---
id: "concept-process-options"
type: "concept"
source_timestamps: ["§ What Is Structured Empowerment?"]
tags: ["process-design", "workflow"]
related: ["concept-curated-options", "entity-school-of-rock", "concept-input-options"]
definition: "Modularized tasks or routines employees choose from to determine how they execute work and allocate time."
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-105-fast-growing-better-decisions"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/05/how-fast-growing-companies-can-make-better-decisions"
sourceTitle: "How Fast-Growing Companies Can Make Better Decisions"
---
# Process Options (The "How")

**Process options** are one of the two categories of [[concept-curated-options]] in [[concept-structured-empowerment]]. They are **modularized tasks or routines** that employees can choose from to decide **how to allocate their time and execute their work**.

Examples:
- A **nurse narrowing a care path** from a few treatment options.
- A **store manager sequencing standard tasks** (mopping, restocking) to build optimal team schedules.
- [[entity-school-of-rock]]'s instructional methods delivered through The Method App.

Contrast with [[concept-input-options]] (the "What").

> **Enrichment / counter-perspective.** The framework may understate the value of *process fidelity* in high-reliability operations (healthcare, finance, aviation), where consistent procedure is itself the outcome and not merely a means.