Start with a rounded ovalDecide what exactly you are mapping
What is it that's moving from one step to the next?
Is it a customer?
A physical product?
yes
Then at each stage, think about what the customer experiences.
yes
At each stage consider what happens to the product
Data?
yes
At each stage consider what happens to the data. How is it moved, transformed, processed?
It could be anything, but make sure it is precisely defined
In advanced flow charts, different parts of the chart may have different subjects. Use colours to highlight each part.
💡Use diamonds to represent decisions
💡Start with a rounded oval
💡Use rectangles for process steps
Some steps may have multiple inputs
After mapping each step, you reach the final result of the process