Perusprosessia

Perusprosessia is a Finnish term used to describe the fundamental, core process of an organization or system. The word is formed from perus- meaning basic or fundamental and prosessi meaning process. The concept is widely used in business management and information technology to distinguish the essential workflow that creates value from supporting activities and development work.

Core characteristics include standardization, repeatability, and measurability; it is typically documented as a process map or set of procedures with defined inputs, outputs, owners, and performance indicators. It is expected to be stable and well understood so that improvements can be made systematically through methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, or business process management initiatives.

In practice, examples of perusprosessi vary by domain. In manufacturing, the core process may be the production line and its quality control checks. In services, it might be the service delivery steps from customer request to fulfillment. In IT, the core process could be the incident-to-resolution or the code deployment pipeline that ensures core functionality remains available.

Perusprosessi is commonly treated as a central element of an organization's governance and risk management; changes to the core process require impact analysis and alignment with strategic objectives. It is usually complemented by tukiprosessit (support processes) and development efforts to enable continuous improvement.

Grammatically, perusprosessi is the base form; perusprosessia is the partitive form used when describing a portion or object of action, for example “parannetaan perusprosessia” or “perusprosessia seurataan.”