Process Mapping: The Essential First Step to Process Improvement

Many organizations face complex and unclear processes, causing a slowdown in efficiency, errors, and reduced productivity. The difficulty in understanding current workflows complicates targeted improvements. This presentation introduces process mapping as a solution—a visual method to clarify workflows, enabling stakeholders to spot and resolve issues, streamline operations, and enhance collaboration. Attendees will learn to strategically apply process mapping to uncover inefficiencies, devise a plan for realistic improvements, and implement sustainable solutions. Real-world examples demonstrate how this approach cultivates a culture of continuous improvement, resulting in positive, enduring transformations.

Guest Speaker: Sam Drauschak

Sam Drauschak is the Co-founder and Chief Process Scientist at Truvle, whose mission is to assist businesses in reducing wasteful activity by providing them with innovative tools, software and expert content. With over a decade of experience in management consulting, Sam has worked with companies in financial services, resources, legal services, media, and digital services to simplify and improve their operations using business science fundamentals. Leading his team at Truvle, Sam helps organizations achieve maximum efficiency in business processes and energy flow. Samuel has also developed the Truvle Mapping Language (TML), a universal process mapping language adopted as the standard for multiple large enterprises globally. He is the author of Becoming A Conscious Business, a book that explores the efficiency of biological systems and how to apply them to modern businesses.

Sam has been a featured speaker at IIBA and Columbia University, sharing his experience in process consulting. He was also proudly featured in the Top 100 Magazine, recognized for his exceptional contributions to process mapping language. Sam's expertise spans process improvement, cost reduction, operational redesign, and more, working with global firms and Silicon Valley clients. He holds an MBA from the University of Richmond, a B.A. from the University of Virginia, and certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, Change Management, and Project Management.

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Agenda

7:30 AM - 7:50 AM Virtual Meeting Open /Networking

7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Chapter Announcements/ Introductions

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Virtual Presentation