How to Model a to-be process

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How to model a to-be process

Introduction

A to-be process can help you understand the results of implementing a different business process. Analyzing the results of an alternative process can help you plan your business operations. At this point, your process diagram reflects the current Quickstart Finance loan application process, detailing the two distinct outcomes resulting from a simple decision of whether or not to approve a customer's application for a loan. However, recalling the original reason for creating the model, you need to increase the number of loans approved, bearing in mind that you do not simply want to increase the number of bad loans on your books. The new process will approve loans with special terms for customers with less-than-ideal credit ratings. (Special terms might include the providing of collateral, a stricter repayment schedule, or any other requirements the bank wants to apply. You will not be required to define these terms for the purposes of this tutorial.) You originally added a simple decision to your diagram to approve or reject a loan. To be able to model a third type of result, approval with special terms, you need to replace the simple decision currently included in your diagram with a multiple-choice decision, and then adjust the other elements in your model accordingly. How to model a to-be process

Create a to-be process diagram as shown below:

Step 1

Make a copy of Loan Application (As Is) and rename it to Loan Application (To Be)

To make a copy of your as-is process that you can use as the starting point for your to-be process, complete the following steps:

1. In the Project Tree, right-click the Loan Application (As Is) process and select Copy.
2. Right-click the Processes process folder and select Paste.
3. Right-click the copy of the Loan Application (As Is) process and select Rename.
4. Type Loan Application (To Be) and press Enter on your keyboard.

You have now created a copy of your original process diagram that you can use to update your process.

How to create process diagrams

You can add the following elements under the Processes catalog.

Complete the following tasks to create a to-be process diagram:

1. Adding a multiple-choice decision A multiple-choice decision has one incoming branch and multiple outgoing branches. Each outgoing branch has an associated condition (that is, an expression that evaluates to either true or false). This condition determines which branch will be selected when you run or simulate a process.
2. Adding branches A branch enables control and data to flow through a distinct path between elements in a process model.
3. Adding a merge to the process diagram A merge in a process diagram recombines separate processing paths. A merge is used after a decision or fork.
4. Reconnecting process activities This exercise shows you how to reconnect the activities in your process diagram.