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SIPOC Diagram Guide for Employees

The document provides instructions for creating a SIPOC (Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer) diagram to map out a business process. It explains that the SIPOC diagram should describe the existing process and include major activities, inputs, outputs, suppliers, and customers. Subject matter experts should review the diagram for accuracy and completeness. The example SIPOC diagram shown maps out a "Cost Data Integrity Project" process.

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SIPOC Diagram Guide for Employees

The document provides instructions for creating a SIPOC (Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer) diagram to map out a business process. It explains that the SIPOC diagram should describe the existing process and include major activities, inputs, outputs, suppliers, and customers. Subject matter experts should review the diagram for accuracy and completeness. The example SIPOC diagram shown maps out a "Cost Data Integrity Project" process.

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SIPOC Help

Employees Employee Setup Data


Contractors Contractor Setup Data
Employees & Contractors Planning Meeting
Contracting Officer Statement of Work
Payroll Department Employee Pay Rates
Contractors Contractor Pay Rates
Employees Timesheets
Contractors (Time & Materials) Timesheets
Contractors (Fixed Priced) Invoices
Project Management System Timesheet & Invoices
Instructions for Preparing the SIPOC Diagram:
1. Go through the process step by step, describing the major activities. List each of this activities under the Process column.
2. Add two columns, one to the left of the Process column Input and one to the right of the Process column Output.
3. Work to the left of each activity in the Process and describe the Input into this Activity.
4. Now work to the right of the activity in the Process and describe the Output from this Activity.
5. Add two more columns, one to the left of Inputs labeled Supplier and one to the right of Ouput labeled Customer.
6. Now work down the Input column and describe each source or supplier of the Input.
7. Do the same for the Output column and work down, describing who gets the output.
Some points to consider:
1. The SIPOC Diagram should describe the existing process and not the "to be" process.
2. Have some Subject Matter Experts who know the process review the SIPOC Diagram for accuracy and completeness.
3. Include Sub-Processes and other key system interfaces within your SIPOC Diagram.
SIPOC DIAGRAM - High Level

Cost Data Integrity Project
Supplier Input Process
Setup Resources
Assign Activities to
Resources
Assign Rates to
Resources
Enter Time Sheets
Enter Vendor Invoices
Summarize and
Report Costs
4. You can include additional descriptive information where appropriate such as applications involved, functional owners, etc.
5. If you need more detail, then create lower level SIPOC Diagrams.
SIPOC Example
Source: www.pd-trak.com/sixsigma.htm
Active Employee Record Project Manager and Team
Active Contractor Record Project Manager and Team
Project Schedule Project Manager and Team
Project Schedule Project Manager and Team
Rate Table System Administrator
Rate Table System Administrator
Labor Cost Report Project Manager and Team
Labor Cost Report Project Manager and Team
Contractor Cost Report Project Manager and Team
Monthly Performance Reports CIO, Program Managers, VP Finance
1. Go through the process step by step, describing the major activities. List each of this activities under the Process column.
2. Add two columns, one to the left of the Process column Input and one to the right of the Process column Output.
5. Add two more columns, one to the left of Inputs labeled Supplier and one to the right of Ouput labeled Customer.
2. Have some Subject Matter Experts who know the process review the SIPOC Diagram for accuracy and completeness.
SIPOC DIAGRAM - High Level
Cost Data Integrity Project


Output Customer
4. You can include additional descriptive information where appropriate such as applications involved, functional owners, etc.

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