Process Specs describe what must be done to transform inputs into outputs. There is no one technique that can claim it is “The Method” of Process Specification. There are a large number of techniques that can be used to specify a process. Many of which I’ve written notes about already. Whatever method chosen, it needs to serve the purpose of documenting (& communicating) intent.
- A simple narrative using no formal rules/constraints
- Dispreferred over structured text
- A structured narrative using Templates & rules
- Pseudo-code (or actual code)
- Decision trees
- Flow Charts
- BPMN
- Activity Diagrams
- IDEF3 diagrams
- OPM diagrams, although these are probably outmoded by others on this list
Both IDEF0 and DFD Diagrams call for the use of some form of Process Spec to expand on their limitations.
Source
- Self, then vetted via Wikipedia