Numbered process
Show a loop or sequence the team must learn in order.
Related: Timeline / roadmap
When to use
Use for a human process with a clear order. Do not use for system request paths (use sequence/fan-out). Do not use for a roadmap of dates (use timeline).
Guidelines
Four steps is the default. Names are verbs. Title says which loop matters.
Example
Wave 1 playbook
Scan, stage, ship — train that loop before any other Harbor module.
1
Receive & scan2
Putaway3
Pick wave4
Ship confirmOps training · 4 loops, not 14 modules
Four operational verbs. Steal the loop, not a 14-step SIPOC.
Rules
- Three to six steps. If you need more, split slides.
- Step labels are verbs or verb phrases.
- Title states which process to train or run, not “Process.”
User recipe
Goal: teach a sequence.
Inputs: steps in order, the so-what.
Constraints: Numbered process Rules.
Prompt skeleton: “Make a numbered-process slide in family consulting-exhibit using the Numbered process rules. Steps: [ordered list]. So-what: [sentence].”
Anti-patterns
- Swimlanes pretending to be a simple process (use swimlane).
- Chevrons with no words.