COMP: process analysis

Process analysis explains how to do something, how to make
something, or how something happens. Specifically, it explains a sequence of actions with a specified result by dividing it into its component steps. It answers the question of how something happens.

what is process analysis

The main purpose of process analysis is to explain; however, it might also prove something about the process itself or evaluate it.

what is the purpose of process analysis

• mechanical
• natural
• psychological
• political

what varieties of process analysis are available?

directive process
explanatory process

what are the types of process analysis?

directive process

tells how to do or make something:

explanatory process

provides the information necessary for readers to understand the
process,

chronological sequence

how is a process analysis usually organized?

A process analysis thesis should contain two elements: (1) the main point of the analysis and, if
possible, (2) the organizational format for exploring the main idea—in this case, process analysis.

what kind of thesis is required for a process analysis?

• a reason for the process
• a more general principal
• an assertion that the process is inefficient or unfair

To increase interest and variety, the thesis might also convey other details:

after five minutes, meanwhile, to the left,
before pumping the jack, and below.

What kind of transitional expressions are used in process analysis?