Business Process Management Center

You can also use flowcharts to streamline a process by shortening the amount of time tasks take or by reducing the number of resources they require. To do so, create your flowchart as usual. In addition to listing all the steps in a process, also list the persons responsible for each task as well as the amount of time it takes for them to complete their task. Take, for example, a design approval process. A quick look at the flowchart below reveals that there are three people responsible for the approval of the preliminary design sketch each adding a day to the length of the project. You can make the design process more efficient if the head of marketing doesn't see the design until the second draft has been approved. By removing just a single person from a task, you can shave off an entire day from the duration of your process.