The objectives are also used to identify nonfundamental resource objects. The cycle time of process objects is also investigated. A process object with a long cycle time is a candidate for redesign. Also, where the cycle time of the parent process object is longer than the total of all the child-process cycle times, there is a problem in the process such as a communication problem between process steps. The quality measurements of process objects are also analyzed.
Poor quality indicates the needs for redesign.
A sequence analysis investigates the prerequisite events and consequent events. Unnecessary sequential processing should be converted into parallel processing. The process cost information is used to ensure that the removal of redundant process steps leads to the overall improvement in the business process. It is also used to justify the BPR efforts. All of these steps should be performed iteratively.