How to Map a Job | ActionMap

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How to Map a Job (or any activity)

Step-by-step instructions
in the ActionMap Toolkit method
for mapping any job or activity

To start this training please review our home page for an overview of ActionMap (if you have not already.)

Disclaimer: Use of this material is governed by the ActionMap Terms of Service. It is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute licensed professional advice. The method described is designed to influence thought processes and behavior. ActionMap is not liable for any outcomes resulting from its use.

Training Intro Comments

The Goals of this page are:

If you want to map one job or activity

✅ Give you the ability to produce motivating insights about your work in about an hour, using only a pencil and paper and what you know now

✅ Introduce you to a powerful thinking and communication skill that can provide you with competitive strength throughout your career

And if you further want to learn ActionMap professionally

✅ Provide you with detailed training in this skill for ongoing use

Pencil and Paper or Software?

There are two approaches to using these instructions:

✅ “Manual Method”: creating maps using pencil and paper

✅ Software: creating maps using the ActionMap Toolkit software application.

The instructions here apply to both approaches.

The main difference is that you can start with pencil and paper immediately, and the software requires a short startup learning curve.

Video examples of both approaches are shown below.

Some considerations:

You can sign up at this link for a no-credit-card free trial subscription to the ActionMap® Toolkit™ software.

While the software provides many benefits, the ability to hand-draw maps can be useful in many organizational and daily life situations, whether on paper, flip charts and white boards, and in other software tools like graphics and spreadsheets.

The instructions for using the software to create a map currently point back to this page.

Signing up for the free-trial subscription will grant you access to the ActionMap Zendesk Help site’s community forum, where you can dialog with me and others, even after the free trial ends. (And you can still come back here and use to manual method to map a job.)

The Training Sequence

The videos and presentations on this page are arranged in a specific learning sequence. Please try to follow that sequence.

How to Map a Job – Detailed Instructions

The remainder of this page provides detailed step-by-step instructions on how to create a job map.

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