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What is current state mapping?
A current state map is a snapshot of how a process is done today. It may be a current state process flowchart, or a current state value stream map (VSM), but the principle is the same. It shows the current methodology of how you produce products or perform services for your customers.
What is the main purpose of a current state map?
A current state map describes the high level steps to make product or provide a service from customer order or request, until delivery back to the customer. It reflects what’s actually happening today, not what should or could happen.
Why do you need to map the information flow in the current state?
A current state value stream map will enable you to see the complete door-to-door flow in your facility and to identify and prioritize areas for improvement. Before you create a current state map, you should have already identified the value stream you want to analyze.
What is current state analysis?
As-is process analysis or current state analysis is a process management strategy that identifies and evaluates a business’s current processes. Current state analysis can focus on an entire business organization or on one or more specific processes within a department or team.
How do you describe current state?
Current State is the terminology used to describe a series of workflows developed to depict business processes as they currently function. During Phase 3 a map is created to reflect all the steps of the process, who is responsible for each step, and the time it takes to complete each task.
What is the importance of current state analysis?
Current state analysis is key By developing a baseline of current state processes and issues it allows you to visualise the bottlenecks and agree on the priorities. It will also provide you with a baseline to identify and measure the gaps between the current and future states.
What current state means?
1 of the immediate present; in progress.
Why is current state analysis important?
How do you evaluate current state?
Assess the Current State of Your Organization
- Assess current processes. Identify and outline processes including:
- Minimize complexity by taking an inventory. Start an inventory.
- Align work and resources across departmental boundaries. Support digital initiatives and work to improve communication between departments.
When to use current state or future state process analysis?
Current state and future state process analysis go hand-in-hand when you are evaluating business processes. Simply put, as-is maps where your processes are and to-be maps where you want them to be. The as-is phase outlines the current state of your processes and any gaps or issues with the current mode of operation.
What should be included in the current state mapping process?
Separately document ‘Bright Ideas’ – these are ideas captured during the current state mapping process as ideas for future improvements; ensure these ‘bright ideas’ have either been addressed, incorporated or discarded as no longer needed when considering future state design.
How to build a roadmap – define current state?
The steps required to complete this work: Develop a clear and unambiguous understanding of the current state. Define the desired end state. Conduct a Gap Analysis exercise. Prioritize the findings from the Gap Analysis exercise into a series of gap closure strategies.
What are the goals of a current state analysis?
Current state analysis can focus on an entire business organization or on one or more specific processes within a department or team. There are several key goals or motivations for implementing current state analysis, including: