How to choose way of mapping a flowchart?
According to certain reasons of drawing flowchart, after choosing your flowchart type, you need to choose way of
mapping it.
Your choice should be based on the following content:
Each specific issue will be discussed as follows:
Who are Involved in Mapping the Flowchart?
According to our experience, the task of drawing a flowchart usually needs
people with different knowledge and experience. A team of 5 to 8 people will be
ideal. However, after actual beginning of mapping, necessary knowledge weights
more than assumed number of people. It's even more important that everyone can
speak out freely in a team over 8 people. The best way to answer the question "
who are involved in mapping the flowchart?" is to draw a Stakeholder Diagram.
How Do They Participate in Mapping?
Participants can organize a group meeting to draft the flowchart, maybe call in
individuals or general meeting to discuss prepared drafts with each other.
Sometimes drawing a simple flowchart alone and sending it to partners for proofreading
works well. But by our experience of mapping flowchart, teamwork of drawing
flowchart can bring obvious benefits.
How Long Does it Cost to Finish Mapping the
Flowchart?
It depends on the complexity of the flowchart, your understanding of the process,
and available resources etc. Then, two aspects will determine how long you
will finish mapping the flowchart in a certain time. At last, it depends on
whether the existing process is a new or an old one.
How Many Information Sources Are There?
You can build up a flowchart on the basis of various of information sources:
documents, staff and observation etc. Relevant documents like quality control
manual, job description, work procedure, work manual, production data,
information exchange system and management system etc. can provide information
for drawing flowchart, but they are not directly linked to actual mapping in the
end. You must observe, interview and talk with important people privately as
sampling experiment, so that documentary process can work effectively.
How Detailed Should the Flowchart Be?
It all depends on current condition. The most common mistake of people is
focusing on too complicated details while ignoring the really important matter.
We suggest that flowchart should be detailed enough for you to understand the
process, it cannot be only superficial.
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