Process Modelling Guidelines

Process modelling is an important part of business design, business redesign, or business re- engineering. Initial guidelines for process modelling have been developed and should be considered for each business design project in the Ministry of Forests.

Process modelling, by itself, is not BPR (Business Process Reengineering) or TQM (Total Quality Management). Process modelling is merely a tool that provides a means of communicating complex business functions in a form more easily understandable by people. Modelling provides for the formalization of processes which in turn allows the business to operate in a standardized manner. Effective design of business processes allows individuals to work together more efficiently. Modelling of lower level (elementary) processes provides consensus on business rules.

Process models are an aid to the understanding of the nature in which processes dynamically work with data. From a design perspective, modelling provides explicit guidelines for modularity, re-usability, flexibility and integrity.

NOTE: These are DRAFT standards

Guide S47 - Process Modelling Guidelines is intended to provide an initial understanding of process modelling as well as identifying the minimum deliverables expected from business design projects. The guide's table of contents includes:

• Introduction
• Process Design
• Process Decomposition
• Modelling Rules & Conventions
• Appendix A: Example Deliverables
• Appendix B: Example Logical Data Model

Guide S47 is also available for download (32kb MS Word 2 zipped). Contact Bill Holland (250 356-7833) for more information.

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