The Art of Process Mapping

I like my process maps to be

works of art, and picturesque.

Reviewers are repulsed by those

that have no soul or look grotesque.

I value process maps that work,

but how they look I value more.

Line, space, texture, colour, form

are aspects that I must explore.

My aptitude for artistry

left a lot to be desired,

so I called on Masters from the past;

how quickly I became inspired.

I used the lines of Mondrian,

the tones and colours of Matisse,

the vibrancy of Warhol’s prints,

the essence of what Vincent sees.

My map complete, it looked sublime,

I felt it was my finest hour.

My team, who briefly gazed at it,

were dazed by its aesthetic power.

I mailed my model masterpiece

to stakeholders to do their review,

but feedback was so negative,

my angry boss exclaimed “You’re through”.

Two years later, whilst at the Tate,

ambling through their Turbine Hall,

to my surprise, my process map

was framed and hung high on their wall.

Enlarged to over ten feet tall,

scanned by a million passing eyes,

my process map’s a great success,

and entered for the Turner Prize! 

©️ Ray Cohen, November 2023