Understand a process at a glance

Easy to understand

Short learning curve

identify improvements

pinpoint inefficiencies

find blockers/bottlenecks

Improve consistency

A flowchart is a visual

representation of the sequence of steps and

decisions needed to perform a process. Each

step is noted within a diagram shape. Steps are linked by connecting lines and

directional arrows.

Examples

A data flow diagram (DFD) is a graphicalrepresentation of the "flow" of datathrough an information system, modellingits process aspects.

Example Data Flow Diagram

BPM notation

Example Business Process Models

Business process modeling (BPM) insystems engineering is the activity ofrepresenting processes of an enterprise, sothat the current process may be analyzedor improved.