CMPT 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Process Flow Diagram, Data Flow Diagram, Business Process Model And Notation

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Computing Science
• Course: CMPT 120
• Professor: Liaqat Ali

Document Summary

Swimlane diagram, a. k. a swimlane flowchart: to delineate who does what in cross- team processes. Workflow flowchart: to document workflows, often involving tasks, documents and information in offices. Event-driven process chain (epc) flowchart: to document or plan a business process. Specification and description language (sdl) flowchart: to brainstorm computer algorithms using three basic components: system definition, block and process. These related diagrams are also sometimes thought of as types of flowcharts: Data flow diagram (dfd): to map out the flow of information for any system or process. Process flowchart: to illustrate the relationships between major components at an industrial plant. Business process model and notation (bpmn 2. 0): to model the steps of a planned business process. How to plan and draw a basic flowchart: define your purpose and scope. Be detailed enough in your research but simple enough in your charting to communicate with your intended audience: identify the tasks in chronological order.