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The
following is an original article written by Kurt Sloan, printed here with
permission. Kurt's a terrific BA that I am fortunate enough to work with.
Swim lane diagrams
are good tools to use to map a process flow and identify potential problem
areas that need to be corrected. Read on to learn what a swim lane
diagram is, what information you need to use it effectively, and how to apply
it to an existing business process.
What is a swim lane diagram?
A swim lane
diagram (sometimes referred to as a “Deployment Process Map” or a “Cross
Functional Flowchart”) is a graphical representation of a process flow that
shows the interaction of different parties on the process and how the process
progresses naturally through the different phases of the project.
Swim lane diagrams
can be tailored to reflect individual situations as needed, but almost always
include the following information:
Process: The actual process and flow
that is being tracked through its identified progression steps.
Actors: The people, groups, teams,
etc, who are performing the steps identified within the process.
Phases: These might reflect the phases of
the project, different areas of the project, or any secondary set of key
elements that the process flow needs to traverse to successfully complete this
process.
Symbols: These are the physical
symbols used to graphically represent what is happening in any given step of
the process.
Workflow Symbols
The area that
holds most opportunity for individuality, and is the greatest source of debate
in the development of swim lane diagrams, is in the selection and usage of
workflow symbols. A multitude of symbols is available to choose from when
creating a process flow. The actual symbols you choose, however, are not as
important as is providing the reader with the proper identification of those
symbols and the meaning you are implying with them. This is done most
effectively by creating a detailed symbol legend.
Minimize the
number of symbols presented on a diagram to reduce the chance of confusing
readers. If you are creating the process map as part of a team
assignment, it is important to get team agreement on symbol meanings and usage
prior to mapping out the process.
The following
symbols are basic to most swim lane diagrams and are usually sufficient to
successfully conduct a process mapping, although users can add to or modify
this to suit their tastes and needs:
Map Out Your Process
Step
1, Identification.
The first step is to identify the process that you want to analyze.
Identify a name and then a description for the process so that readers of the
diagram can quickly and easily understand the intentions of the chart.
Put this information at the top of every page that you create.
Step
2, Map the Process Steps.
You are now ready to identify your process steps and map them out using a swim
lane diagram. Start by creating a blank matrix and then begin filling it in
starting in the upper left-hand corner (which indicates the first actor at the
earliest stage of the process) and moving down and to the right. As you
identify new actors add new columns to the right of the matrix. New
phases of the process are represented by adding new rows to the bottom of the
matrix.
A basic swim lane
diagram will look similar to the figure shown here:
Step
3, Get Details from Others.
As you beginning mapping out the detail of your process it is recommended that
you schedule time with key actors as you identify them and ask them to describe
the steps they go through for each section of the process that they
touch. These interviews will help you complete your physical process flow
and can often help to identify misconceptions about the process that are
currently in place.
Additionally, you
may find it useful to add another column to the far right that represents the
“System” as a unique user. This can be very useful in showing how the
process being mapped interacts with different project applications in place on
the project. For example, if you were mapping out a project scheduling
process and the project is using Primavera Project Manager for tracking the
scheduling activities, you might want to add a column to the far right of the
chart called “Systems” or “P6” and use this column to show the calls to and the
data returned from the system that affect the process.
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OUTLOOK
Streamline
Business Processes using Swim Lane Diagrams is a way of having a best planning for the business, for
today’s a lot of business in our industries that could help us to give job to
the people as an employee of the company. Above these they mention about
streamline using swim line that means processes, which use a diagram to present
by using a chart which you can identify, the subject. The mean purpose of the
diagram is to deliver the report of flow of the process. Each diagram is in
detailed to give the audience comfortable to the visual presentation we present
to them.
In diagram
we present it by deferent symbol to guide and present the process. It could
help us to able have a right plan of the business trough of these system they
get an idea en term of processing ,
because it has a step to be fallowed on the diagram to get a successful
transaction on the failed of business . Its chart / diagram has a flow that is
what we called a processing each transaction has a flow and it should be
fallowed.
In the world
of business we must wise in term of business, because we seek for money and
benefits. Then
if you were mapping out a project scheduling process and the
project is using Primavera Project Manager for tracking the scheduling
activities, you might want to add a column to the far right of the chart called
“Systems “and use this column to show the calls to and the data returned from
the system that affect the process and it will lead to the person on that
processes.
Streamline means to make more efficient it is a way on the business to make it
must better than on present so streamline in business is there is the away to
fallow for the next level, next level because it is under observations if the
plan of the process on the business is affectively. A basic swim lane diagram will look it
detailed the step of each personnel on the business or an actor. Everything on
the business field it started on planning so the swim lane is one of a best way
that fit on the busines
The
Flattening Organizational Hierarchies
OUTLOOK
The
Flattening Organizational Hierarchies this is discussed about the
organization of business how it’s established a business. In term of a big
business it composes of organization to be as a whole and discussed the basic
needs of the company and how to manipulate it successfully. We have to term
of flatter organization it has a long term and short term for flatter
organization. By focusing on
partition manager positions for which they have a number of years of data -
and which were not affected greatly by restructuring over the period - the
authors show that, in spite of changes in size, management ranks are becoming
compliment. Further, more divisional managers are being appointed officers of
their companies those person has their on position and obligation on the
organization to be organized. In flatter hierarchies is the salary of the
person less than that person employed and it depend on the position the have
so the wage is based on the job or position you have work for. Employees in flatter organizations
tend to have more long-term pay incentives, like stock and stock options.
This is close to what is traditionally seen in a partnership, with
significant pay increases associated with promotion, and a greater emphasis
on long-term incentives relative to short-term compensation, especially at the
top. Actually a process of the business is based on the holder of the company
how they manage and control each situation of the company.
Introducing
Complex Technologies at a Rapid
OUTLOOK
  
In our
industries today’s a lot of deferent technologies we have now for it has
deferent used, either in business, educational and etc. In today's flexible
manufacturing and rapid response environments, there is an increasing
requirement for variety and innovation. There is a growing acceptance of
rapid prototyping technology in industry today in response to such
requirement. Many firms have incorporated it into the mainstream of their
product development process. From the inception of rapid prototyping, its
very function was directed at design verification. Usually the technology in
demand in term of business in our industries. Technologies have a big support
on business by an internet using the technologies just to promote their
products. In technologies the other work are make easy because of the help of
technologies. Before people are just work by manual unlike now there is a
technologies could help to the people their work made easily. Long time we have no medical technologies for the
patient to help them to know their health problem and now we have several of
technology.Established in 1989, Medical Technologies is the leading provider of
Biomedical Services and premium Medical Equipment to Western Australian
Hospital and Health Care Facilities. Medical Technologies facilities are
available in all States of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific
region. They are the medical who usually used efferent types of medical technology But sad to say that technology also can cause of bad influence a
give way illegal action trough the technology. The time goes by the technology
where upgrade the capacity of them in how they work it wills much high-tech
as we expected it.
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