Pain points
What slows the work, and what it costs.
A pain point is a problem that slows the work. Link it to the process, estimate its cost in time or money and name someone who can check the figure. Keep the interview or document behind it close by.
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New hires wait for laptops in their first weekProcess & Workflow
EditWhy this needs attention
Laptops ship on the start date, so new hires in Sales spend part of their first week without equipment or access.
ImpactEstimatedRecord impact
72 hrs / monthProductivity · New hires in Sales
estimated · version 1 · Team estimate · Dana Reyes · Sep 12, 2026 · weekly
How teams work around it today
IT lends a spare laptop until the new one arrives.
Review context
- Status
- Identified
- Category
- Process & Workflow
- Identified
- Sep 12, 2026
Inside the tool
Category
The problem in plain words, filed under one of the product’s categories.
Impact
What it costs, in lost time or money, marked Estimated until it’s based on records.
Who can confirm this?
The figure, who it covers, and the person who can confirm it.
Priority · suggested
Suggested from severity and deadlines. A person confirms it, with a reason.
How teams work around it today
What people do instead for now, kept with the problem.
Four impact labels. See what supports each figure.
Every impact shows how it was arrived at. A confirmed result is something else: it belongs to an initiative, on Delivery.
- Suggested
Jumpstart found a figure in a source.
Review it before you rely on it.
- Estimated
A best estimate, with the person who can confirm it.
- Measured
Based on records, which the impact names.
- Needs review
The process facts behind it changed.
Review the affected time.
What you can do.
One record per problem
Describe it, file it under a category, and note how often it happens, how severe it is, which departments it affects and how people work around it today.
Size it in time or money
Record the hours or money it costs, as a best estimate or from records, with the person who can confirm it. Only people who can see financials see money.
Estimate time from the process
Work out the hours from the process’s cases per month and minutes per case. If those facts change, the pain point asks for a review.
A priority you confirm
Meridi suggests a priority from severity and deadlines, and a person confirms it with a reason.
Found in interviews and documents
Pain points arrive from approved interviews and, through Jumpstart, from your documents, each with its source. Nothing is added without a person’s approval.
Guides for the conversations
Generate an interview guide paced to the meeting, with must-ask questions first, and track what you’ve covered as you go.
How it connects.
- BaseProcessesLink a pain point to the process it slows. The process lists its pain points.Explore Processes
- DiscoveryAssessments and interviewsPain points found in interviews publish linked to their process.Explore Assessments and interviews
- BaseJumpstartDrafts pain points from your documents, with a suggested figure and the quote behind it.Explore Jumpstart
- BaseMeridi AICreates, updates and links pain points when you ask. Each change waits for you to apply it.Explore Meridi AI
- DeliveryInitiativesOn Delivery, an initiative targets the pain points it addresses.Explore Initiatives
- DeliveryProjects and plansOn Delivery, a project plan maps pain points to the processes they affect.Explore Projects and plans
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| Feature | Free$0 | Base$29/month | Discovery$79/month | Delivery$149/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain points and interview guides | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |