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Description:
Assignment: Creatin" rel="nofollow">ing a Flowchart
Workflow analysis aims to determin" rel="nofollow">ine workflow patterns that maximize the effective
use of resou'ces and min" rel="nofollow">inimize activities that do not add value- There are a variety of
tools that can be used to analyze the workflow of processes and clarify potential
avenues for elimin" rel="nofollow">inatin" rel="nofollow">ing waste- Flowcharts are a basic and commonly used workflow
analysis method that can help highlight areas in" rel="nofollow">in need of streamlin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing-
In this Assignment, you select a common event that occu's regularly in" rel="nofollow">in you'
organization and create a flowchart representin" rel="nofollow">ing the workflow- You analyze the
process you have diagrammed and propose changes for improvement-
To prepae:
Identify a common, simple event that frequently moms in" rel="nofollow">in you' organization that you
would like to evaluate-
Consider how you would design a flowchart to represent the cu'rent workflow-
Consider what metrics you would use to determin" rel="nofollow">ine the effectiveness of the cu'rent
workflow and identify areas of waste-
To complete:
Write a 2- to 3-page paper which in" rel="nofollow">includes the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
Create a simple flowchart of the activity you selected- (Review the Sample Workflow
of Answerin" rel="nofollow">ing a Telephone in" rel="nofollow">in an Office document found in" rel="nofollow">in this week’s Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing
Resou'ces for an example-)
Next, in" rel="nofollow">in you' paper-
Explain" rel="nofollow">in the process you have diagrammed-
For each step or decision poin" rel="nofollow">int in" rel="nofollow">in the process, identify the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
Who does this step? (rt can be several people-)
What technology is used?
What policies and rules are in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in determin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing how, when, why, or where the
step is executed?
What in" rel="nofollow">information is needed for the execution of this step?
Describe the metric that is cu'rently used to measu'e the soundness of the workflow-
Is it effective?
Describe any areas where improvements could 0ocm and propose changes that could