Operations ELTOAN Methods
Execution, incidents, compliance and operational risk.
ELTOAN™
Reusable intelligence methodologies.
ELTOAN™ turns business know-how into a repeatable process that AI can apply to each company’s own data.
Concept visualizationWhat an ELTOAN Method is
An ELTOAN Method is a reusable intelligence methodology that defines what should be analyzed, what data is required, where that data comes from, which business rules apply, how AI should interpret the information, and what structured outcome or action should be generated.
- Not a prompt: the AI step is one part of a governed method.
- Not a dashboard: it produces findings and actions, not only charts.
- Not a separate app: it runs inside the same INNERWORK core.
The ELTOAN Method
Eight steps, from the question to the measured outcome.
- 1
What to review
The business question and its scope.
- 2
Required data
The fields and history the analysis needs.
- 3
Data source
Where each field comes from: a connected or imported system.
- 4
Business rules
Thresholds, targets and logic that apply to this company.
- 5
AI analysis
How AI interprets patterns, causes and context.
- 6
Structured output
A consistent result: finding, evidence, severity and owner.
- 7
Action
The recommendation or task that should follow.
- 8
Measurement
How the outcome is tracked after the action.
Illustrative example
A revenue deviation ELTOAN Method
- 1. What to review
- Revenue against target by location, week to date.
- 2. Required data
- Daily sales by location, weekly targets, ticket count and average ticket.
- 3. Data source
- POS for sales and tickets; a spreadsheet for targets.
- 4. Business rules
- Flag a location that stays below target beyond the threshold the company defines.
- 5. AI analysis
- Separate traffic from ticket size and relate the gap to staffing and incidents.
- 6. Structured output
- Finding, likely drivers, evidence, severity and owner.
- 7. Action
- Assign a review to the location manager with the recommended focus.
- 8. Measurement
- Track recovery against target in the following weeks.
ELTOAN Method families
The same methodology applies across the three intelligence contexts.
Admin & Finance ELTOAN Methods
Revenue, costs, profitability, cash and financial deviations.
Human ELTOAN Methods
Performance, engagement, leadership and organizational signals.