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Set the foundation for your process roadmap.
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Have you already noticed that in many organizations the management of the business processes and their continuous improvement becomes increasingly important? As organizations and their environments are changing more rapidly, managing processes well will support the company in staying up-to-date, on top of market trends and responisve to internal changes. 

Our framework to a process driven approach

Building the process fundaments

The process driven approach starts with setting the foundation for our process roadmap. 

First of all, you will need to create an overview of the process architecture of the organization. This means you will need to identify (the scope of) the processes (step 1) and define the responsibilities (step 2) for each one.

Secondly, you probably won't have the time and budget to work on all business processes at once which means they need to be prioritized . This prioritization can be based on their performance (step 3) on one hand. Those processes that are not performing well or are immature, should get a higher priority. Another crucial aspect - that is the driver of the process driven approach - is the company's strategy (step 0). How closely a process is related to the long-term goals will determine the importance of it, and therefore also the priority. 

Once we have set this foundation, you can focus on improving your processes one by one.

Optimizing your processes

Now this is where the fun can really begin! Identify the stakeholders for the process that you would like to improve, and let's dive into the process improvment flow.

I

Some of you might already know that process modeling is an important aspect of process management. It comes down to creating a graphical representation of the process steps and who will perform these steps. But did you know this is only the first step of the process management cycle? The real magic will be created in the next steps!

II

Once you gained insights in the current process flow, it is possible to dive deeper into the pains and needs of the process stakeholders in the process analysis step. These process inefficiencies should not only be identified, but also examined further to find the root cause.

III


With the overview of the process needs, you can start looking for new and improved process features to fix the most prominent problems. This is called the process redesign.

IV

The next step will cover these changes to be implemented in the process. Not always an easy task, and sometimes you will even encounter some resistance, but worth the effort!

V

How do you check if the process flow is evolving in the right direction? By measuring the change! Establishing and following up on KPI's is a great way to achieve this.

Repeat

This process improvement flow is depicted as a cycle, because it is not a one-time task, but a continuous effort to respond to (market) changes, customer demands and/or internal organization changes.

Now this may al seem like a lot to take in, but get ready for the good news: we can help you with all these steps! Please check below which e-learnings we can offer you.

E-learnings to support you in getting started with Business Process Management

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Process identification
Process Modeling
Analysis
Process improvement
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Create a process architecture

Do you want to build an overview of your organization's processes and get insights on how they are linked together? Check out our Process Discovery e-learning to get started!

BPMN all the way!

BPMN stands for Business Process Model and Notation and is THE industry standard language to design processes.
  • If you're just getting started, we can recommend our BPMN Fundamentals course, explaining all the basics you need!
  • A great follow-up is the course Seven Steps to Process Modeling Glory, giving more insights in how to create great processes.
  • Do you really want to get into more detail and be able to model every situation? Then BPMN Pro is what you're looking for!

What could go better?

Let's dive into the process problems! Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint the exact reason why a process is not performing as you would like it to, so we need to investigate. We have two e-learnings that could help you do so. First we can Look for the Best Problem to solve, this is a good place to start your analysis. Secondly, let's try to find the root cause of the defined problem. The A Practical Guide to Root Cause Analysis e-learning will give you more knowledge on this topic. Want to take it up a notch? Soon we will launch an e-learning on Process Mining, which dives deeper into monitoring events to do a full-blown data analysis of the process. Keep you posted!

Navigating the process improvement landscape

Do you know that feeling where you are looking for a very bright idea that will solve all your (process) problems but you have no idea where to start? If you're feeling a bit lost, we have some tools and techniques described in the e-learning Customer-centric Business Process Improvement to steer you towards good, improved process features. 

Change the way of working!

Implementing an new or improved process can change the day-to-day operations of an organization and as most of us are creatures of habit, this can lead to some resistance. We offer you a framework on how to deal with this resistance in your organization.