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WELCOME TO THE PRACTICAL SECTION
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM CREATION.
To participate in this practical session, it is recommended you must have completed your Self-Paced Flow Chart Learning and obtained your certification following completing 80% of the assessment.
If you are yet to commence/ complete your assessment:
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THE BASICS
What is a Process flow diagram?
Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) are a graphical way of describing a process, its constituent tasks, and their sequence. A PFD helps with the brainstorming and communication of the process design.
There are key symbols you are to utilise when creating any or all process flow diagrams:
Circle shape/ symbol OR Terminal/ Terminator: This represents the ''START'' or ''END'' of your diagram.
Rectangle shape/ symbol: This is used to represent each step-by-step process, an operation, or a task.
Diamond shape/ symbol: This is used when a decision is needed to be made (Yes or No). This object is always used in a process flow to ask a question. And, the answer to the question determines the arrows coming out of the Diamond. This shape is quite unique with two arrows coming out of it. One from the bottom point corresponding to Yes or True and one from either the right/left point corresponding to No or False. The arrows should always be labelled to avoid confusion in the process flow.
Document shape/ symbol: The document object is a rectangle with a wave-like base. This shape is used to represent a Document or Report in a process flow.
TASKS
Find below various tasks you could practice with to enhance your process flow diagram production skills. For each task completed, You are to submit the Process Description + The Process Flow Diagram.
Task 1).To capture the end-to end- user journey of how a new student registers on diit training website. The link to work with is www.diit-traininguk.co.uk
Task 2).Create a process flow diagram detailing how you make your cup of tea. (Working Assumptions: Your cup of tea is black coffee, semi-skimmed milk, and no sugar)
TASK 3).Create a process flow diagram detailing how you log into your email address. (Working Assumptions: You can use, yahoo, Gmail, mail.com or any other email platform you are comfortable with. You are not to document your real login details. Ensure you make use of details that are not synonymous to yours).
TASK 4).Create a process flow diagram notifying what happens when you input the wrong pin number into an ATM machine.
NOTE:
On any of the above tasks you intend to submit:
- Send a professional email to:info@diit-traininguk.co.uk
- Email Subject: Task Number, Process Flow Documentation Review.
FREE DIAGRAM CREATION TOOLS
Online, there are various free diagram creation tools that you can register with to gain access to create/ produce your process flow diagrams.
The tools are free to register on and you can practice your process flow diagram creation utilising any of the platforms below:
- drawio: (register on draw.io here: https://www.draw.io/connect/office365/index.html)
- Gliffy: (register on lucid charts here: https://www.gliffy.com/)
-Lucidcharts: (register on lucid charts here: https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/)
- Miro (register on miro here: https://miro.com/)
- Smartdraw : (register on smart draw here: https://www.smartdraw.com/)
- Nulab: (register on nulab here: https://www.nulab.com)
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