Thought Process Map

11/6/02

There is no specific format that must be followed for creating a Thought Process Map. Use whatever format logically expresses
the questions and ideas that drive the project. The following have been used for TMAP construction:

Goal: Standardization of MS-Access template to prepare standard IO termination drawing & IO Assignment

Process
DMAIC

Define

Problem
Problem Statement

How to scope the project?

Whats the current process?

Measure

Whats the historical data?

Whats the current process?

Analysis
How to identify the root causes and
solutions?

What Is Unknown

There is no Standard Build Tool or

Template to create the IO Assignment
and IO Termination Drawings because
of which No standard format available
for these drawings.

1. Are there any exisiting software tools /

templates available?
2. How long does it take for engineers to
It is not known whether standard tools are being
start making documents from scratch?
Develop Software Template
used in other regions for the developing these
TMAP, SIPOC
3. Is there any re-work?
using MS-Access.
drawings for the projects
4. Do engineers have adequate
knowledge in designing the hardware &
software side?

Actions

Currently there is no standard Build tool

available for using in all PAS Projects.
Manhours spent on generating this documents.
Some Projects using MS-Excel and
What parameters are required to be measured?
some using MS-Access files for
generating this drawings.
1. Are there any Standard Build tools
available to speed up this drawing
Historical data suggests that a lot of
generation?
delays in the project is contributed by -2. Do engineers have sufficient
Exact figures on number of hours taken by
lack of Standard Build Tool
knowledge & accessibilty in working with
engineers in completing the first revision
- No Standard document format across
these tools?
document preparation and for consecutive
projects
revision after receiving comments from
- Projects using MS Excel for
Customer.
generating this job, which is time
consuming task.

Develop new tools or use

existing ones. Educate
engineers on the availabilty
of tools that can help them

1. Are the engineers available of the

potential problems they can face in
related projects?
2. Is there any database consolidating
all the previous known issues?
Root causes are identified only when
3. Is there any feeback from other
engineers execute the project. There is In the absence of Knowledge sharing, solutions
projects across the region on their
no knowledge sharing or lessons learnt to common issues are not known
experience with ?
sharing

Develop checklists for

engineers to help them
keep a track on their
activities

As there is no Standard Build Tool

available,

There are no tools available to thorougly

analyze the whole engineering process

What is the new process?

Develop a Software Tool to Standardize It is not known whether Mater Logic standards
the IO Assignment and IO
are being used in other regions for the execution
Termanination drawing formats.
of the projects

How do we know the solution is

Past experience suggests that Projects

take a long time to execute with lots of
problems identified. Developing a
standardized process will help all
How much successful the entire process will be
engineers across the region to be
once rolled out
aligned together and have specific tools
to help them in their engineering
process

Improve

Analysis
Key Questions to Be Answered

What Is Known

How to keep OP can operation according oNo current control plans exist

How to sustain the control process

Control

Tools Used

TMAP, Process Mapping

TMAP, Process Mapping

TMAP, Fishbone Chart, C&E,

FMEA

TMAP, Fishbone Chart, C&E,

FMEA
Engineering Tools,
Hardware & Software Design
Templates

1. Whether this process aligns with the

process used across other poles
2. How long will it take
for project teams to get familiarize with
the whole process

1. Who should be delegated the control

authority
2. What
should be the timeframe for the control
process

Roll out the GB

Standardization process
initiallly at SEA level & later Engineering Tools,
possibly at a global level
Hardware & Software Design
Templates

Organize Project gating

audits, knowledge sharing
meetings and consolidate
lessons learnt database

Control Plans

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