protsessilist

Protsessilist is a structured catalog of processes within a system or organization. In the field of business process management, the term refers to a consolidated inventory that documents each process's purpose, scope, interfaces with other processes, and its place in the overall governance framework.

An entry in a protsessilist typically includes: process_id, name, description, inputs, outputs, prerequisites, owner, status, and version. Optional attributes may cover performance indicators (such as cycle time or SLA), risk flags, compliance tags, and the level of automation. The list can be flat or hierarchical to reflect subprocess relationships.

Representations vary by tool and need. Protsessiliste can be kept as tabular records in a repository, represented as a hierarchical tree in BPM software, or exported to machine-readable formats such as JSON or XML. They are often generated or refined through governance workshops, audits, and process mining outputs.

Purpose and usage include increasing visibility and accountability for process definitions, enabling onboarding and training, guiding process improvement, and supporting regulatory compliance. A maintained protsessilist provides a single source of truth for stakeholders to assess owners, dependencies, and change impact.

Relation to related concepts: while a protsessilist shares information with process maps and flow diagrams, it emphasizes inventory, metadata, and governance rather than visual sequence. Limitations include the maintenance burden, potential drift from actual practice, and the need for clear ownership and versioning policies.