The following deployment flowchart shows the steps needed to bring a new product to the marketplace. The tasks are listed in order and are placed in one of the three columns: Research & Development, Production & QA, or Marketing. As shown below, deployment flowcharts highlight places in a process where work moves from one group or person to another. It should be noted here that a deployment flowchart combines two key features: the sequence of steps in a process and who is responsible for each step. The shapes used below are the same as those in a standard flowchart with few changes. The assist circle is white in a column, which means that that column assists.
