Process Maps: Methods, Meetings and Materials

BONUS CHECKLIST: 3 key points for mapping a process.

There are several ways to gather the information you need to create your process map.

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Depending on the scope and length of the process, you could observe the process in action. This works best for a process that cycles quickly. If a process can be started and completed several times in a day or an hour, this is a good candidate for observation. If you can observe multiple operators performing the process, you will begin to get an idea how consistently it is followed.

Posted on November 27, 2015

Jody Padar

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vice president of strategy at Botkeeper, an upstart automated bookkeeping solution purpose-built for accounting firms.

She was also CEO and Principal of the New Vision CPA Group, a public accounting firm based in the Chicago area.

And as an author, lecturer, coach, consultant, and mentor, she advocates for progress and innovation in the profession, heralding a new way of thinking about the practice of accountancy and giving it a new purpose.

Having successfully transformed her own firm into a technologically advanced, paperless work environment, she is now dedicated to educating her fellow colleagues on how to make the same transition.

She is a regular contributor to a number of industry publications, including CPA Trendlines, where she offers practical tips and advice on running a next-generation firm.

Padar has been named by Accounting Today as “the Top 100 Most Influential to the Profession” for the last four years and manages her firm and discover new “best practices.”

Padar is married, has two teenage children, and swims competitively. Padar earned her BBA from Saint Mary’s College and MST from Northern Illinois University. Padar is also an adjunct professor at Oakton Community College and a contributing member of the Intuit Trainer Writer Network.

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