The purpose of a ______________ is to identify the complexity of the process and to assist in identifying critical steps in the process.

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Options

• APareto Chart
• BProcess Map
• CKanban
• DKaizen event

• B
  93% (40)
• C
  5% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

A Process Map (also called a flowchart or process flow diagram) visually represents each step in a workflow, making it easy to identify complexity, bottlenecks, and critical steps that could cause failures or delays - which is precisely the definition given in the question.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Pareto Chart - A bar chart used to prioritize problems by frequency (the "80/20 rule"); it analyzes what is going wrong, not how a process flows.
• C. Kanban - A visual workflow management system (often using cards/boards) to manage work-in-progress and flow, not to map or analyze process complexity.
• D. Kaizen event - A structured, short-term team workshop focused on rapidly improving a process, not mapping or identifying its structure.

Memory tip: Think "Process Map = picture of the path." Just as a geographic map shows the complexity of terrain and highlights critical roads, a Process Map shows the complexity of a workflow and highlights critical steps. If the question mentions identifying steps or complexity, it's always pointing to a map - not a chart, board, or event.

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