Phase 2: Analyze the Existing Business Process

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Now that you’ve planned your BPI project, it’s time to move to phase two—analyzing the process you’ve identified as needing change. This phase consists of the following steps:

  • Mapping the existing process (documenting the way work flows through the process).
  • Examining the process map to identify problems.
  • Interviewing stakeholders (including customers) to gain their insights on the process.
  • Benchmarking how other organizations handle this process.

After following these steps, you should have a set of documents that precisely describe the existing process and include ideas for improving the process. ...

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