Question

What are system maps? What are the rules to be followed while creating system maps?

Answer 1

Answer:

"System maps show the components and boundary of a system in time. A system map is effectively a list of components. "

The rules are:

that the blobs represent boundaries of system components; words are used to name each component;

blobs outside the main system boundary represent components of the environment;

blobs inside the main system boundary represent components of the system, and components may themselves be grouped into subsystems;

blobs may overlap only if one or more components (which need not be depicted) are common to both.

Explanation:

"A system map is a synthetic representation that shows in one single frame all the different actors involved in a service delivery, and their mutual links (e.g. flows of materials, energy, information, money, documents, etc.). "

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