What are the levels of a flow chart?

Answer 1

When you are developing a flowchart, consider how it will be used and the amount and kind of information needed by the people who will use it. This will help you determine the level of detail to include.

-Macro Level. The top leadership may not need the amount of detail

required by the workers in a process. A big picture, or macro-level,

view of the process may be enough for their purposes. Generally, a

macro-level flowchart has fewer than six steps. Think of it as a view of

the ground from an airplane flying 30,000 feet above sea level.

-Mini Level. The term (mini or midi) is used for a flowchart that falls

between the big picture of the macro level and the fine detail of the

micro level. Typically, it focuses on only one part of the macro-level

flowchart. Using the airplane analogy, you see the level of detail as if

looking at the ground from 10,000 feet above sea level.

-Micro level. People trying to improve the way a job is done need a

detailed depiction of process steps. The micro-level, or ground level,

view provides a very detailed picture of a specific portion of the process by documenting every action and decision. It is commonly used to chart how a particular task is performed.