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title: Detailed Flowchart
description: "You cannot improve what you cannot see. A Detailed Flowchart puts every step, decision and delay of a troubled process section on one page. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a…"
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updated: "2026-10-07"
category: 02 MEASURE
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# Detailed Flowchart

You cannot improve what you cannot see. A Detailed Flowchart puts every step, decision and delay of a troubled process section on one page. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.

Tool video

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## Detailed Flowchart in short

1. **Go to the Gemba.** Watch the process where it happens. Don’t rely on old documents or memory.
2. **Write the story.** Walk it a second time and list every step as a plain sentence.
3. **Set the boundaries.** Draw start and end ovals that match your project scope.
4. **Draw steps and decisions.** Rectangles for activities, diamonds with two or more exits for decisions.
5. **Verify and challenge.** Walk the process again, fix the map, and ask: is every step needed?

Key points

- Map one narrow section in full detail.
- Oval, rectangle, diamond, and a D for delays.
- Observe first, then draw.
- Verify the map where the work happens.

**Related tools:** [Swimlane Diagram](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/swimlane-diagram/) · [SIPOC](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/sipoc/) · [Brown Paper Approach](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/brown-paper-approach/)