Flowcharts

The following sample flowcharts are easy to customize. Simply click on a word, shape or rule to edit, change color or adjust an element.

Contents• Slide 2: Basic Flowchart Shapes and Definitions• Slide 3: Flowchart Example: Brewing Coffee• Slide 4: Flowchart with Horizontal Swimlanes• Slide 5: Flowchart with Vertical Swimlanes

A “Swimlane” indicates the department or system responsible for a specific part of the workflow or process.

Basic Flowchart Shapes and Definitions

Start / End

The start or end of a workflow.

Project / Task

Process or action.

Splitor

Merge

Upright indicates a process split, inverted indicates a merge of processes.

Off PageConnector

Connector used to connect one page of a flowchart to another.

Connector

Used to connect one part of a flowchart to another.

Decision

Decision point in a process or workflow.

Input / Output

Data: Inputs to, and outputs from, a process.

Document

Document or report.

ManualInput

Prompt for information, manually entered into a system.

Coffee M

ug

Start

Flowchart Example: Brewing Coffee

Add Filter

Grind Beans

Pour

Brew

Read Instructions

Cream

Coffee G

rinder Task

Document Add Coffee

Add Water

Inputs

Inputs

Finish

Coffee P

otC

offee Mug

Sugar

Drink

Task

Manual Input

Decision Decision

Merge

No

No

Yes

Yes

Departm

entG

roup Three

Start

Flowchart with Horizontal Swimlanes

Input

Task Manual Input

Merge Document

Decision Finish

Departm

entD

epartment

No Yes

System One

StartProcess Improvement

Process Improved?

Input / Output

Produce Documents

Flowchart with Vertical Swimlanes

System Two System Three System Four

Completed

Review data

Change Process

No

Yes