Operations audit
Definition
An operations audit is a fixed-scope review of how a business actually runs — what it buys, what it holds, what it invoices, what it is owed, and how long each of those takes — carried out against real documents rather than a conversation. It produces two things: a list of the places money is leaving that nobody planned for, with the evidence attached to each one, and an order of work. It is a diagnosis, not an implementation, and a good one is useful even if you never buy anything afterwards.
What it changes in practice.
Most operational advice fails because it starts from a description of the business rather than its paperwork. Owners describe the process they designed; the invoices describe the process that is running. Where those two differ is where the money goes.
Vyso runs an audit over one week for R2,000, credited against the first month if you go ahead. You bring a week of invoices, statements and stock sheets; you get a leak report with the evidence and a priority roadmap. If the finding is that you do not need software, that is what the report says.
What it looks like when Finch catches it.
Related terms and reading.
Start with a one-week Operations Audit.
R2,000, credited to your first month. We tell you where the money is leaking — whether you sign or not.