# What does an operations system actually take off a team?

An operations system takes the repeated handling off a team: the intake, the status chasing, the handoffs between people and the record everyone has to keep current. The people keep the decisions. It works when every step writes into one record and anything irreversible waits for a person to approve it.

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Nothing in this topic yet. The longer arguments below cover the ground.

## Where this leads

- [Agency Ops](https://octyn.co/systems/agency-ops)
- [Company Brain](https://octyn.co/systems/company-brain)
- [By hand or built](https://octyn.co/compare/doing-it-by-hand-vs-a-system)
- [Hire or build](https://octyn.co/compare/alternatives-to-hiring-for-operations)
- [Operations system](https://octyn.co/glossary/operations-system)
- [Human in the loop](https://octyn.co/glossary/human-in-the-loop)
- [Orchestration](https://octyn.co/glossary/orchestration)

## Other topics

- [Build or buy](https://octyn.co/blog/topic/custom-ai-systems)
- [Client context](https://octyn.co/blog/topic/client-context)
- [Automation that holds up](https://octyn.co/blog/topic/reliable-automation)
- [Founder operations](https://octyn.co/blog/topic/founder-operations)
- [Growth systems](https://octyn.co/blog/topic/growth-systems)
- [Product systems](https://octyn.co/blog/topic/product-systems)

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