A workflow chart may be simple or complex depending on the process it describes, but most importantly, a chart must be accurate to be effective.

Control charts have two general uses in an improvement project. Undeniably, the most common application is as a tool to monitor process stability and control. A less common, although some might ...

Business process mapping reveals inefficiencies, streamlines workflows and drives scale. Done well, process mapping builds ...

It's difficult to fix bugs and problems in workflow, if you don't know what went wrong and at which stage in the process it went wrong. That's why troubleshooting is a vital purpose of flowchart.

A Paynter chart helps give a more complete picture as to the health of a process and can help guide management into supporting the right process improvement initiatives.

Basic work process tools and disciplines are the little things that must be ingrained so that the big things—safety, regulatory compliance, productivity, and reliability—continuously improve.