The development of a process mapping methodology for The Process Protocol Level 2

Abstract

The Generic Design and Construction Process Protocol (GDCPP) was created by the University of Salford in 1998. It is a high-level process map that aims to provide a framework to help companies achieve an improved design and construction process. Furthermore, industry interest and acceptance of the framework provided the impetus for further funding to continue the research for an additional three years. The first project concentrated on the high level protocol, and the second aims to develop the sub processes of the original high level map. This paper describes the methodology used to develop the sub processes and explains why a bespoke modeling methodology was developed rather than using the standard process modeling techniques. The methodology enables all of the information relating to the sub processes to be represented as a series of process maps and when viewed holistically, presents an integrated generic decomposition of the processes on the high level map.

Keywords: Process Mapping, Process Protocol, Process Modelling, IT tool