as-is-process-capture

name	as-is-process-capture
description	Capture and normalise a current-state process description into a structured as-is process YAML with stable step identifiers. Use this skill when the user has a process that is already running and needs to document its current state before gap analysis or redesign; when they provide step lists, SOPs, or process notes that need to be structured; when they say "document what we do today", "capture the current process", or "baseline the process before we change it". Produces a structured as-is process artifact with normalised step IDs.
license	MIT
homepage	https://github.com/overkillhill/mermaid-diagram-bpmn/tree/main/skills/as-is-process-capture
repository	https://github.com/overkillhill/mermaid-diagram-bpmn
metadata	{"bp_skill_version":"0.3.0","status":"core","version":"0.1.0","author":"OverKill Hill P³","project":"BP-SKILL: Business Process Agent Skill Suite","category":"process-analysis","standards_refs":["BPM CBOK v4 §4.2 (As-Is Process Modelling)","BABOK v3 §10.14 (Document Analysis)","ISO 9001:2015 §4.4 (Quality Management System and its processes)"],"produces":"as-is-process.yaml","consumes":"pir.yaml","depends_on":["process-intake-and-scope"],"tags":"as-is-capture, current-state, baseline, process-documentation, step-normalisation, BPM-CBOK","triggers":["document the current process","baseline the process","capture what we do today","as-is process","current state","document existing steps","process baseline"]}

Purpose

Capture and normalise the current-state (as-is) process into a structured YAML artifact. The as-is record uses stable act-NNN step identifiers that persist across revisions, making gap analysis and change tracking tractable.

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When to use this skill

• User describes how a process runs today and wants it documented before redesign
• You need a baseline artifact before running process-gap-and-exception-analysis
• PIR exists but steps lack stable IDs — normalise them with scripts/assign-step-ids.mjs
• User imports existing process notes, SOPs, or procedure documents for structuring

When NOT to use this skill

• No PIR exists — run process-intake-and-scope first to establish scope and boundaries
• User wants to design a future state only — skip to future-state-and-change-strategy
• Do not include aspirational or proposed changes in the as-is record

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Capture Workflow

Step 1 — Import and triage

Identify the source: natural language description, bullet list, existing SOP document, or flowchart image. Determine if a PIR already exists. If not, run process-intake-and-scope first.

Step 2 — Extract and sequence steps

Parse all process steps in the order they occur. Each step must have:

• A single imperative action statement (IEEE 29148)
• An identified actor or role
• Entry criteria (what triggers this step)
• Exit criteria (what signals completion)

Step 3 — Assign stable IDs

Run scripts/assign-step-ids.mjs to assign act-001, act-002, … identifiers. IDs are:

• Sequential within each process
• Prefixed act- for activities, gw- for gateways, evt- for events
• Stable — once assigned, they do not change even if steps are reordered

Step 4 — Identify current-state gaps

Flag steps that are:

• Undocumented ("we just know to do it")
• Person-dependent ("only Alice knows this part")
• Inconsistently executed ("sometimes we skip this")
• Missing a named actor

Tag these with capture_quality: low | medium | high.

Step 5 — Record as-is metadata

Document:

• captured_date — when this baseline was recorded
• capture_method — interview | document-review | observation | workshop
• process_version — current version of the process if known (default "1.0-baseline")
• baseline_status — draft | reviewed | approved

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Output Schema

The as-is-process.yaml contains:

• process_id — matches PIR process_id
• baseline_status — draft | reviewed | approved
• captured_date, capture_method, process_version
• steps[] — each with id, description, actor_role_id, entry_criteria, exit_criteria, capture_quality, systems[], notes
• identified_gaps[] — steps or sections with low capture quality or person-dependency
• open_questions[] — unresolved items from the capture session

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Handoff Instruction

Pass as-is-process.yaml to process-gap-and-exception-analysis to identify deviations, exception paths, and improvement opportunities.

Also pass pir.yaml to process-narrative-authoring when the as-is record is reviewed and approved.

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References

Load on demand:

• references/as-is-capture-rules.md — step ID conventions, capture quality taxonomy, and baseline metadata rules

Scripts

• scripts/assign-step-ids.mjs — normalises a step list into stable act-NNN / gw-NNN / evt-NNN identifiers

Assets

• assets/fixtures/as-is-process-example.yaml — canonical as-is capture for purchase-approval baseline