Flowchart vs. process map, what do you choose to use? When it comes to mapping out a project, you’ve got several choices on how to visualize them. If you’ve had trouble deciding on a format for your ...

In the context of small business, an outline process map -- or flowchart -- provides a bird's eye view of a business process. A flowchart displays the various tasks required to complete a process, ...

The mapping of a business process creates a visual process depiction. This may be through an elaborate presentation of flow charts and graphs or with a simple collection of multi-colored note cards.

Creating a process map involves defining the scope, mapping steps, including decision points, and refining for logical flow and accuracy. Process maps should be revisited and refined over time to ...

Creating a Six Sigma Process Map. When creating a process map, keep in mind that the map will resemble a flowchart depicting the start of the process, the middle steps, and the end—or desired ...

Curtis engaged his team by using Utah’s value improvement methodology and value engineer Dane Falkner to create process maps—visual tools for improvement. They refined their process map into a ...

The process of creating a value stream map takes all the necessary people, processes, information and inventory, and displays them in a flowchart format. By visualizing all elements that go into ...

Business process mapping has a long history going back to the 1920s when Frank Bunker Gilbert Sr. unveiled the “flow process chart” to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).