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Tag Archive 'flowchart'

Process Mapping in the Legal Profession: Part 2

Posted in Law Processes, Process Mapping on Sep 14th, 2011

Familiarizing clients with legal processes One of the great fears of those making use of legal services is fear of the unknown. Not understanding procedures, what’s going to happen next, and projected outcomes all add to the confusion. Using process maps to demystify these processes can help dramatically, not just for the firm’s clients, but [...]

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BPM Summary for week ending 9th September 2011

Posted in Process Mapping on Sep 12th, 2011

A summary of posts last week on avoiding problems in process map layouts. Simplified Process Mapping: Avoid problems-Readability and Leveraging Data Posted in Process Mapping on Sep 9th, 2011 Readability Because most of us are not trained in how to layout processes effectively in school, we usually try and figure it out ourselves. The flowchart [...]

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Simplified Process Mapping: Avoid problems-Readability and Leveraging Data

Posted in Process Mapping on Sep 9th, 2011

Readability Because most of us are not trained in how to layout processes effectively in school, we usually try and figure it out ourselves. The flowchart below shows a typical result. Here the author has used a combination of a tabular or step-by-step approach and linked them with connectors to illustrate the work pattern and [...]

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Top 10 Best New Features in Visio 2010: FREE Webinar

Posted in Process Mapping, Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2011

Register here Presenter: Scott A. Helmers Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM US Pacific Daylight Time PDT About the webinar Creating attractive, meaningful diagrams is easier in Visio 2010 than in any previous release. In this webcast, you will see live demonstrations of the top 10 new features in Visio 2010 and [...]

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Process Mapping-Layout and flow, readability and information content summary

Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Dec 10th, 2010

This summary covers three important topics, layout and flow, making maps more readable and information content summary. Making process maps readable: Information content To make process maps easy to read first place to start is to ensure the appropriate level of information is on the map, and in the context of the process. Two problems [...]

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Process Mapping–Creating a navigation “dashboard”

Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Dec 6th, 2010

Few process maps stand alone. Any given set of processes that make up an application or project needs to be connected. This need can be met by creating a simple to read flowchart known as a “dashboard”. The dashboard provides an excellent navigation aid for the reader/user and typically has the following characteristics: Shows all [...]

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Problems in process mapping: Readability and Leveraging underlying data

Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Dec 1st, 2010

Readability Because most of us are not trained in how to layout processes effectively in school, we usually try and figure it out ourselves. The flowchart below shows a typical result. Here the author has used a combination of a tabular or step-by-step approach and linked them with connectors to illustrate the work pattern and [...]

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Making process maps readable: Layout and flow

Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Nov 30th, 2010

Here is an example of a flowchart with some real layout and flow problems. While it may be obvious to the consultants or authors of this map what’s going on, it’s very hard for anyone else to follow. Despite starting out with some good practices such as: A few symbols A legend Color coding It [...]

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The Good, Bad and the Ugly in Process Mapping

Posted in Process Mapping on Nov 27th, 2010

Success in process mapping can be achieved by avoiding some of the major pitfalls. Here is a short list of what to avoid: Complex maps Maps that contain too much or too little detail Layout and flow problems So often the consultant or author is trying to prove how clever they are, and as a [...]

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Techniques for making your flowcharts understandable

Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Nov 26th, 2010

Making flowcharts easy to read requires some discipline and technique. Three guidelines that will help are: Use symbols in a consistent manner. Connect them to clearly show how the work is going to be done. Make the flowchart understandable to all involved. There are lots of symbols to choose from, and not only are there [...]

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The basic flowchart

Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Nov 25th, 2010

During the next few posts we will examine three different types of flowchart. The basic flowchart consists of a number of symbols to ensure that each aspects of the process map can be presented effectively. In order to create the basic flowchart you will need: A set of symbols and instructions for how to use [...]

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Approaches to Process Mapping-The flowchart basics

Posted in Change Management, Process Mapping on Nov 24th, 2010

The flowchart is the third and final approach to modeling processes. In many ways meeting the best of the narrative and step-by-step approaches, but adding “the big picture” to the equation. Flowcharts are visual in nature, and regardless of the details, all make the task (sometimes call a process or activity) the core element. A [...]

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