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Organisational Process Mapping
& Operating Models

of enterprises still do not have end-to-end process visibility across their  operations 

71%

Solution
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is helping organisations around the world to transform the way they manage and assure their operational planning

Aggregate and unify process-related data from across your enterpise information systems. 

Evaluate up and downstream consequences before altering any operational step.

Ensure that all operating model components are readily accessible to stakeholders.

Evaluate overall value stream success instead of just isolated departmental metrics.

Breakdown your massive complex workflows into modular, independent components.

Cluster your personnel by delivery output rather than strict functional silos.

Align your workflows directly with your high-level business capabilities and objectives.

Enable your personnel to visualise how their work effects others across your enterprise.

Identity and mitigate risk-aligned processes with fall-back steps and alternate paths.

Identify and reward teams for collaboration which optimises the entire enterprise.

Clarify and optimise reporting lines between Executives, Functional Heads, Process Owners.

Review and retire legacy processes systematically to prevent operational bloat.

Goodbye isolated workflows
Hello Operational Resilience

BOXARR Models are inherently dynamic DigitalTwins of your systems and organisations. They can consistently evolve through changes in underlying data feeds from your information systems and from the collaborative input from the stakeholders and subject experts across your enterprise:

  • Human Readable without the need to learn complicated modelling languages

  • Multi-contextual visualisations to reveal opportunity and mitigate risk

  • ​Intuitive usability reduces time/cost of training and optimises your adoption 

  • Collaborative engagement by stakeholders across your organisation

  • Analytical by design with computational Functions and conditional formatting

  • Interoperating with your data sources and infosystems via CSV & API

  • Scalable from small organisations to multi-national enterprises.

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BOXARR Solutions by Design
Boxes | Arrows | Groups | Fields

Boxes

  • Generate Box Types to represent your Portfolio network - e.g.: Process; Decision; Outcome; Document; etc.

 

Arrows

  • Generate Arrow Types to represent their interdependency relationships - e.g.: Process Flow; Cycle; Variable Outcome; Reference; etc.

 

Groups

  • Generate Group Types to represent contextual lenses - e.g.: Programs & Projects; Responsible Work Centers; Responsible Actors; Delivery Phases; Geo-Locations; Readiness; etc. 

Properties

  • Assign relevant data Fields to each Type of Box/Arrow/Group to reflect their attributes and KPIs - e.g.: Numeric, Alpha-numeric, Boolean (Checkbox), HTML, URL, Temporal, Function Results, etc.

Data

  • Leverage data from your enterprise infosystems - e.g.: ERP; Legacy Enterprise Planning tools;  Spreadsheets; Databases; etc. 

  • Leverage data from your external sources - e.g.: D&B Reports; Risk Reports; FX; Tariffs; Questionnaires; Intelligence Feeds; etc.

Design

Op Models that Compute
Functional Analytics

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BOXARR incorporates a powerful Functions Framework to enable computation and analyses of data and relationships across the Model.

Functions can compute data values within and between the Objects in a Model, and follow paths of Arrows, or hierarchies of Groups. For example: 

  • Roll-ups (aggregations) of costs / time / risks / assets / etc.

  • Counts and summaries of up/downstream dependencies

 

Functions can also be utilised to conditionally format the Model Objects (e.g. apply RAG status or heatmap based upon a risk metrics).

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Functions can be applied on demand to a Model as-a-whole or to individual Model Layers (e.g. to assess a change-scenario)

Functional Analytics

Constraining Complexity at Scale
Layers | Views | Roles

Model Layers

  • Configure and apply pre-Filters to slice-and-dice your Capability Model for different User Groups and use-cases - e.g.: 

    • ​"Layer A" = Holistic Operating Model

    • "Layer B" = Process Dependency Threads for "Value-Stream X"

    • "Layer C" = Processes for Work Center Y

  • Define which data attributes are available in the Properties Pane

  • Utilise Layers for Collaborative Editing (can merge changes)

  • Utilise Layers for performing 'What-if' change-impact Scenarios 

Model Layer Views

  • Generate pre-configured default Views for: 

    • Gantt Schedules / Dependency Networks / Data Tables

  • Configure and apply additional pre-Filters per View

  • Define which Label Sets are available to Users

  • Define which Colour Sets are available to Users

User Roles

  • Define which Users/User Groups can utilise each Layer

  • Define User permissions - e.g.:

    • Access / Edit / Merge / Import / Export / etc.

Layers Views Roles

Engage with your Operating Models as
Dynamic Dependency Networks

​With BOXARR, your Organisational Operating Model and Processes can also be visualised and navigated as dynamic dependency networks:

  • Switch the Model between Contextual Groupings - e.g.:

    • Process Breakdown​

    • Responsible Work Centers 

    • Geo Locations

  • Expand/Collapse the Network Depth for more/less fidelity

  • Zoom and pan the Network to focus on areas of concern

  • Show/hide configurable data Labels on Boxes/Arrows/Groups

  • Show/hide empty Groups (Groups which contain no activities)

  • Show/hide Colour Options (conditional formatting of Objects)

  • Apply variable 'weights' to Arrows based on selected metrics

  • Summarise Arrows with aggregated Data Labels

  • Apply data summaries to Groups (aggregated Box Data) 

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Engage with your Operating Models as
Dynamic Data Tables

​With BOXARR, your Operating Model and Processes can also be visualised as dynamic Data Tables of KPIs:

  • Generate Data Tables of data for Boxes / Arrows / Groups

  • Assign, order, and sort columns by Data Fields & Functions

  • Incorporate Colour Functions for visual indicator metrics - e.g.

    • RAG​

    • Risk

  • Define formatting styles for numeric, date, time, values

  • Export data to spreadsheets (User permissions required)

Data Table Views
Gantt Views

Fore/Backcast your Operating Models with
Dynamic Gantt Schedules

BOXARR’s integrated scheduler generates Gantt Schedule visualisations of the Model using data attributes assigned to Boxes (e.g. Duration) and Arrows (e.g. Precedence).

  • Generate "Date" Schedules (i.e. actual calendar dates)

  • Generate "Relative" Schedules (i.e. Week-1 / Week-2 / etc.)

  • Switch the Schedule between Contextual Groupings

  • Zoom in/out of the Schedule to adjust the temporal scale

  • Expand/Collapse the Schedule Depth for more/less fidelity

  • Select Objects to reveal Earliest Start and Latest End 

  • Select Objects to view their attributes in the Properties Pane

  • Show/hide Scheduling violations

Forecast: by scheduling from a specific Start date

  • Understand when your Objectives can be realised.

Backcast: by reverse scheduling from a specific Target date

  • Understand when investments and effort need to be made.

Review and Edit Your Data
Properties Pane

The Properties Pane displays selected data attributes of any Box or Arrow or Group selected by the User. The Properties Pane can be individually configured for each Model Layer for relevance, and for sensitive data protection (e.g. where some data Fields/Functions may not be relevant to ,or may be withheld from, certain User Groups).

  • Display Field values and Function values by Object Type

  • Field/Functions can be sorted into collapsible Tabs for easy navigation

  • Field values can be edited when the Model is in "Edit Mode"​

This approach ensures your Model Views remain clear and uncluttered for effective visual analysis - while enabling detailed information to be easily accessed by Users on demand.

The Properties Pane can be hidden by the User when not required.

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Navigate and Focus by
Parametric Filters

In addition to the preset Filters applied to your Model Layers, Users can configure and apply their own parametric User Filters. For example:

  • Filter to specific Process Threads

  • Filter to specific Capabilities Threads

  • Filter to specific Teams

  • Filter to specific Programs/Projects

  • Filter to specific Work Centres

  • Filter to specific Locations

  • Filter to specific paths of Tasks

  • etc.

User Filters can be reconfigured on-the-fly, to follow and focus on areas and aspects of concern.

Filtering
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Surface KPIs
Dynamic Labelling

Users can switch between "Label Sets" to surface different collections of KPI reporting data (Field/Function values) onto the Objects in the Model - enabling rapid visual analysis:

Labels on Boxes

  • ​Display configurable Sets of KPI data on Boxes

Labels on Arrows

  • ​Display configurable sets of KPI data on Arrows​ (6 positions per Arrow)

  • Arrows can be 'Summarised' when Groups are collapsed

  • Summarised Arrows display aggregated values (min/max/sum/count/etc.)

  • Summarised Arrows can be "Split" by up/downstream Group Type

  • Arrows can also be "Weighted" by a selected Field or Function value

Labels on Groups

  • Display configurable Sets of KPI data on Groups

  • Group Data:

    • Display Group data which auto-aggregates according to Group Depth​

  • Box Data Summaries: 

    • Display mini-pivot tables of Box Data for Boxes within the Group​

    • Auto-aggregates according to Group Depth

    • Pivots can be "Split" by variable Group Type (up/downstream)

Labelling

Visual Analytics
Dynamic Colour Analytics

Users can switch between "Colour Sets" to apply different Colour-by Functional Analyses onto the Objects in the Model - enabling rapid visual analysis:

Colouring Boxes

  • ​Colour Boxes by their Box Type (default); or

  • Colour by a Function (e.g. a Task Completion heatmap, etc.)

Colouring Arrows

  • ​Colour Arrows by their Arrow Type (default); or

  • Colour by a Function (e.g. inherited slippage, etc.)

Colouring Groups

  • Colour Groups by their Group Type (default); or

  • Colour by a Function (e.g. a cumulative risk metric value, etc.)

Colouring Labels

  • Colour Functions can also be assigned as Labels on Model Objects: Boxes/Arrows/Groups

  • Enable rapid visual RAG/Heatmap indicators

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Mitigate Risk with 
Collaborative Planning

BOXARR is an inherently collaborative platform. This means that Users can collaborate both within and between individual Objective threads and across the Capability map as a whole to manage complex interdependencies.

In addition, other Stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across your organisation can be engaged with Role-based Permissions to collaborate on planning and problem solving across your Operating Model threads.

  • Access authorised Model Layers with Role-based permissions

  • Navigate and analyse projects and portfolios via multi-contextual Views

  • Collaboratively edit projects, tasks and data attributes

  • Leverage data imports from your external infosystems and data sources to populate and update

  • Merge your changes to the Master to update the "as-is"

  • Export selected data to inform your other infosystems

Collaboration

Assure resilience with 
Change Impact Scenarios

With BOXARR, you can create Model Layers in your Organisational Processes to perform "What-if" change-scenarios. Then visualise/analyse the propagating impacts of changes. This enables collaborative de-risking the delivery of your Objectives and builds resilience across your Operating Model.

Proactive Value

  • Proactively "model & evaluate" potential changes to your Master Plans (additions, delays, variations, critical events, etc.). 

  • Collaboratively visualise and assess the propagating effects

  • Quickly and effectively update your Master Plan when required 

Reactive Value

When the unforeseen inevitably happens:

  • Respond to critical change quickly and effectively

  • Collaboratively visualise and assess the propagating effects 

  • Collaboratively war-game and plan remedial action

  • Merge your remedial action into your Master Plan

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Scenarios

Assure Stakeholder reporting with
Dynamic Dashboards

BOXARR nSight enables the enormous analytical value generated from your Operating Model and Process Maps to be presented to your Stakeholders, Process Owners, and operational personnel as interactive and interrogatable Dashboards.​

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  • Dashboards can be assigned to take data from specific Model Layers

  • Generate Dashboards for holistic Organisational Operations

  • Generate Dashboards for specific Operational Threads

  • Visualise Operational Threads as:

    • interactive Gantt Schedules​

    • interactive Dependency Networks

    • interactive Data Tables

  • Surface KPI metrics in interactive dynamic charts and graphs​

  • Share Dashboards with relevant Stakeholders

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Orchestrate with other infosystems
BOXARR Data I/O and API

Most organisations struggle to manage multiple 'siloed' information systems, tools, and data repositories... ​

BOXARR can be effectively utilised as the "Aggregating Overlay" - enabling you to collate, aggregate, visualise, and analyse the holistic data across the system of systems: identifying hidden risks of interdependency and revealing hidden opportunities for opimisation.​​

BOXARR supports data-exchange (Input/Output) with 3rd-prty systems via both CSV import/export and configurable BOXAR JSON API:

  • Import Project data from 3rd-party planning/infosystems

  • Export data to 3rd-party planning/infosystems

  • Round-trip data with unique Internal and External Ids

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Reflect Your Reality With
'Real World' Scalability

A significant problem with legacy modelling tools is their inability to scale to the actual size of challenges you're are facing. Even a small organisation can't be realistically reflected in a Slide, or a Diagram, or a Systems Drawing - let alone reflecting a multinational enterprise. 

 

BOXARR enables you to build and evolve Models which reflect the 'real world' scale of your organisations; with the breadth, depth, and fidelity to truly understand and manage your complexity:

  • Operate Models which can scale from simple systems to highly complex networks incorporating hundreds of thousands of Boxes and millions of data attributes.

  • Leverage Model Layers and Parametric Filtering to navigate your complexity and visualise/analyse areas and aspects of concern.

Scalability

Learn more about BOXARR Complexity Management Solutions

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