I had planned to write a piece on my upcoming process mapping software, since I have been fielding a lot of questions on it lately. But it was one of those days, and I got sidetracked by coincidence. I was in my garage searching for a old copy of the ANSI standard for process mapping […]

Just a quick note - I released a Flow Chart Symbols Cheat Sheet today. It contains pictures of the 30 most commonly used flow chart symbols, along with their name(s), and a short description. Some flow chart symbols have different meanings under different uses, so those are identified as well.
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Looking back at some of my earlier flowcharts, I can only think to myself, “Man these things are ugly”. So I hand selected some of my uglier flow chart symbol formats. Hopefully the image below conveys why the Flow Chart Symbol Style Sheet is a must for flowcharting in Excel:

A flowchart is a great way to visually depict a process, but if you want to analyze it, step it up to a process map. What are process maps? They’re a Six Sigma version of flowcharts that add attributes to each flowchart process step. Typical attributes include cycle time, defects per unit, delay time, ownership […]