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Posted in Process Mapping on Nov 21st, 2011
At this time of year in the north east, I get ready to put the skis on again, as I have a weekend job as PSIA instructor. The ski industry in recent years, has become dominated by lessons for children and young adults, 80% of lessons are given to that group. So each year, at [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Process Mapping on Sep 6th, 2011
Over the next couple of weeks we will examine some of the problems that many organizations have presenting process information to others. Today we will start with the issue of density. Density The amount of information that is presented in a process flow chart needs to be at the correct “density” for the audience. By [...]
Posted in Process Mapping on Aug 16th, 2011
The most popular way that our customers have found to distribute their TaskMaps widespread across their organization is to publish them as a website. There really is no simpler form of distribution in the Internet age than the website; these days everyone has access to a browser, most people even have access to a browser [...]
Posted in Process Mapping on Jul 8th, 2011
This weeks posts focus on process mapping issues, parallel processes, sub-processes and the lifecycle of a process map. For those of you vacationing this week, I hope you had a very enjoyable time. The lifecycle of a process map Posted in Process Analysis, Process Discovery, Process Improvement, Process Mapping on Jul 7th, 2011 Process [...]
Posted in Project Management on Jun 24th, 2011
Using process maps as a replacement for electronic documentation Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Jun 23rd, 2011 Producing process maps in electronic format can save a lot of time and money. The example below, “How to Buy and Sell on eBay” shows some of those benefits. How to buy and sell on eBay: [...]
Posted in Process Discovery, Process Mapping on Jun 23rd, 2011
Producing process maps in electronic format can save a lot of time and money. The example below, “How to Buy and Sell on eBay” shows some of those benefits. How to buy and sell on eBay: Background to this process map The "How to buy and sell on Ebay" TaskMap was created to show how [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Discovery, Process Mapping, Project Management on Jan 30th, 2011
Monthly Archive for January, 2011 Going green with process mapping Going Green can be simple. Just communicating how to save energy can simply linking all those best practices into a single set of processes. The following maps were created by building best practices and tips from several utilities and environmental organizations. Click on this image [...]
Posted in Process Mapping on Jan 27th, 2011
Most of us have seen a process map that contains a decision point. In fact that’s one of the main reasons to draw a map in the first place, otherwise an ordered list will do the trick for most instructions. The decision diamond At some point the development of process maps the decision diamond was [...]
Posted in Change Management, Process Analysis, Process Improvement on Jan 5th, 2011
When an existing "as is" process needs analyzing or an existing managed process requires analysis it enters the "Analyze Processes" process. The Project Manager is responsible for conducting a validation review of the process maps. During this review the Project Manager ensures that the maps are complete, confirms that the data is accurate, gains a [...]
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