In this process modeling tutorial, I’m going to look at As Is processes. So, what is an As Is process?  This is the first stage in the design of a business process.

Business Process Design Template

What you’re doing here is capturing the business ‘as-is’, not how it should or could work. This is like taking a photograph of how the business works – warts and all!

The process analyst will then start:

• Defining process boundaries – these mark the entry points (of the process inputs) and the exit points (of process outputs).
• Preparing a process map – this diagram will show the tasks that must be performed for the process to work and the sequence in which they must be performed.
• Identify business rules, special conditions and exceptions.
• Determine the capacity of each step.
• Identify bottlenecks.
• Identify resources to perform activities.
• Identify performance expectations.

FYI: Business Process Design Templates

You can download the completed version of these business process templates over here: http://www.klariti.com/business-process-design-template/. As I mentioned above, we’ve partnered with Klariti Ltd (www.klariti.com) and released some very detailed Microsoft Word and Visio templates.

These are on sale for only $9.99 until month end – it’s the promotional price – and after that they go back up to $29.99. They include process narratives (Word) process maps (Visio) and Excel spreadsheets for controlling your projects.

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Ivan

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