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Basic of Flowchart: Meaning and Symbols

Flowcharts are the best for visually representation the business processes and the flow of a custom-order process through various departments within an organization. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts solution offers the full set of predesigned basic flowchart symbols which are gathered at two libraries: Flowchart and Flowcharts Rapid Draw. Among them are: process, terminator, decision, data, document, display, manual loop, and many other specific symbols. The meaning for each symbol offered by ConceptDraw gives the presentation about their proposed use in professional Flowcharts for business and technical processes, software algorithms, well-developed structures of web sites, Workflow diagrams, Process flow diagram and correlation in developing on-line instructional projects or business process system. Use of ready flow chart symbols in diagrams is incredibly useful — you need simply drag desired from the libraries to your document and arrange them in required order. There are a few serious alternatives to Visio for Mac, one of them is ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart

Flowchart Design
Flowchart Symbols, Shapes, Stencils and Icons

A flowchart is a type of diagram which represents an algorithm, process or workflow, displays the steps as boxes of various kinds and depicts their order by connecting them with arrows. Any business graphic document will be more colorful and understandable if will use professional-looking and visual diagrams and flowcharts. Flowchart design gives versatile presenting and explaining of the process. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM flowchart software enhanced with Flowcharts solution helps effectively make Flowchart Design. Use of predesigned flowchart symbols and bright color palette offers a fresh view and favorably distinguishes the flowcharts designed in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM from the black and white flowcharts on a paper. Preferably to use no more than three or four colors and apply identical for the same shape types. The best flowchart design can be achieved by starting with Flowchart template, or any of suitable ready examples or samples offered in ConceptDraw STORE, open one of them and enter the proper text into each Flowchart shape. Each symbol of the flowchart has a definition that can't be changed. This means that all flowcharts shapes can be grouped in according to their meaning. Users with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM flowchart software can style groups of symbols with close definitions by color sets chosen from complementary palette. Almost all workflows can be depicted as a flowchart. Colored diagrams are more light for perception of the certain information, this is part of flowchart design. Bright colors need to be used in the key points of Decision symbols, to focus attention on their importance for whole process flow.
Business Process Modeling with ConceptDraw
Business Process Modeling with ConceptDraw

EPC - Business Processes in Terms of Work Flows

The Event-driven Process Chain ( EPC ) Diagrams allows users to present business process models in terms of work flows. The EPC diagram can shows various vayes how to reach positive company performance.

Best Flowchart Software and Flowchart Symbols

For many years ConceptDraw Solution Park delivers a great quantity of high-quality business process flowchart and flow diagram solutions, which are turned the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM into the most comprehensive and powerful software. Now it is an example of the best professional flowchart software available with extensive set of solutions, including the Flowcharts solution. The ConceptDraw solutions contain thousands of standard basic and creative flowchart symbols and other design elements, numerous quick-start templates, samples and examples. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector graphics software includes specific drawing tools that you need to easily design the flowcharts and diagrams of any complexity and degree of detailing. Use ConceptDraw DIAGRAM to draw your own diagrams, charts, graphs and flowcharts for graphic communication, simple visual presentation of complex structures, numerical data and logical relations, explanation business and personal ideas and concepts, representation step-by-step flows of actions or operations, etc.

flowchart maker, data flow diagram, swimlane diagram, business process modeling, how to create a flowchart Classic Business Process Modeling

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The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software enhanced with Classic Business Process Modeling solution is a powerful flowchart maker and professional business process modeling software with extensive choice of drawing tools, libraries with wide variety of ready-to-use vector objects that are more than sufficient for modeling the business processes and for instant creation variety of diagram types: Control Flow Diagram, Swimlane Diagram, Business Process Modeling Diagram, Functional Flow Block Diagram, Data Flow Diagram. It is ideal for business analysts, developers, managers and regular users. The samples included to Classic Business Process Modeling solution allow you to uncover the solution’s power and answer qualitatively on how to create a flowchart or to model the business processes with help of diagrams and schemes.

Flowcharts

We have a lot of samples of flowchart diagrams for your needs.

Work Order Process Flowchart. Business Process Mapping Examples

The business process is a set of actions or tasks which are undertaken by an organization for production some goods or services, they are then offered for the customers and are ordered by them. Process Flowcharts and Order Process Flowcharts are sufficiently prevalent, well known and actively used in variety of fields of life, business and science. They are constructed using the common standardized symbols, thus are clear and understandable for all. They help effectively represent the processes, determine the order in which the process activities happen, document the order processes, and also effectively analyze the processes with a goal to increase their efficiency. Create your own Process Flowcharts, Order Process Flowcharts, Cross-Functional Flow Charts representing the order processing steps using powerful drawing tools of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software and variety of predesigned vector objects from the libraries of Business Process Mapping Solution from Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Flow Chart Symbols

The Flowcharts are incredibly useful and popular tool used in science, business, software development, analytics, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, administration, architecture, government, politics, and many other fields thanks to a variety of existing types of flowcharts. A Flowchart is a visual graphical representation of the process, algorithm, or the set of steps taken for problem's solution. Widely used for designing, visualizing and documenting simple and complex processes and programs, they effectively help to understand the process and to find easier the flaws if they are. Each flowchart type supposes the use of its own set of notations for drawing corresponding diagram, which includes the symbols of process, decision, data, document, data base, termination, initiation processes, processing loops, conditions, etc. It is easily design a Flowchart using the special professional flowchart maker - ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagram software with numerous predesigned flow chart symbols grouped in libraries of Flowcharts solution from ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Understanding the Audit Process: A Comprehensive Guide. Audit Process Flowchart

Audit Process Flowchart, Audit Flowchart - Audit Flowcharts solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Solution Park provides the Audit Flowcharts library with wide variety of predesigned audit flowchart symbols, and also the set of templates and samples allowing you design your own audit flowchart or audit process flowchart in one moment. Simply use any of offered samples and change it for your needs, or fill the desired template.

Process Flowchart

The main reason of using Process Flowchart or PFD is to show relations between major parts of the system. Process Flowcharts are used in process engineering and chemical industry where there is a requirement of depicting relationships between major components only and not include minor parts. Process Flowcharts for single unit or multiple units differ in their structure and implementation. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is Professional business process mapping software for making Process flowcharts, Process flow diagram, Workflow diagram, flowcharts and technical illustrations for business documents and also comprehensive visio for mac application. Easier define and document basic work and data flows, financial, production and quality management processes to increase efficiency of your business with ConcepDraw DIAGRAM. Business process mapping software with Flowchart Maker ConceptDraw DIAGRAM includes extensive drawing tools, rich examples and templates, process flowchart symbols and shape libraries, smart connectors that allow you create the flowcharts of complex processes, process flow diagrams, procedures and information exchange. Process Flowchart Solution is project management workflow tools which is part ConceptDraw Project marketing project management software. Drawing charts, diagrams, and network layouts has long been the monopoly of Microsoft Visio, making Mac users to struggle when needing such visio alternative like visio for mac, it requires only to view features, make a minor edit to, or print a diagram or chart. Thankfully to MS Visio alternative like ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software, this is cross-platform charting and business process management tool, now visio alternative for making sort of visio diagram is not a problem anymore however many people still name it business process visio tools.
How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)
How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)

process mapping, sipoc diagram, swim lanes, business mapping software, business process map Business Process Mapping

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The Business Process Mapping solution has a collection of vector graphic libraries, pre-made templates, and examples of the business process maps. They are useful for many business specialists including economists, politicians, analysts, and other economic experts, officials and state managers for making the unique and professionally looking drawings. Use it to create an effective Business process map, SIPOC diagram, Swim lanes flowchart and clearly define the necessary business processes due to their inputs and outputs.

Good Flow Chart app for Mac

The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a good flow chart app for Mac. Numerous vector stencils, samples and templates created by designers allows you to draw any type of flowchart.

process flow diagram, process flow chart Process Flowcharts

process flow diagram, process flow chart
This solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with templates, samples, and library of vector shapes for drawing the Process Flowcharts.

Flow Chart Creator

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a flowchart design software. There are large collections of professional flowchart symbols for process flow diagrams, standard flowchart symbols and colored basic flowchart symbols. Built-in examples and video lessons allow users to get started immediately and do drawing of virtually any type of flowchart or process flow diagrams

Business Process Flowchart Symbols

Business process modeling is known in the corporate world as an excellent tool which can speak. Business process flowcharts, diagrams and maps are used to define the business processes in terms of inputs and outputs, to visually represent and effectively explain complex business processes of an enterprise, and also showcase decisions on a single piece of paper. The process of business process mapping supposes the use of special business process flowchart symbols predefined by Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and taking their roots from the data processing diagrams and programming flow charts. In other words the BPMN standard notation is a common language used for business process design and implementation, that guarantees a clarity of designed Business Process Flowcharts for all business analysts, technical developers and business managers. The ability to create professionally-looking Business Process flowcharts, maps and diagrams, is provided by powerful ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software and the Business Process Mapping solution included to ConceptDraw Solution Park.

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Business Process Flow Diagrams solution extends the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM BPM software with RapidDraw interface, templates, business process diagrams examples and numerous libraries based on the BPMN 1.2 and BPMN 2.0 standards, which give you the possibility to visualize equally easy simple and complex processes, design business models, quickly develop and document in details any business processes on the stages of project’s planning and implementation.

Business Process Flowchart

Cross-functional (deployment) flowcharts visualize what functional units (people, departments or functional areas) are responsible for the business process operations. The flowcharts are divided into rows/columns of functional units. Blocks of various shapes represent the process steps, and are placed in rows/columns of the responsible functional units.

Sales Process Flowchart
Flowchart Examples

Sales Process Flowchart is an invaluable tool for business. It gives you opportunity to visualise and better understand the sales process, reveal and also visually highlight issues or bottlenecks, and predict the number of sales. The Flowchart is ideal method to represent in details all steps of the process, tasks and decisions needed to obtain maximum effectiveness and success. The steps are graphically represented by boxes linked with arrows indicating direction of the workflow, decision is shown by diamond. The sales process is closely linked to the company's success and usually includes the following main steps: Product knowledge, Prospecting, Planning the sale (Pre-approach), Approach, Need assessment, Presentation, Meeting objections, Gaining commitment, Follow-up. Create fast and easy your own Flowcharts of sales business processes using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM ector graphic software extended with Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution from Business Processes area and also Sales Flowcharts solution from Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

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The Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with cross functional flowchart examples, samples, and libraries of cross functional flow chart vector design elements and CH-1 symbols for easy drawing professional-looking and illustrative Cross Functional Flowchart, Cross Functional Diagram, CH-1 Diagram, Process Flowchart, Deployment Flowchart, Opportunity Flowchart, Swimlane Process Mapping Diagram, or Visio Cross Functional Flowchart for planning and further analyzing, optimizing and improvement processes. The use of included pre-made cross functional flowchart template, opportunity flowchart template, and swimlane process map template, greatly easier designing your Cross-functional flowcharts.

Business Process Modeling Notation

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a software for simplу depicting the business processes based on BPMN 2.0. Business Process Diagrams Cross-Functional-Flowcharts, Workflows, Process Charts, IDEF0 and IDEF2, Timeline, Calendars, Gantt Charts, Business Process Modeling, Audit and Opportunity Flowcharts and Mind Maps (presentations, meeting agendas).