Library/Leak 01

Recurring reports nobody acts on

A report generated on a schedule that no decision has depended on recently.

SubtractEliminateManual reportingA · 24–72 hours

How you know you have it

“What reports do you make or receive every week? When did a decision last actually change because of one?”

What kind of leak it is

Both a time leak and a touch leak

Does it need your judgment?

Usually not — this is mechanical.

A mechanical touch is an automation candidate: nothing is being decided, so a machine or a rule can hold it.

How to measure it

prep time per report × frequency × 52

Annualized the same way everywhere: duration × frequency × people × 52.

Typical range — illustrative

20–100 hrs/yr for a single weekly report, order of magnitude only

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

If genuinely unread, kill it outright; if occasionally useful, auto-generate.

Where it lands in a Time P&L

Manual reporting

How long a fix takes

A · 24–72 hours

What to do about it

Tools that fix this

No tool names this category on its own yet. The two below apply to all twenty.

And across everything

On paper

This category and the other nineteen on one page, to tick off against a normal week: The 20 Time Leaks.