One of the big problems with business process improvement is it's hard to know exactly where to start. Business Process Mapping can be particularly confusing for the uninitiated and is not simply as easy as 1,2,3. Because of this I've created a 10 step beginner's guide video (that's enough numbers right?) to help you to hit the ground running in your process improvement journey.
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It may come as no shock to you that the start point of capturing a process is considerably less effort and less technical than the implementation stage of your process maps. As you move forward you will need to utilise process mapping software and, depending on the size of your organisation, find a process management system that suits your needs.
Let's take a look at 10 steps you will need to follow in order to capture a process and make sure that the process capture is actually useful and gets used in your organisaton.
- Identify the process
- Identify the start and end point
- Get buy-in from stakeholders and process experts involved with the process mapping
- What is your process?
- Capture the process
- You need a consistent process mapping methodology
- Use Shapes to represent the elements in the methodology
- Focus on the output
- Use it
- Make it accessible to staff
Watch the video below for all 10 steps explained in detail and if you want a more in-depth explanation of process mapping then download our full process mapping guide.
Do you agree or disagree with these 10 beginner steps? If you would like to tell us where we got it wrong or where we got it right, use the comment section at the bottom of the article and please share if you found this video useful.
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