Ownership
Who is responsible for moving the work?
A direct answer from Seth Woodall
Why buying software does not automatically create an operating system
Software can help work move, but a tool cannot decide by itself who owns the work, what triggers the next action, how standard work is performed, who resolves an exception, what information is required, or how the business knows the work is complete.
If those decisions remain unclear, the company may buy a capable tool and still depend on the owner to connect everything.
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Six questions to ask
Test the handoff before replacing the tool.
Trigger
What exact event starts the next action?
Standard work
What should happen in the normal case?
Exception
What happens when the normal path breaks, and who may decide?
Visibility
Can the right people find and trust current status?
Adoption
Can the people doing the work use the system confidently?
Use current tools better first
New technology should earn its place.
The right first recommendation may be to clarify the process and use the tools you already have more effectively.
Add or replace technology only when the work is clear and the change can reduce avoidable delay, rework, risk, or unnecessary owner involvement. A new tool should not create one more place to look.
A practical next step
Name one handoff your current software still does not carry.
Map why that handoff returns to the owner before adding another tool.