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Where did
the time go?
The drafting got faster. Did the work? Change the capacity at each step and see what reaches the end.
An illustrative 8-hour day
One person drafts 4 items an hour without AI.
How many items can be checked properly?
How many checked items can be approved and used?
From request to something useful
Review is the bottleneckBaseline: 32 completed items using the same review and decision capacity, with drafting at 1×.
What this model assumes
This is a simple capacity model, not a forecast. It assumes an unlimited supply of identical tasks, eight working hours, immediate handovers, consistent quality and no rework or start-up delay. Each stage can process only what the previous stage supplies. Completed work is limited by the smallest capacity.
Real work also involves interruptions, changing demand, varied complexity and mistakes. Use this model to ask where the work might accumulate, then observe your actual workflow.