iGrafx FlowCharter

A graphical representation of processes allows users to easily comprehend information and quickly focus on the bottlenecks and issues in a process.

iGrafx FlowCharter is a process modeling and analysis tool available to help organisations understand and improve business processes. iGrafx FlowCharter facilitates creating graphical representations of processes allowing people to easily comprehend business information.

iGrafx FlowCharter is the core graphic modeler in the iGrafx family of process excellence software solutions. Whether used as a standalone tool, or integrated with other iGrafx solutions in an enterprise-wide approach to process excellence, iGrafx FlowCharter reduces the time it takes to document processes and business systems and helps you achieve a clear understanding of how to reduce waste and costs while increasing customer satisfaction.

Key Features:

• Intelligent Swimlane Diagrams: Minimise time to create and edit process maps and communicate cross-department process dependencies.
• Hierarchical Process Maps and Numbering: Save time by reusing sub-processes within the model.
  Shape numbering changes cascade through the hierarchy improving model consistency and understanding.
• Value Stream Maps: Save time editing and updating your product or service VSMs and then share them with others in your organisation.
• Intelligent BPMN Diagrams: Accelerate your BPMN projects with automatic correct-byconstruction and rules checking capabilities.
• Extended Value Stream Maps: Create a lean view that crosses plant, divisional and company boundaries.
• Cause and Effect Diagrams: Describe causes with linked fishbone, pareto chart and FMEA views. Understand which actions will make the biggest positive impact.
• Prioritisation Matrix: Spotlight improvement opportunities with colorcoded spreadsheets linked to processes and activities.
• Failure Mode Spreadsheets: Mitigate failure mode effects faster with FMEA spreadsheets connected to process models.
• Multilingual Diagrams: Author, publish and view multilingual diagrams in the preferred language within Web Central.
• PDF Publishing: Share your process models as PDF documents as well as HTML and Microsoft Office documents.
• Visio Import: Reduce development time by leveraging legacy content.

iGrafx FlowCharter - Features

FlowCharter is a process mapping tool. It reduces the time it takes to document processes and business systems, and helps user communicate and achieve a clearer understanding of how tasks, activities and processes must be carried out. FlowCharter features numerous diagram types, context-sensitive interface and a wide range of output options.

Key Features:

• Intelligent Swimlane Diagrams: Experience an ROI by minimizing time to create and edit process maps
• Customizable Data Fields: Improve model comprehension and ownership by linking closely to organizational data standards
• Visio Import: Reduce development time by leveraging legacy content
• Dynamic Page Size: Lack of barriers enables greater focus on capturing process knowledge
• Hierarchical Process Maps: Improve readability and comprehension through logical design
• Lean Tools: Improve manufacturing and transactional processes using state-of-the art techniques
• BPM Tools: Bridge gaps from business to IT through standards and 'execution ready' diagrams
• In-line Analysis: Instantly understand process capability and the impact of changes
• Instant Web and Microsoft Office Publishing: Improve visibility and compliance through easy knowledge sharing
• Seamless Integration with the iGrafx Family: Leverage and share organization-wide efforts and maintain central data management

iGrafx FlowCharter - System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements:

• Pentium II processor 350MHz or greater
• Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 (SP 6 or higher), or Windows 98
• Internet Explorer 4.01 (SP2) or higher
• 64 MB RAM
• 800X600 256 color display (1024X768, 16-bit color recommended)
• CD-ROM drive
• Mouse or other pointing device