Designed Process

A Designed Process is a process that is a designed system (intentionally created through a process design task) to achieve specific outcomes.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) follow engineering principles for process efficiency.
  • It can (typically) maintain process documentation through documentation system.
  • It can (typically) enforce quality standards through validation system.
  • It can (typically) handle process exceptions through error management.
  • It can (often) utilize modular components for process flexibility.
  • It can (often) support process monitoring through feedback system.
  • It can (often) enable process improvement through optimization method.
  • It can (often) require process testing through validation protocol.
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  • It can range from being a Manual Process to being an Automated Process, depending on its execution mode.
  • It can range from being a Rigid Designed Process to being an Adaptive Designed Process, depending on its flexibility level.
  • It can range from being a Simple Designed Process to being a Complex Designed Process, depending on its complexity level.
  • It can range from being a Deterministic Designed Process to being a Stochastic Designed Process, depending on its predictability level.
  • It can range from being a Domain-Specific Designed Process to being a General-Purpose Designed Process, depending on its application scope.
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  • It can be represented by a Designed Process Model.
  • It can undergo process versioning through change management.
  • It can support process rollback through version control.
  • It can enable process migration through transition management.
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• Examples:
  • General-Purpose Designed Processes, such as:
    • Business Processes, such as:
      • Order Fulfillment Process for order management.
      • Product Development Process for product creation.
      • Customer Service Process for support delivery.
      • Resource Planning Process for resource optimization.
    • Management Processes, such as:
      • Project Management Process for project execution.
      • Resource Management Process for resource allocation.
      • Quality Management Process for quality control.
      • Change Management Process for change implementation.
  • Domain-Specific Designed Processes, such as:
    • Healthcare Processes, such as:
      • Patient Care Process for medical treatment.
      • Clinical Trial Process for medical research.
      • Healthcare Compliance Process for regulatory adherence.
      • Medical Equipment Sterilization Process for safety maintenance.
    • Manufacturing Processes, such as:
      • Assembly Line Process for product assembly.
      • Quality Assurance Process for defect detection.
      • Inventory Control Process for stock management.
      • Equipment Maintenance Process for machine upkeep.
    • Software Development Processes, such as:
      • Agile Process for iterative development.
      • Waterfall Process for sequential development.
      • DevOps Process for continuous delivery.
      • Testing Process for quality verification.
    • Content Management Processes, such as:
      • Wiki-Site Management Process for knowledge maintenance.
      • Digital Asset Management Process for content organization.
      • Version Control Process for change tracking.
      • Publication Process for content delivery.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Ad Hoc Process, which lacks formal design and standardization.
  • Emergent Process, which develops organically rather than through design.
  • Natural Process, such as ocean tides, which occurs without intentional design.
  • Spontaneous Process, which arises from natural phenomena without structured planning.
  • Random Event, which lacks the structured progression of a process.
• See: Designed System, Management Task, Manual Process, Mechanical Process, Process, Process State, Workflow, Process Optimization.

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