Did you know that it is a “best practice” to create a process map for every procedure or system of procedures that you develop or improve? And did you know that, like a table of contents, process mapping will create stronger communication and better understanding in your organization? Why is process mapping an important tool for improving processes? Continue reading Why is Process Mapping an Important Tool for Improving Processes?
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How to create a process map
What Is Meant by Business Process Mapping?
Business Process Mapping communicates your processes using workflow charts in order to achieve your business management objectives. What Is Meant by Business Process Mapping?
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What is the Purpose of a Process Map?
You have probably heard of the term “Process Map” or a process flow chart (the terms are used interchangeably) to describe a process. But what is the purpose of a process map?
How Does Business Process Management BPM Software Deliver Business Value?
BPM, better known as the Business Process Management system, understands the basics and advanced level operations being conducted in any business domain and delivers appropriate solutions to manage them professionally, leading to system automation. How does business process management (BPM) software deliver business value? Continue reading How Does Business Process Management BPM Software Deliver Business Value?
What is the Goal of Value Stream Map Analysis?
You start with a first pass assessment to begin to understand your metrics, flows, and constraints to flow. The critical document to the first pass assessment was producing a rough Value Stream Map to document what you saw in order to communicate it to others. Now, we are going to use it in the second pass and final assessment to finish your value stream map analysis, to see the flow, and reduce the barriers to flow. Continue reading What is the Goal of Value Stream Map Analysis?
What are the Different Levels of Process Mapping?
Process maps capture and display information about the current state of your business process and help to communicate the steps in a process. There are different types and levels used in business process mapping that focus on different things. What are the different levels of process mapping?
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What Are Swim Lane Process Maps?
Asking, “how are we going to get from where we are to where we want to be?” is a question of implementation. What are the concrete steps we have to take to get there? Who is going to do what, and when are they going to do it? Using Swim Lane process maps is one way to answer some of these questions.
How to Use Workflow Diagrams and Rendered Process Maps
Workflow diagrams and Rendered Process Maps translate abstract UML, or Unified Modeling Language, symbols of squares and diamonds into graphical images to explain your business process visually. Continue reading How to Use Workflow Diagrams and Rendered Process Maps