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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Define the scope of the process map
  2. Map the process
  3. Apply the map

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Competitive systems and practices include one or more of:

lean operations

agile operations

preventative and predictive maintenance approaches

statistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigma

Just in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull-related operations control systems

supply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis

5S

continuous improvement (kaizen)

breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)

cause/effect diagrams

overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

takt time

process mapping

problem solving

run charts

standard procedures

current reality tree.

Appropriate process mapping techniques produce hard or soft copy visual representation and include one or more of:

supplier-input-process-output-customer (SIPOC)

high-level process map

process flow chart

top down

responsibility matrix

document map

cross-functional or swim lanes process map

work flow diagram

Visio

computer-aided design/drafting (CAD) programs

Microsoft Project

other graphic, modelling or flow chart applications.

Aspects to focus on include one or more of:

process activities

flow of information and/or documents

decision points

ranking of process steps into:

essential (process essential for achieving outcomes/goals)

important (process which improves outcomes/goals through greater speed or quality)

optional (current or required process not related to achievement of outcomes/goals)

personnel and levels of responsibilities

cross-functional interactions

work flow and bottlenecks

quantifiables, such as lead time, work volume and handoffs.

Process stakeholders include one or more of:

the person undertaking a single-person process

a sample/representative of people undertaking each activity or step in a multi-person process

line managers

senior managers

internal customers

external customers.