BPI projects
BPI is a shortcut of Business Process Improvement. The methodology has first been documented by H. James Harrington in 1991. The systematic approach enables optimizing processes in order to achieve more efficiency and effectiveness
The objective of improving a business process implicates that this intention becomes a project:
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Unique goal
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Time, cost and resource constraints
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Separation from other development plans (business as usual, other projects)
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Specific organizational structure
The "BPI project" feature in IYOPRO facilitates process management by offering a structured procedure. Based on BPI Projects you may later create workflows or perform deep BPS simulation & analysis.
Like the repository tree the "BPI Project" follows a hierarchy. The hierarchy is displayed in the process explorer.
The core elements of the "BPI project" feature are:
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Solution - the root which groups projects together
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Project - a single BPI project
Solution
The "Solution" is the "bracket", which groups various "Projects" together.
If you create a new project, you may choose
to create either a new solution or attach the project to an existing solution. (Create a new BPI project).
Project
A Project consists out of all documents, which describe the process model, i.e. diagrams, documents, folders etc.
Create a new BPI project
From the Application menu click :
- Name
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Enter the name of the "Project".
- Location
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Browse for the destination folder.
- Solution name
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If there is a current solution is active, the new project will be attached to that solution. You may choose to create a new solution, where the project will be attached to.
- Create directory for solution
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If selected the solution will contain a subdirectory to organize the associated projects.
Click OK and the project will be created and shown in the The Process Explorer.
Add a new diagram
In the process explorer select a project or project folder. Right click to display its context menu. Click .
Select the desired diagram type from the templates tree and name the new diagram. Click OK to add a new diagram to your project.
Add an existing diagram
If your repository contains an item which will be required in your project you may choose Add existing item.
In the process explorer select a project or project folder. Right click to display its context menu. Click .
Browse for the file you wish to add and select it. Note the arrow beside the Add button. You may perform the following add modes:
- Add
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The existing item will be copied into the project. The source item remains and will not be changed due to editing operations. This is the default.
- Add As Link
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The existing item will be referenced and changed on editing and save operations from within the project.
Add a folder
In the process explorer select a project or project folder. Right click to display its context menu. Click .
Select the desired folder type and name the new folder. Click OK to create the folder.
IYOPRO provides different folder symbols. These are:
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General Folder
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Documentation
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Forms
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Roles
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Services
These are templates we provide in order to make your project even more transparent. There are no restrictions regarding the items, which may be stored in a specific folder type.
Remove an item
In the process explorer select an item. Right click to display its context menu. Click Remove.
| Remove removes it from the project structure. It does not delete the item from the file system. |
Rename an item
In the process explorer select an item. Right click to display its context menu. Click Rename.
Enter the desired name and press Enter. This operation will rename the associated file in the repository as well.
Rearrange an item
In the process explorer select an item and drag it over a folder or a project element to move the item to that location.
