Library/Leak 03
Tool sprawl and shelfware
Paid software nobody actually uses, or overlapping tools doing the same job.
SubtractEliminateDuplicate workA–B · days to weeks
How you know you have it
“List the software you pay for. Which do you actually open?”
What kind of leak it is
A time leak — it costs hours
How to measure it
direct cost cut, plus whatever manual workaround the unused tool was supposed to eliminate
Annualized the same way everywhere: duration × frequency × people × 52.
Typical range — illustrative
low direct hours, but often surfaces the real leak underneath; a diagnostic trigger, not just a cost cut
An order of magnitude to prime your eye, not a statistic and not a claim about anyone's result. The only number that matters is the one you measure.
The move — Eliminate
Cancel what is unused; then look at the manual workaround it was meant to replace.
Where it lands in a Time P&L
Duplicate work
How long a fix takes
A–B · days to weeks
What to do about it