{"id":34611,"date":"2026-06-22T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ductus.global\/?p=34611"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:17:34","slug":"pillars-of-automation-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/pillars-of-automation-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillars of Automation: Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-34512 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-1024x320.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-1536x480.png 1536w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-2048x640.png 2048w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-160x50.png 160w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-840x263.png 840w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Purple-Ductus-background-1920x600.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-d-plum-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ductus-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-acf6350ad1d17eaa3b719323a4a515c6\">VIDEO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ductus-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5db568738bfe0673d24a7b5885f0318\" id=\"h-pillars-of-automation-transparency\" style=\"font-size:42px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><strong>Pillars of Automation: Transparency<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-preamble-font-size\">Transparency is one of the four key pillars of <a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/impactful-automation\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"35189\">Impactful Automation<\/a>, asking teams to implement efficient communication and self-documentation into every part of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, NA Solutions Architect Brad Zellefrow describes how to focus efforts in transparency and how a lack of it can lead to unforeseen slow-downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Pillars of Impactful Automation: Transparency\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xh_lA1YOVdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ductus-darkblue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0e485ccb727318f99b8b19c628a73e7d\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key Takeaways:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Build Visual Representations<\/strong> <br>Communicating in multiple ways will improve the efficacy of information transfer. Reducing reliance on a reader\u2019s technical skill will allow for communication to happen naturally, and allows you to distill insights into action items for your automation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overcommunicate<\/strong><br>Teams often have their own assumptions on verbiage, process, and day-to-day operations. When you call these assumptions out, communicate with specifics, and clearly broadcast your ways of working, you work towards ensuring that your automation will be properly completing its objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ductus-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ductus-lightgray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ductus-darkblue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-325a13f78672fc65a499fedaa1ca7b24\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-impactful-automation\">Learn more about Impactful Automation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-smaller\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"post-grid-block_cba6cbf7b8082d20000ea0492cba850e\" class=\"post-grid aligncenter template-0\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-grid columns-3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"grid-item post \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/pillars-of-impactful-automation-objectivity\/\" class=\"block-link\" title=\"Pillars of Impactful Automation: Objectivity\">\n        \t\t<figura class=\"grid-item-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Objectivity-preview-2.png\" alt=\"Pillars of Impactful Automation: Objectivity\">\n        <\/figura>\n                        <span class=\"date-info \"  style=\"color:\"><span class=\"category-name last-cat\">Video <\/span><\/span>\n        \t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title alt-heading-font\">Pillars of Impactful Automation: Objectivity<\/span>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"item-text\">Objectivity is one of the four key pillars of Impactful Automation, leading teams to define success and measure their&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"grid-item post \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/what-is-impactful-automation\/\" class=\"block-link\" title=\"What is Impactful Automation?\">\n        \t\t<figura class=\"grid-item-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-impactful-is-preview-2-784x441.png\" alt=\"What is Impactful Automation?\">\n        <\/figura>\n                        <span class=\"date-info \"  style=\"color:\"><span class=\"category-name last-cat\">Video <\/span><\/span>\n        \t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title alt-heading-font\">What is Impactful Automation?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"item-text\">Automation is changing. Different stakeholders all need unique challenges and outcomes from their initiatives and until&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"grid-item post \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/beyond-the-script-building-a-business-centric-automation-factory\/\" class=\"block-link\" title=\"Beyond the Script: Building a Business-Centric Automation Factory\">\n        \t\t<figura class=\"grid-item-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WP-Beyond-preview-710x441.png\" alt=\"Beyond the Script: Building a Business-Centric Automation Factory\">\n        <\/figura>\n                        <span class=\"date-info \"  style=\"color:\"><span class=\"category-name last-cat\">White paper <\/span><\/span>\n        \t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title alt-heading-font\">Beyond the Script: Building a Business-Centric Automation Factory<\/span>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"item-text\">Industry data shows that most automation initiatives fall short when treated as simple scripting exercises rather than&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"grid-item post \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/impactful-automation\/\" class=\"block-link\" title=\"Impactful Automation\">\n        \t\t<figura class=\"grid-item-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/noa-am-840x291.jpg\" alt=\"Impactful Automation\">\n        <\/figura>\n                        <span class=\"date-info \"  style=\"color:\"><span class=\"category-name last-cat\">Network Automation <\/span><\/span>\n        \t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title alt-heading-font\">Impactful Automation<\/span>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"item-text\">The challenge We\u2019ve found the hardest part of automation isn\u2019t the technical implementation, it\u2019s adopting it&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"grid-item post \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/what-successful-teams-do-to-create-impactful-automation\/\" class=\"block-link\" title=\"What Successful Teams do to Create Impactful Automation\">\n        \t\t<figura class=\"grid-item-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Webinar-teams-preview-web-784x441.jpg\" alt=\"What Successful Teams do to Create Impactful Automation\">\n        <\/figura>\n                        <span class=\"date-info \"  style=\"color:\"><span class=\"category-name last-cat\">Webinar <\/span><\/span>\n        \t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title alt-heading-font\">What Successful Teams do to Create Impactful Automation<\/span>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"item-text\">Network automation is no longer optional. Most operators are under pressure to scale faster, reduce risk, and show real&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dbe3e1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ductus-darkblue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a37a9f0d37b0c471a5c8620fef637b11\" id=\"h-contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>North American Headquarters <br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:NA@ductus.global\">NA@ductus.global<\/a> <br>+1 720 759 4436<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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