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Process Mapping Checklist

PrimeBPM provides process mapping software to help organizations document and improve their business processes. The software checklist outlines best practices for creating high-quality process maps, including using a standard layout from left to right and top to bottom, using precise task names, and properly labeling different elements like events, gateways, data objects, and data flows. The checklist is designed to ensure process maps clearly depict the flow of work and decisions to help analyze inefficiencies and drive business improvement.

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Process Mapping Checklist

PrimeBPM provides process mapping software to help organizations document and improve their business processes. The software checklist outlines best practices for creating high-quality process maps, including using a standard layout from left to right and top to bottom, using precise task names, and properly labeling different elements like events, gateways, data objects, and data flows. The checklist is designed to ensure process maps clearly depict the flow of work and decisions to help analyze inefficiencies and drive business improvement.

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THE COMPLETE
PROCESS MAPPING
CHECKLIST
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PROCESS MAPS TASK NAMES


Should read left to right and top to bottom Should begin with a verb
Repeated lanes should be in bold and italics Should be precise and concise (no more than four words)
Must have only one main pool Should not contain generic verbs (process, manage, maintain)
Must end in the main pool (not in an external pool) Should not include conjunctions (such as: to, and, for, from)
Should contain at least one start event and end event Should not include the names of data objects, roles, etc.

FLOWS EVENTS
Conditional flows must be named consistently All events should be names
If conditional flow is present, there must be All events must be attached to a task
at least two conditions Intermediate messages must not be used within the
Message flow must be named main pool
Message flow cannot connect to objects with the same pool Message event labels should end with “Sent” or “Received”
Flows should not be crossed End events must not occur in external pools
Sequence flows should be positioned on the bottom All interrupting events should occur in the main pool
or side of tasks Non-interruption intermediate events should be merged
A gateway should flow from a task describing the decision with an OR gateway

DATA OBJECTS
Applications should be written in uppercase and “Data Object” marker should be used
Documents referred to while performing a task should be marked as “Date Output”
Document repository should be marked as “Data Store” and should be in uppercase
(Example: SHARED DRIVE, FILING CABINET, COMPACT DISC)
“Data Collection” should be marked while resembling multi-instance Data Object
(Group of Documents, Example: Sales Kit)

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