Simple diagrams that map out a process[1], so that you can easily communicate it to other people. You can also use them to define and analyze a process, build a step-by-step picture of it, and define, standardize or improve it.
Defined Terms
1. ↑ process.
The mechanism through which the data are transformed, manipulated and created into output such as a report, a decision etc. A series of activities that need to be carried out to accomplish some sort of organizational goal. A sequence of events or activities that are triggered by something happening and results in something being achieved.