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WEEK ONE INDIVIDUAL:
Flowchart Improvement Process
oDue Nov 26 6:00 PM (PST
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- POINTS 7
- Practice/Simulation/Homework/Game
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Objectives:
1.1
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn process flowcharting/improving a process and summarizing the results.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Microsoft® PowerPoint® (or other software such as Vizio, Word, etc.)
Select a complex process from your personal life or work.
Use Microsoft® PowerPoint® or other software including Vizio, Word, etc. to create a flowchart of the as-is process.
Define metrics and measure the current process.
Use process improvement techniques to improve the process.
Use Microsoft® PowerPoint® or other software such as Vizio, Word, etc. to create an improved process flowchart.
Use judgmental forecasting, which is your professional judgement, to ascertain how the future process will perform according to your metrics.
Develop a 525-word executive summary in which you describe your process improvement project (including the as-is process flowchart and the improved process flowchart).
Note: Students and faculty are reminded both Six Sigma readings and Lean Principles introduced in Week 2 are spread throughout the entire course. Students will apply the knowledge from the readings in their Learning Teams throughout the course.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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Running head: FLOWCHART IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
Flowchart Improvement Process
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FLOWCHART IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
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The as-in process is the present condition of a business process in a specific business
organization. The primary aim of this paper is to put together the current state process in order to
clarify exactly how the process functions at the current time. The as-is process in a business has
every part of the business in a standard business process model which have a description,
responsibilities, list of the stages and also the exceptions (Jeston & Nelis, 2014). In assembling
the as-is process, the business shareholders should be accessed because they play an essential
role in a business process. Additionally, the managers with knowledge concerning the process
should also be accessed even if they don’t do the business process on a daily basis. In general,
as-is process chart can be used in documenting the m...