I Hereby Ban The Word "Process."

Is anyone else as sick as I am of hearing the word "process" all day long?

"We don't have a process."

                     "You're not following our process."

                                                "We need to establish a process."

                                                                         "It's not my job. I'm not part of the process."

                                      "The process should be the same for everyone."

                "Document the process."

                                     "Why isn't there a process?"

                                                                              "Who owns the process?"

I hereby ban the word "process." Forever. 

I suggest we replace it with the word "partnership."

Think about that...

             "We don't have a partnership."

                                                                                       "You're not following our partnership."

                               "We need to establish a partnership."

                                                            "It's not my job. I'm not part of the partnership."

      "The partnership should include everyone."

                                                                                        "Document the partnership."

                          "Why isn't there a partnership?"

                                                                       "Who is a part of the partnership?"

What if people stopped using process as a cop out and started focusing on the partnerships they should be building with cross-functional groups, vendors, and customers? Could we bridge gaps, meet internal and external stakeholder needs, and become more efficient by looking at things as partnerships, rather than just processes? It maintains your structure, but promotes its malleability.

Let's work together, instead of blaming everything on process.

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