<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Stratixom — Resources</title><description>Process improvement methodology, automation playbooks, and operating benchmarks for mid-market operations and finance leaders.</description><link>https://stratixom.pages.dev/</link><item><title>DMAIC without the belt: running the five phases in a lean operation</title><link>https://stratixom.pages.dev/resources/dmaic-in-the-mid-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stratixom.pages.dev/resources/dmaic-in-the-mid-market/</guid><description>The Lean Six Sigma improvement cycle, stripped to what a mid-market team can actually execute alongside its day job.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodology</category><category>Lean Six Sigma</category><category>DMAIC</category><category>Process Improvement</category></item><item><title>Four tests every automation candidate should pass before you build it</title><link>https://stratixom.pages.dev/resources/four-tests-automation-candidate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stratixom.pages.dev/resources/four-tests-automation-candidate/</guid><description>A process can be automatable and still be a bad investment. These four tests separate the two, and they take an afternoon to run.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Playbook</category><category>RPA</category><category>Automation Strategy</category><category>Prioritisation</category></item><item><title>Value Stream Mapping: the exercise that decides your automation budget</title><link>https://stratixom.pages.dev/resources/value-stream-mapping-before-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stratixom.pages.dev/resources/value-stream-mapping-before-automation/</guid><description>Before you choose a tool, you need a defensible number for what the current process costs. That is what a value stream map produces.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodology</category><category>Value Stream Mapping</category><category>Lean Six Sigma</category><category>Process Assessment</category></item></channel></rss>