Reflections of Visio and Business:
As a preface to the assignment I will add my personal
opinion and experience with Visio and work. Visio is a great tool to help
depict processes or concepts. The software provides templates for flowcharts,
network/software/workflow diagrams, and database models. The software can be a
bit tricky to learn at first but with a little practice it gets easier.
Professionally, we’ve utilized the software to help illustrate certain
workflows to help both process decision making and to clarify cumbersome processes.
Memorandum:
Recently,
the topic of utilizing Visio for business has been brought to attention. Before
delving into the topic, to provide a little background on the software I will
utilize Microsoft’s own description of the product.
“Microsoft Visio Standard is a powerful diagramming platform
with a rich set of built-in stencils. It helps you simplify complex information
through simple, easy-to-understand diagrams. Visio Standard includes stencils
for business, basic network diagrams, organization charts, basic flowcharts,
and general multi-purpose diagrams.”
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As business people we should aim to ethically maximize
profits. The means to do so lie in a multitude of options. In this case, the
impact is utilizing technology to enhance decision making, depict workflows,
and clarify processes leading to better profits. These profits can be literal, through
increased efficiency and output or through cost avoidance by minimizing errors.
Visio, as a software, can be a viable source to do aid in better business if
utilized properly.
Before a decision is made, there are a few options to
consider including price, training, and software support. Currently, there are
a few comparable products on the market. Without going too far into options and
details in this memo, one such product is “SmartDraw”. Claims of SmartDraw include being cheaper and
easier to use than Visio.
See the following Reference:
The current challenge at hand is to for procurement and IT teams to decide on how to implement this technology on a
large scale (including training). It is apparent that the tools that a software
such as Visio provide must be utilized to maximize profits but currently it is
unclear as to which will be the best software for our company to do so.
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