Metrics-Based Process Mapping

<p><em style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Metrics-Based Process Mapping (MBPM)</em><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)> is a tactical-level visual mapping approach that enables improvement teams to make effective data-based decisions regarding waste elimination and measure ongoing process performance. The mapping technique often used to drill down from a value stream map integrates the functional orientation of traditional swim-lane process maps with time and quality metrics that are essential for designing improved processes.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Building on the success of its popular predecessor </span><em style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Metrics-Based Process Mapping: An Excel-Based Solution</em><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)> this updated edition takes readers to the next level in understanding processes and process improvement. Among the improvements to this edition the book includes:</span></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Foundational content about processes-what they are and how they vary</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>A description of the difference between value-stream and process-level maps</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>New content about how to bridge the gap between your current state and your desired future state</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Tips for effective team formation and mapping facilitation</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>An implementation plan for those using the mapping methodology as a standalone tool and not part of a Kaizen Event</span></li></ol><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>The Excel-based tool provides readers with a user-friendly way to electronically archive manually created maps in team settings for easier storage and distribution across your entire organization. While current and future state MBPMs are initially created during team-based activities using butcher paper and Post-its® the electronic maps serve as standard work documentation for the improved process enabling training communication and process monitoring activities.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>This flexible user-friendly tool includes:</span></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>A custom toolbar that simplifies map creation and editing</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>Automated calculation of key metrics</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>An audit feature to prevent mapping errors</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=color: rgba(50 51 56 1)>The ability to simulate how improvements will impact staffing requirements</span></li></ol>