modprom.module functional overview

This document gives an overview of the functionality of ModProm.

introduction

ModProm is a business process recording, analysis and management program. ModProm provides substantial help and guidance in managing an organisation's processes and, consequently, managing an organisation by process.

basic functions

The key basic functions of ModProm enable:

process data capture

for each process the description of the process can be stored, together with R.A.C.I. data

data structuring

the structuring of the organisation's processes into a hierarchical tree-structure which allows ready understanding of the main business drivers

linked process flow diagrams

the linkage of process flow diagrams to each process allows a more structured view of the process which lends itself to validation and verification of supporting IT systems and processes

publication

publication of the process data is supported by the ability to set any user's access as read-only and also to publish an HTML snapshot of the data, independent of the application itself

reporting

reporting of the processes attributes allows an overview of the whole set of processes and identification of any process hot-spots

reporting

Standard reports include the ability to analyse a set of processes to highlight any that lack an Accountable or Responsible resource, or have multiple Accountable or Responsible resources, or lack defined KPIs.

Additionally, a snapshot of the data can be taken at any time, generating a set of HTML files which can then be published on the organisations Intranet or Internet without requiring ModProm.

pre-loaded data

ModProm comes pre-loaded with a range of standard processes for a range of typical business activities, from process engineering through to event management. Complementing these standard activities is a set of 500+ KPIs with their definitions, structures and calculations already established, helping you to kick-start process-based management in your organisation.

making process information visible

ModProm lets you record, edit and publish your process information in a manner that is readily accessible by all users. ModProm is a multiuser application, allowing many contributors to edit the data. For users who need just passive access to the data, their view of the data can be set to read-only to avoid any accidental changes. Once you process data is stable, a "snapshot" of the data can be created as a set of HTML files which no longer even need the ModProm application to publish its data.

technical implementation

ModProm makes use of standard XML-based datafiles, which are readily edited, read and converted by a wide range of applications and tools. ModProms set of KPIs is similarly implemented as XML data, so can be readily extended either directly in ModProm or by external tools and editors.