ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

SIPOC

Okay little one, let's talk about SIPOC. It's like a recipe for making something great. It stands for Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers.

Suppliers are the people or groups that give you what you need to make your great thing. For example, if you're making a cake, your suppliers could be the grocery store where you get the ingredients.

Inputs are the specific things that you get from your suppliers to make your great thing. In the cake example, inputs would be things like eggs, flour, and sugar.

Process is how you make your great thing using the inputs. For the cake, the process would involve mixing the ingredients together and baking them in the oven.

Outputs are what your great thing looks like in the end. For the cake, the output is the finished cake that you can eat and enjoy.

Finally, Customers are the people who will use or enjoy your great thing. In the cake example, the customers would be anyone who eats the cake.

So, SIPOC is a way to think about all the different parts that are involved in making something great, from the suppliers to the customers. It's like a roadmap to help you make sure everything goes smoothly and the end result is wonderful.