Develop the Process and Activities

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An important part of the process analysis is to identify where extra caution is

needed. The analysis identifies and helps mitigate the potential for abnormal

events by writing procedures sensitive to aspects of the process that could cause

errors. The analysis identifies design defects and assists procedure developers in

providing warnings and cautions at appropriate places within the procedure to help

the procedure user to recognize and prevent mishaps or mitigate the effects if

mishaps occur. The analysis should be documented as part of the procedure basis.

2.5

Develop the Process and Activities

A procedure provides a process (method) to accomplish a specific task. Use information

gathered in the process analysis to define the process, define the activities that make up

the process, and organize the activities into related sections. These sections will become

the subsections and action steps within the procedure.

[1]

Identify each activity within each process.

[a] Assess the technical requirements to accomplish the activity, such as

C System/component configuration

C Interfaces with other procedures and with other organizations

C Limitations

C Potential hazards and problems

C Expected system responses.

[b] Assess applicable administrative requirements such as verifications,

inspections, and notifications (a form such as the Administrative Requirements

Worksheet shown in Appendix A can may be used to record the requirements

for each activity).

[2]

Place the activities identified in sequence in their order of performance. Outlines,

tables, and flow charts are useful for viewing the sequence and hierarchy of the

activities required to complete the process.

[3]

Review the activities and combine common activities. Activities can be combined

as long as they do not increase the complexity of the procedure or interrupt the

correct sequence of actions.

[4]

Develop a clear, concise statement of purpose for performing the procedure.

[5]

List other documents, forms, and definitions of important terms that will be used

to support the procedure being developed.

[6]

Develop procedure headings as applicable (see Section 3, "Procedure

Organization" and "Headings").