    3. Waiting for a decision to explore21 days
    4. Designing10 days
    5. Piloting28 days
    6. Waiting for a decision to proceed35 days
    7. Embedding21 days
    Working, 64 days Waiting, 70 days

    Remove one wait before you speed up any work.