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Process

A set of related activities our enterprise carries out.

Description

Processes are the flows of activities needed for product creation (either directly or indirectly). They transform a set of inputs into a set of products or intermediary outputs and consist of a set of activities that are performed in coordination in an organisational or technical environment. A process is composed of activities connected by flow relationships. It can be strictly structured (the sequence/flows stay more or less the same in every process instance) or less structured (activities may be omitted, the sequence/flows can vary). Processes can run across several organisational units or can be performed within one organisational unit only.

Well-designed processes lead to enterprises that operate efficiently and effectively across all required organisational units.

Process Map

Depicting tree and flow relationships. Also known as Process Model or Process Chart.

Examples

A car company has largely automated their production process.
An insurance provider treats incoming claims in a structured fashion.
A government lab engages citizens to contribute to public innovation as a non structured process.
A software company uses agile methods to manage their development process.

Use

Engineer operations for efficiency.
Design the interplay between organisational units.
Design flows of data or physical objects.
Establish a continuous improvement of processes.
Define end-to-end process ownership.

Base element

process is an activity

Suggested labels

internal, shared (tag)
structured, non-structured (tag)
manual, automated, hybrid (tag)
automation degree (metric)
cost (metric)

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+<small>[[Enterprise Elements]] | [[Facet and Intersection Elements]] | {{element|Ar Icon-Architecture|Architecture}}</small>
-'''A set of related activities our enterprise carries out.'''
+={{element|Ar Element-Process|Process}}=
-Description
+<span class="Ar Def">A set of related activities our enterprise carries out.</span>
-Processes focus the design attention on a flow of activities needed for
-product creation (either directly or indirectly). They consist of a set of
-activities that are performed in coordination in an organisational or
-technical environment. A process is composed of activities connected
-by flow relationships. A process can be strictly structured (the sequence/
-flows stay more or less the same in every process instance) or less
-structured (activities may be omitted, the sequence/flows can vary).
-If designed well, they lead to enterprises that operate efficiently
-and effectively.
-A process transforms a set of inputs into a set of products or
+==Description==
-intermediary outputs. In a Business Process Management practice, each
+Processes are the [[flows]] of [[activities]] needed for [[product]] creation (either directly or indirectly). They transform a set of inputs into a set of products or intermediary [[outputs]] and consist of a set of activities that are performed in coordination in an organisational or technical environment. A process is composed of activities connected by flow relationships. It can be strictly structured (the sequence/flows stay more or less the same in every process instance) or less structured (activities may be omitted, the sequence/flows can vary). Processes can run across several [[organisation|organisational units]] or can be performed within one organisational unit only.
-process shall have a Process Owner that has the overall responsibility for
-the end-to-end management of one or more processes.
+Well-designed processes lead to [[enterprises]] that operate efficiently and effectively across all required organisational units.
+==Process Map==
+[[File:EDGY-Process-Map_Process-Model_Process-Chart.png|EDGY Process Map / Process Model / Process Chart]]
+Depicting [[tree]] and [[flow]] relationships. Also known as Process Model or Process Chart.
 ==Examples==
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 ==Use==
 *Engineer operations for efficiency.
-*Design the interplay between organisational units.
+*Design the interplay between [[organisation|organisational units]].
-*Design flows of data or physical structures.
+*Design flows of [[data]] or physical [[objects]].
 *Establish a continuous improvement of processes.
+*Define end-to-end process ownership.
+==Base element==
+*{{element|Ar Element-Process|process}} is an {{element|Element-Activity|activity}}
 ==Related==
-*[[product]] is created by [[process]]
+*{{element|Pr Element-Product|product}} is created by {{element|Ar Element-Process|process}}
-*[[organisation]] performs [[process]]
+*{{element|Or Element-Organisation|organisation}} performs {{element|Ar Element-Process|process}}
-*[[process]] realises [[capability]]
+*{{element|Ar Element-Process|process}} realises {{element|Ar Element-Capability|capability}}
-*[[process]] requires [[asset]]
+*{{element|Ar Element-Process|process}} requires {{element|Ar Element-Asset|asset}}
+==Suggested labels==
+*internal, shared ([[tagging|tag]])
+*structured, non-structured ([[tagging|tag]])
+*manual, automated, hybrid ([[tagging|tag]])
+*automation degree ([[metric]])
+*cost ([[metric]])
-==Variants==
+{{#seo:
-*Automated process
+|keywords=Process Management,Process,BPM,Business Process,Business Process Management,Process Model,Process Chart
-*Manual process
+|description=In EDGY, a process is a set of related activities our enterprise carries out. EDGY is Intersection Group's Open Source tool for collaborative Enterprise Design.
-*Structured process
+|image=EDGY-Process-Map_Process-Model_Process-Chart.png
-*Non-structured process
+|image_alt=EDGY Process Map
+}}