Task: Analyze Current State

Analyze and document the current state of a system or process in a pictorial / graphical view.

Purpose

To represent the current state in a visual format

Relationships

Roles	Primary: Business Analyst	Additional: Subject Matter Expert	Assisting:
Inputs	Mandatory: Business Interview Results Standard Operating Procedures Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers (SIPOC)	Optional: Existing Architecture Diagram	External: None
Outputs	Process Flow

Main Description

A current state diagram is useful for the stakeholders to:

Know where we are today
Identify opportunities for improvement
Identify responsibilities
Identify applicable interfaces
Define the processing steps in order

Steps

Reviewing existing documentation

Using a variety of documents including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), User Manuals, System Manuals, Context Diagrams, Processes and Procedures to gain an understanding of the current process.

Conduct brainstorm sessions

By interviewing stakeholders, collect ideas from participants allowing them to brainstorm process step and details.

Properties

Multiple Occurrences
Event Driven
Ongoing
Optional
Planned
Repeatable

Alternatives

To document the current state in a narrative manner.

Version and Release

Unified Life Cycle (ULC): 5.1, November 3, 2014
Phase Gates: 1.1, May 27, 2014
Process Engineering Process (PEP): 1.1, May 27, 2014