Secure Software Systems

Documenting Processes

Using information about processes allows the manager to study and describe the process. To be useful, that information needs to be documented in some manner.

A simple and straight forward way to do this is to simply write down the process. For simple processes and those that are infrequently used, writing it down is often sufficient documentation. This written description of the process can be done based on the actual process being completed, or it can be done to plan how a process should be completed. If it is done as a plan, the process should be tested to ensure that it actually effectively accomplishes the desired result.

A written description of a process can be used as a guide for how to complete a process. At that ...