Accuracy

The Difference Between Accuracy and Precision in Business Process Modeling

The greater the level of precision, the greater the return on investment (ROI) in the work of business process mapping and documentation. In other words, an accurate yet imprecise workflow diagram has less value to an organization than a workflow diagram that is both accurate and precise.

Aren’t they Synonyms?
Outside of business process mapping and documentation, the word pairs are often considered synonymous. But in the context of business process mapping and documentation they are specifically different. In this post, I’ll explain that difference by first examining the dictionary definitions of the words. Then I’ll explain my interpretation of the differences and how they apply to the quality and utility of business process mapping and documentation.
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