Process Analysis Tools

Process Mapping is a must in Automation projects. Process mapping the As-Is and To-Be flow can help spotlight waste, streamline work and build understanding. Process mapping allows you to visually communicate the important details of a process rather than writing extensive directions.

Types of process mapping:

  • Activity Process Map: represents value added and non-value added activities in a process

  • Detailed Process Map: provides a much more detailed look at each step in the process

  • Document Map: documents are the inputs and outputs in a process

  • High-Level Process Map: high-level representation of a process involving interactions between Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer (SIPOC)

  • Rendered Process Map: represents current state and/or future state processes to show areas for process improvement

  • Swimlane (or Cross-functional) Map: separates out the sub-process responsibilities in the process

  • Value-Added Chain Diagram: unconnected boxes that represent a very simplified version of a process for quick understanding

  • Value Stream Map: a lean-management technique that analyzes and improves processes needed to make a product or provide a service to a customer.

  • Work Flow Diagram: a work process shown in “flow” format; doesn’t utilize Unified Modeling Language (UML) symbols.

Process mapping Tools

Industry Standards

At the highest level of process design, if you have the opportunity, you can use business capability mapping. Business Capabilities establish a common language, providing an actionable framework for business and IT.