Examples of an operational problem: staffing shortages, throughput issues, financial challenges, limited access, processes needed through standard work.
**An operational problem is solving a short term problem that impacts things such as throughput.
- What the operational problem is that you will be solving.
- The facility/organization and department where the problem is occurring - this can be fictional or non-fictional but you need to have framework around this to set the stage.
- What has caused the problem - any historical information.
- What you hope to accomplish with this project