PROCEDURES AND METHODS USED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION
Procedures
The following is a list of methods and procedures followed in the subsequent detailed investigation of your system:.
1. The following forms and reports were sampled:
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2. The following existing documentation was studied:
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Methods
This report contains high-level pictures that diagram the flow of documents and data through your system. In the interest of brevity, this report only contains high-level pictures of the current system. The pictures use the following special symbols:
A square represents a person, department, organization, or system that is beyond the scope of the system that we studied, but which provides input to or receives outputs from the system being studied. In other words, the squares define where the system begins and ends.
A rounded rectangle represents work that is performed in, by, or for the system. This includes work performed by people and machines.
An open-ended box represents data storage, either temporary or permanent. This includes in/out boxes, log sheets, reference books, manual files, and computer files.
An arrow represents the actual flow of documents, messages (possibly verbal), and reports through the system. Each arrow can be thought of as a pipeline through which one or more occurrences of the named flow travel.
Overview of Current System Operations
In this section of the report, we present our understanding of your current system operations.
System Participants and Interested Parties