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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
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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 minimum:
Classic Archives Digitization Project Requiring Bibliographic Metadata | ||||||
| Suppliers | Inputs | Process | Outputs | Customers | Preservation & Digitization | Project Proposal Form|
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Patron Archives staff External funding (grant or donor) | Patron request Project proposal | First Step: | Determine Scope and Assign the ProjectDecision and request for materials | Project Owner Preservation & Digitization Bibliographic Initiatives Access Services | ||
| Project Owner Preservation & Digitization Access Services | Materials (if needed) with Inventory & Metadata (if available) | Step 2: Create/Enhance Catalog Records | Catalog Records | Project Owner Preservation & Digitization Innovative Sierra OCLC WorldCat Researchers | ||
| Bibliographic Initiatives | Materials (if utilized) | Step 3: Prepare to return materials | Returned materials | Project Owner Preservation & Digitization Access Services | ||
| Bibliographic Initiatives | Final Documentation | Last Step: Notify Stakeholders | Request for digitization | Content identification/location information | Archives staff (paging) | |
| Archives staff | Original materials | Step 2: Assess the original materials | Conditon 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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