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How I approach operations cleanup for small teams
When operations feel messy, the goal isn’t more tools — it’s clarity.
My approach focuses on:
• Clarifying ownership
• Centralizing work
• Creating simple documentation people actually use
I recently published a sample project showing how I approach ops cleanup and reporting structure in practice.
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