Project status assistance: workflow mapping
Make the steps and handoffs visible. Start with sample task records and reporting rules and plan a status brief linked to underlying tasks.
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The project in view
- Start with
- sample task records and reporting rules.
- Proposed result
- a status brief linked to underlying tasks.
- A decision to resolve
- stale records being described as current.
This is a planning example. It does not describe a completed client engagement.
Workflow mapping for this project
- Start when sample task records and reporting rules is available and approved for use.
- Create a draft of a status brief linked to underlying tasks, with source references attached.
- Route stale records being described as current to the nominated reviewer before issuing the final result.
Questions to answer together
- What starts the work, and what marks it complete?
- Who reviews the intermediate result?
- Where does an exception go, and who resolves it?
What to have at the end
A sequence of steps showing inputs, decisions, handoffs and completion.
Record the decision on stale records being described as current alongside the source material. If it is still unresolved, identify who can answer it and what work depends on the answer.
Prepare your enquiry
Use this as a starting point. Add your current process, available examples and constraints before sharing.
Send your completed brief to hello@iansamonte.com or visit the main page to discuss your project.