How to Write Business Process Design Documents

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How to Write Business Process Design Documents

In this week’s process modeling tutorial, I'm going to look at what do I need to capture in my business process. Some of you have written in asking for more background on what you need to capture in your process maps. Needless to say, it depends on the complexity of the project, but, at a minimum, you're looking to capture the following.

[Business Process Templates]

So, let’s start at the top. 

• You need to capture some of the following when developing your processes:
• Time to perform each task
• Time an individual or a resource is available to perform a task
• Cost of the individual/resource
• Probability of occurrence of certain events
• Frequency at which new incidents in the business process are initiated

Business Process Design Flowchart

This is just a starter of what you need to cover. If you need to know more please drop me a line of look under the Process Design section of the site.

[Business Process Templates]

A Business Process is a set of activities designed to produce a specific output. It is used to capture the specific ordering of work activities, including inputs, outputs, triggers and actions.

[Learn more about these templates here]

These Business Process templates will help you to:

• Introduce the process and outline its purpose, goal, and outcomes

• Identify the fundamental assumptions behind this process. For example, what assumptions does the process audience have in relation to this process and how does the process support those assumptions

• Identify where and how the process interfaces with other processes or whether it is a component or sub-components of other processes

• Use Visio flowcharts to illustrate process activities, including inputs and outputs, decision points and user activity

• Identify data to be collected, such as reports, forms, and policies

• Identify reporting requirements associated with the performance of the process and the format it must be delivered in

• Identify the audience, role, and individuals who will use the process definition, and the responsibilities of these roles

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Supports Microsoft Word 97-2003, Word 2007 and Apple Macintosh. 

Q: What file formats are the templates?

A: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio. 

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A: You can download the files instantly. After you pay online, you are automatically sent to a page where you can download the template online.

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