ConceptDraw DIAGRAM ER Diagram Tool

Entity-relationship model, also called ER-model, is the main tool of domain modeling on the stage of conceptual design. The modeling of domain data structures is based on the use of graphical tools - Entity-Relationship diagrams (ER-diagrams). The core concepts of ER-Diagram are entity, attribute and relationship. ER-diagram lets visually represent the entities, helps effectively document all properties of designed system and to detail the data storages. To represent the elements at ER-model are commonly used Chen’s notation and Crow’s foot notation, each has its pros and cons. The entity on ER-diagram is represented in the form of rectangle, which specifies its name. An attribute is a property of the entity and relationship is an interaction between the entities. The relationship between two entities is called binary, between more than two entities - ternary. Specific software, such as ConceptDraw DIAGRAM with Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) solution from ConceptDraw Solution Park is helpful for easy creation Entity-Relationship Diagrams.

Visual Reports

The Visual Reports solution extends abilities of ConceptDraw PROJECT by creating the illustrative, informative, colourful and comprehensible reports on a project in a form of visual graphs and diagrams of common types, such as Bar Charts, Pie Charts, Line Charts, Divided Bar Charts, Timelines, Dial Dashboards. This highly effective project management tool helps project managers and other stakeholders to report about the tasks statuses, the project progress and degree of its completion, to evaluate the project status, to depict the project expenses by days and to define the days that go beyond the budget, to compare visually the actual expenses and expected ones at the project planning stage, to generate the Resource chart depicting the utilization of project resources by days, and to show other useful information. The set of tailor-made examples developed for the Visual Reports solution allows designating advantages of each type of report included to this solution for the further use in your management work.

Reflected Ceiling Plans

Reflected Ceiling Plans solution extends greatly the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM functionality with samples, templates and libraries of design elements for displaying the ceiling ideas for living room, bedroom, classroom, office, shop, restaurant, and many other premises. It is an effective tool for architects, designers, builders, electricians, and other building-related people to represent their ceiling design ideas and create Reflected Ceiling plan or Reflective Ceiling plan, showing the location of light fixtures, lighting panels, drywall or t-bar ceiling patterns, HVAC grilles or diffusers that may be suspended from the ceiling. Being professional-looking and vivid, these plans perfectly reflect your ceiling ideas and can be presented to the client, in reports, in presentations, on discussions with colleagues, or successfully published in modern print or web editions.

ConceptDraw Dashboard for Facebook

ConceptDraw Dashboard for Facebook solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with a dynamically updated visual dashboard, which shows lifetime total likes, daily friends of fans, and daily page views, information you can receive from Facebook Insights.

Gym and Spa Area Plans

Gym and Spa Area Plans solution extends abilities of the architects, designers, engineers, builders, marketing experts, gym instructors, fitness trainers, health and beauty services specialists. It is a real finding for all them due to the unique functionally thought-out drawing tools, samples and examples, template and libraries of pre-made vector design elements offered to help create the Gym and Spa area plans, Fitness plans, Gym workout plan, Gym layout plan, Spa design plans, Gym floor plan and Spa floor plan with any degree of detailing.

Medical Illustrations

Medical Illustrations solution including the set of professionally developed examples and samples dedicated to medicine, large variety of ready-to-use vector objects and icons of diagnostic equipment, treatment equipment, medical instruments, tools and devices, medical professionals and health workers of different medical specialties, medical procedures and patients, medical pictograms and medical symbols, among which are the famous red cross symbol, heartbeat symbol, doctor symbol, and many others, is a perfect help in questions of medical illustration and medical imaging, creation professional-looking, colorful and attractive Medical illustrations, Medical diagrams and infographics, slides for presentations in a field of medicine and health care, depicting the medical facts, the information about varied diseases and ways of medical diagnosis, methods of prevention and treatment diseases.

Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform solution extends the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM functionality with extensive collection of drawing tools, ready-made samples and professionally designed specific Google Cloud Platform icons, allowing effectively design Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architectural diagrams, Google Cloud Platform drawings, GCP schematics of different complexity, and to illustrate on them the work of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), best features of GCP, its services, solutions and products, and the ways of their use.

AWS Architecture Diagrams

AWS Architecture Diagrams with powerful drawing tools and numerous predesigned Amazon icons and AWS simple icons is the best for creation the AWS Architecture Diagrams, describing the use of Amazon Web Services or Amazon Cloud Services, their application for development and implementation the systems running on the AWS infrastructure. The multifarious samples give you the good understanding of AWS platform, its structure, services, resources and features, wide opportunities, advantages and benefits from their use; solution’s templates are essential and helpful when designing, description and implementing the AWS infrastructure-based systems. Use them in technical documentation, advertising and marketing materials, in specifications, presentation slides, whitepapers, datasheets, posters, etc.

Workflow Diagrams

Workflow Diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with samples, templates and vector stencils library for drawing the work process flowcharts.

SWOT analysis for a small independent bookstore

This SWOT matrix diagram example was created on the base of article "An Easy Way To Jumpstart Your Strategic Plan: SWOT" by Leslie Wolf from the website of the California Digital Library, the University of California. "Strategic planning doesn’t have to be a daunting and lengthy process. The goal is really a simple one: to help you understand your world and build a road map to guide your efforts. ...
This analysis tool can help you focus your attention on the specific success factors that are right for your team.
The tool is called a SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for Strengths and Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Here’s what it means:
(1) Strengths are those positive internal attributes that strengthen your business or team. You can develop plans to capitalize on those strengths.
(2) Weaknesses are those negative internal attributes that are working against your success. You can shore up those weaknesses so they don’t stop your success.
(3) Opportunities are those external conditions that can have a positive effect on your goals. These opportunities can point you in the right direction.
(4) Threats are those external conditions that can have a negative effect on your goals. These threats will affect you less if you can identify and minimize them. ...
We thought it would be helpful to show you a sample SWOT analysis for a business you can easily visualize: a small independent bookstore in a university town. The store owner brought the team together to think about how the bookstore could survive during the continuing financial downturn. After an hour of brainstorming, this is the SWOT analysis they developed." [cdlib.org/ cdlinfo/ 2010/ 09/ 29/ an-easy-way-to-jumpstart-your-strategic-plan-swot/ ]
The matrix diagram example "SWOT analysis for a small independent bookstore" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the SWOT Analysis solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

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