Flowcharts : Flowcharts Flowcharting is a tool for analysing processes. It allows you to break any process down into individual events or activities and to display these in shorthand form showing the logical relationships between them. Constructing flowcharts promotes better understanding of processes, and better understanding of processes is a pre-requisite for improvement.
Use flowcharts to clarify and communicate : Use flowcharts to clarify and communicate Organizational activity involves many separate tasks. These are often complex and they change over time in response to new customer demands, new product and service requirements, or new laws and regulations. These changes are often made in isolated, reactive and piecemeal ways, which are not necessarily best for the company or the people doing the work. In addition to external pressures for change, there is a constant need to search for new and better ways to do things in order to maintain a competitive edge, and to make life easier and more interesting for those who do the work.
Flowcharting to help communicate what actually happens or needs to happen : Flowcharting to help communicate what actually happens or needs to happen After taking stock of a process by flowcharting it, the final form of the flowchart (which should describe the process clearly and unambiguously) can then be used to communicate to others. Communication of processes is important for two reasons, people who are new to particular processes need to learn them and be able to refer to information about them the organisation benefits considerably from standardised processes and these must be clearly communicated to be effective
How to draw a flowchart : How to draw a flowchart These are guidelines which are useful to bear in mind. Here are six steps which can be used as a guide for completing flowcharts. describe the process to be charted (this is a one-line statement such as, "How to fill the car's petrol tank") start with a 'trigger' event note each successive action concisely and clearly go with the main flow (put extra detail in other charts) make cross references to supporting information follow the process through to a useful conclusion (end at a 'target' point)
Symbols : Symbols Rounded box - use it to represent an event which occurs automatically. Such an event will trigger a subsequent action, for example `receive telephone call’, or describe a new state of affairs. Rectangle or box - use it to represent an event which is controlled within the process. Typically this will be a step or action which is taken. In most flowcharts this will be the most frequently used symbol. Diamond - use it to represent a decision point in the process. Typically, the statement in the symbol will require a `yes' or `no' response and branch to different parts of the flowchart accordingly. Circle - use it to represent a point at which the flowchart connects with another process. The name or reference for the other process should appear within the symbol. Arrow- --Flow line Bubble ---Display
PowerPoint Presentation : Only one flow line should enter a decision symbol, but two or three flow lines, one for each possible answer, should leave the decision symbol.
Example 1 : Example 1 Draw a flowchart to find the sum of first 50 natural numbers
Example : Example Draw a flowchart to find the largest of three numbers A,B, and C.
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