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| Suppliers | Inputs | Process | Outputs | Customers |
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List all suppliers of the process step | List all inputs to the process step |
| List all outputs pf the process step | List all of those supported by the process |
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Phase 1: Identify & name the high-level process | ||||
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Phase 6 | Phase 5 | Phase 2
| Phase 3 | Phase 4 |
Once you complete a SIPOC, it can be reviewed with project sponsor(s), champion(s) and other involved stakeholders for verification.
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SIPOCs should range from a minimum of 4 steps and a maximum of 7. The following real example embraces the minimummaximum:
Archives Digitization | ||||
| Suppliers | Inputs | Process | Outputs | Customers |
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Patron Archives staff External funding (grant or donor) | Patron request Project proposal | First Step: Request for digitization | Content identification/location information | Archives staff (paging) |
| Archives staff | Original materials | Step 2: Assess the original materials | Condition analysis | Archives staff Conservation staff Digitization staff Patron |
Archives staff Digitization staff Conservation staff Patron | Decision to digitize | Step 3: Prepping for digitization | Metadata documentation (spreadsheet/database) Patron invoice/payments (list of materials to be digitized) Send to off-site vendor | Archives staff Digitization staff Vendor Patron |
Archives staff Digitization staff Vendor Patron | Original material Patron payment | Step 4: Digitize materials | Digital files Digitization metadata | Archives staff |
Archives staff Digitization staff | Digitized materials | Step 5: Quality Control & Evaluation | Approved quality of product | Archives staff Digitization staff Vendor |
Archives staff Digitization staff | Completed digital files and metadata | Step 6: Delivery of digitized content | Access copy Preservation copy | Patron Archives staff Library Staff |
Archives staff Library Staff | Original material Digitized material | Last Step: Storage of materials | Access copy Preservation copy Stored original materials | Researchers (internal & external) Access & Preservation platform(s) Stacks Preservation & Digitization |
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