What are Role-Activity Diagrams? (RADs) - aka Swimlane Process Diagrams
In this video, I answer the question, what is a Role-Activity Diagram (RAD)? It's a process mapping tool; so let's see how it works.
These are also known as Swimlane Process Diagrams.
Swimlane Process Diagrams are the same as Role Activity Diagrams. However, I recall rarely seeing RADs drawn with the roles shown as horizontal 'swimlanes' - they are nearly always shown as vertical 'stovepipes'. Swimlane Process Diagrams, seem to be shown with the roles as horizontal swimplanes, but that difference is purely cosmetic.
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Role-Activity Diagrams are based on three concepts:
• The roles that people, teams, or departments play in the process.
• The activities that players fulfill during the process.
• The interactions between one activity and another.
Roles include:
• individuals,
• jobs, positions, or posts,
• teams,
• departments,
• companies in the supply chain
• other organizations like regulators or unions, or
• a class of stakeholders like customers or residents.
The interactions between roles are represented by lines. They can be anything that involves two or more roles, such as moving materials or information, allocating or delegating work, authorizing or agreeing a decision, or reporting status.
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⏱ Chapter Markers...
00:00 - What are Role-Activity Diagrams?
00:12 - The relevance of Role-Activity Diagrams
01:05 - The structure of Role-Activity Diagrams
01:46 - The components of Role-Activity Diagrams
03:08 - Summing-up Role-Activity Diagrams
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