Observed Signal · May 28, 2026 · Survey · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Negative
Zapier Survey: 63% Report Revenue Loss from Bottlenecks
Zapier published the Cost of Disconnected Work Report, a survey of roughly 800 project managers and operations professionals, finding widespread revenue impact from internal request friction. The survey reports 63% of ops professionals said their teams experienced delayed or lost revenue due to missing or delayed internal requests; 93% say requests routinely arrive with missing information. Most teams (54%) manage requests across three or four channels, and teams using one or two request platforms are 81% more likely to process a request in under five minutes. The research highlights triage overhead—42% spend 6–15 minutes organizing a single multi-source request and 32% spend more than 15 minutes—and stresses fixing the intake layer rather than hiring to solve the problem. The article was published May 28, 2026.
The survey quantifies operational friction that causes measurable revenue loss and productivity drains; findings are relevant to MarTech and workflow automation vendors but do not change core industry structures.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Zapier released the Cost of Disconnected Work Report.
- The report surveys roughly 800 project managers and operations professionals.
- 63% of ops professionals said their team experienced delayed or lost revenue due to missing or delayed internal requests.
- 93% of respondents say requests routinely arrive with missing information; the most common missing item (48%) is a clear description of the request.
- Teams using one or two request platforms are 81% more likely to process a request in under five minutes than teams using three or more.
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Hidden Cost of Employees Asking "What Next"
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