Systems reduce confusion, wasted movement, and constant trial and error

Systems reduce confusion, wasted movement, and constant trial and error. Without a planned path, people repeat the same actions over and over without correcting mistakes or improving the process. Eventually the operation controls them instead of them controlling the operation.
The first goal in any new role, business, or major project is to build a system. A step-by-step process that can be followed, repeated, measured, improved, and scaled over time.
When handling closures, transitions, or decommissions, you do not walk in hoping things work out. You walk in with a system. Systems expose problems early, reduce costly mistakes, improve movement, and create operational control over both the visible and invisible issues that destroy time and money.