In today's ever fast evolving business world, staying organized and maximizing productivity are key to success. One area that often gets overlooked but can have a profound impact is documentation practices. Whether it's recording important information, tracking project progress, or sharing knowledge among team members, having effective documentation practices is crucial. 

Adrienne Bellehumeur is the Director and Owner of Risk Oversight, a leading firm specializing in Internal Controls, Internal Audit, SOX/CSOX, and compliance programs. She is also the founder of Bellehumeur Co. where she consults, speaks, trains, and writes on documentation and workflow best practices and author of THE 24-HOUR RULE—and Other Secrets for Smarter Organizations.

In her 15 years of experience as an auditor, accountant, analyst, problem-solver, consultant, and business owner, she has developed and taught a practice she calls “Dynamic Documentation”. Driven to help companies – and individuals – enhance their productivity, she believes everyone can work smarter and faster through better documentation practices.

In this episode, Adrienne shares how effective documentation practices can make a significant impact on productivity and overall success. The way you document processes and procedures can greatly influence the efficiency and effectiveness in your business. She provides practical tips and strategies to help you streamline your documentation process and take your documentation game to the next level and unlock the full potential of your team.

“It's really about solving specific problems. That actually drives the most successful documentation projects.” - Adrienne Bellehumeur

Topics Covered:

00:00 - Introduction

01:04 - The reason she became an entrepreneur and how she became an expert at documentation

06:09 - Basic ways to get information documented

11:48 - Solve specific problems to drive successful documentation

14:03 - The five super standards of documentation [ What is an iterative approach to documentation]

18:47 - Discussing the 24-hour rule on documentation

23:33 - The lack of acknowledgement about the limitation of the human brain where productivity is concerned

25:37 - Six steps of dynamic documentation, documentation disasters and frameworks to help you overcome them

34:50 - The concept of skill stack documentation and how AI is influencing the documentation process

40:04 - Two dimensions to being an entrepreneur, one thing she is most proud of in her work, and what she would have done in her younger years

Resources:

• The 24-Hour Rule and Other Secrets for Smarter Organizations by Adrienne Bellehumeur: https://www.bellehumeurco.com/24-hour-rule

Connect with Adrienne Bellehumeur:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennebellehumeur/
• Website: https://www.bellehumeurco.com/
• X: https://twitter.com/ABellehumeur 

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