SIPOC Template for Digital Curation

Published On:
November 28, 2017
Authored By:
APQC/CELT
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A SIPOC—suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers—is an analysis tool that provides a big picture view of the important elements of a process. Organizations Use SIPOCs to:

  • Provide an “at a glance” overview of a process
  • Define the start and stop boundaries of a process (and project scope)
  • Clarify upstream processes and relationships of the suppliers of the inputs to a process
  • Identify downstream processes and customers (internal and external), and the process outputs they seek
  • Identify unintended wastes output by the process

This document provides definitions of the elements of a SIPOC, guidance on how to complete each section, and a sample SIPOC completed for the process for curating digital content.

APQC’s education group is partnering with the Center for Educational Leadership & Technology (CELT) on a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a collaborative project using a comprehensive approach for planning your education reforms—Master Planning for Innovation (MPI). This item is a result of past and continuing MPI project work. Find out more about MPI and the partnership.

Type:
Tools & Templates
Topics:
Process Improvement, Process, Master Planning for Innovation (MPI), Education K16, Business Process Management (BPM)
Industries:
Education (Higher Education), Education (K-12)

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