BENEFITS OF THIS EXCEL DOCUMENT
- Establish that your organization coordinates with business enablement team to support Change Management, Training, Business Process Mapping, and cutover deliverables.
- Conduct Business Process Mapping of customer as-is and to-be processes using various tools and techniques.
- Conduct Business Process Mapping sessions with stakeholders.
PROCESS MAPS EXCEL DESCRIPTION
Editor Summary
Business Process Mapping - Implementation Toolkit is an XLSX toolkit with supplemental ZIP by Gerard Blokdijk delivering templates, workplans, diagnostics and an Excel Self-Assessment Dashboard (no slides).
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It guides users through a 3-step RDMAICS process: a 49-requirement quickscan PDF, a 999-question Self-Assessment across 7 Process Design areas with scorecard, radar chart and auto-generated RACI matrix, then 62 implementation project-management form templates covering over 1,500 requirements. Sold as a digital download on Flevy with immediate digital download. Used by process improvement leads, business analysts, and project managers for end-to-end process mapping projects.
Use this toolkit when an organization is launching a business process mapping initiative that must move from assessment to tracked implementation and revision.
Process improvement leads running a quickscan and stakeholder briefing using the 49-requirement Self-Assessment PDF and the pre-filled Excel Dashboard for initial diagnostics.
Business analysts diagnosing process-design gaps by working through the 999 case-based questions organized into 7 core Process Design areas.
Project managers converting assessment outputs into tracked projects using the 62 step-by-step project-management form templates to manage requirements and success criteria.
The RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain) cycle in the toolkit reflects a data-driven improvement approach common in process consulting.
The Business Process Mapping Implementation Toolkit includes a set of best practice templates, step-by-step workplans, and maturity diagnostics for any Business Process Mapping project. Please note the above partial preview is ONLY of the Self Assessment Excel Dashboard, referenced in steps 1 and 2 (see below for more details).
Through a 3-step process, this toolkit will guide you from idea to implementation. Please find a below a summary of the 3 steps.
STEP 1: Get your bearings
Start with the latest quick edition of the Business Process Mapping Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.
Organized in a Data Driven improvement cycle RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain), check the example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation.
STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track
Featuring 999 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of Process Design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Business Process Mapping improvements can be made.
The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the Business Process Mapping Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which Business Process Mapping areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:
• Shows your organization instant insight in areas for improvement: Auto generates reports, radar chart for maturity assessment, insights per process and participant and bespoke, ready to use, RACI Matrix
• Gives you a professional Dashboard to guide and perform a thorough Business Process Mapping Self-Assessment
• Is secure: Ensures offline Data Protection of your Self-Assessment results
• Dynamically prioritized projects-ready RACI Matrix shows your organization exactly what to do next
STEP 3: Implement, Track, follow up and revise strategy
The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage Business Process Mapping projects with the 62 implementation resources. There are 62 step-by-step Business Process Mapping Project Management Form Templates covering over 1500 Business Process Mapping project requirements and success criteria.
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TOPIC FAQ
What are the typical phases of a business process mapping improvement cycle?
A common improvement cycle represented in this toolkit is RDMAICS: Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain. The approach starts with a quickscan, moves to detailed self-assessment and scoring, then into prioritized implementation and ongoing control, as reflected by the RDMAICS cycle.
How can a self-assessment help prioritize which processes to improve first?
Structured self-assessments generate objective scores and visualizations (radar charts, scorecards) and provide insights per process and participant; those outputs feed a dynamically prioritized, projects-ready RACI Matrix to indicate what to do next using the dashboard.
What features should I expect from a process mapping toolkit if I need to present findings to stakeholders?
Look for a professional dashboard that auto-generates reports and visual maturity charts, a scorecard for progress tracking, and a bespoke RACI matrix to assign responsibilities; Flevy's Business Process Mapping - Implementation Toolkit includes an Excel Dashboard with these features.
How many templates and project resources are reasonable to expect in an implementation toolkit?
Implementation toolkits vary,, but Flevy's Business Process Mapping - Implementation Toolkit provides 62 step-by-step project-management form templates that together cover over 1,500 business process mapping project requirements and success criteria.
What does a quickscan self-assessment typically include for initial process mapping diagnostics?
A quick edition self-assessment should list core requirements to surface gaps quickly; the toolkit’s quick edition PDF contains 49 requirements to perform a quickscan and pairs with a pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard for familiarization.
How are RACI matrices used to operationalize process mapping outputs into projects?
RACI matrices assign who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed for requirements identified in assessments; the toolkit auto-generates a bespoke, dynamically prioritized RACI Matrix that shows responsibilities and next-priority projects-ready actions.
Can an Excel dashboard accelerate reporting and data protection during a process mapping program?
Yes; an Excel dashboard can auto-generate reports, produce a radar chart for maturity assessment, deliver insights per process and participant, and support offline data protection of assessment results via a secure Excel-based Dashboard.
How do I convert assessment results into tracked implementation with measurable success criteria?
Use assessment outputs (scorecard, radar, prioritized RACI) as inputs to standardized project forms and templates; this toolkit links the self-assessment outcomes to 62 implementation resources and project-management form templates covering over 1,500 requirements.
Source: Best Practices in Process Maps, BPM Excel: Business Process Mapping - Implementation Toolkit Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk