processoften
Processoften is a neologism used in operations management and software engineering to describe a deliberate focus on the processes that occur most frequently within a system. Proponents argue that prioritizing these high-frequency processes yields outsized gains in efficiency, reliability, and cost reduction, provided the optimization does not neglect lower-volume but high-impact processes.
The term does not have a widely codified definition or standardized methodology. It appears in contemporary
Core components include identifying frequent processes through data collection, process mining, or telemetry; assessing their impact;
Examples: In software development and operations, processoften targets the CI/CD pipeline stages that execute most often;
Critics warn that overemphasis on frequency can overlook critical but infrequent processes, leading to misallocation of