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Flowchart

  • Flowchart - Wikipedia #ril

    • A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents a WORKFLOW or PROCESS.

      A flowchart can also be defined as a diagrammatic representation of an ALGORITHM, a step-by-step approach to solving a task.

    • The flowchart shows the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their ORDER by connecting the boxes with ARROWS. This diagrammatic representation illustrates a SOLUTION MODEL to a given problem.

    • Flowcharts are used in ANALYZING, designing, DOCUMENTING or managing a process or program in various fields.

      由於簡單易懂，用來跟非技術人員溝通還滿方便的；釐清現有的流程、設計新的流程 ...

    Overview

    • Flowcharts are used in designing and documenting simple processes or programs. Like other types of diagrams, they help VISUALIZE WHAT IS GOING ON AND THEREBY HELP UNDERSTAND A PROCESS, and perhaps also find LESS-OBVIOUS FEATURES within the process, like FLAWS and BOTTLENECKS.

    • There are different types of flowcharts: each type has its own set of boxes and notations. The two most common types of boxes in a flowchart are:

      • a processing step, usually called activity, and denoted as a rectangular box.
      • a decision, usually denoted as a diamond.

    • A flowchart is described as "CROSS-FUNCTIONAL" when the chart is divided into different vertical or horizontal parts, to describe the CONTROL OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS.

      A symbol appearing in a particular part is within the control of that organizational unit. A cross-functional flowchart allows the author to correctly LOCATE THE RESPONSIBILITY for performing an action or making a decision, and to show the responsibility of each organizational unit for DIFFERENT PARTS OF A SINGLE PROCESS.

    • Flowcharts depict CERTAIN ASPECTS of processes and are usually complemented by other types of diagram.

      For instance, Kaoru Ishikawa, defined the flowchart as one of the seven basic tools of QUALITY CONTROL, next to the histogram, Pareto chart, check sheet, control chart, cause-and-effect diagram, and the scatter diagram. #ril

    • Similarly, in UML, a standard concept-modeling notation used in software development, the ACTIVITY DIAGRAM, which is a TYPE OF FLOWCHART, is just one of many different diagram types.

    • Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams and Drakon-charts are an alternative notation for process flow. #ril

      Common alternative names include: flow chart, process flowchart, functional flowchart, process map, process chart, functional process chart, business process model, process model, process flow diagram, work flow diagram, business flow diagram. The terms "FLOWCHART" AND "FLOW CHART" ARE USED INTERCHANGEABLY.

      確實 flowchart 跟 flow chart 很容易搞混；不過從 flow chart 到這裡才被提及，看起來 flowchart 是比較正確的說法。

    • The underlying GRAPH STRUCTURE of a flowchart is a FLOW GRAPH, which abstracts away node types, their contents and other ancillary information. ??