Problem solving
Management and Planning
ConceptDraw OFFICE suite is a software for the problem solving. The Seven Management and Planning Tools solution is a set of such tools for investigating complex problems.
These tools are exemplary at
- organizing research,
- parsing complex problems,
- providing a structure for the details,
- helping managers make decisions,
- and organizing effective communications in a visual manner that keeps everyone involved.
Pic.1 Problem Solving — Root Cause Analysis Tree Diagram
With a root cause identified, you can work on causation, and solutions to implement that will address this problem. Problems and solutions are displayed side by side to help when analyzing.
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The Event - driven Process Chain ( EPC ) allows managers visually present business process models for making decisions for business processes improvement.
Event-Driven Process Сhain Diagrams for improvement throughout an organisation.

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Relationships Analysis. Relations Diagram - factors analysis, factors relations. Create Relations Diagram with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.
The Seven Management and Planning Tools is a tool for Interaction diagram drawing. This diagram identifies causal relationships. Determine what factors are causes and which factors are effects. Interaction diagram helps establish KPIs to monitor changes and the effectiveness of corrective actions in resolving the problem.

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When used in different areas, flowcharts use specific symbols to depict different elements. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM offers libraries of symbols for many areas. One of such libraries is flowchart symbols accounting, which provides symbols for accounting diagrams. Activity-based costing calculates the costs of all products and services based on activities in an organization. A type of accounting flowchart that shows how costs are assigned to products with resources and activities is called Activity-based costing (ABC) flowchart. It can be designed in a digital drawing software such as ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.
Here is an accounting flowchart template and symbols. These flowchart symbols are applied for making accounting flow charts in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM and with its Accounting Flowcharts solution. An accounting flowchart is a specific type of a flow diagram. Practically a number of flowchart-type diagrams commonly utilized to clarify many parts of an accounting department working process. Accounting flowchart assists a process of preparing accounting documentation. It shows who responsible for implementation of each step in the workflow of accounting department.

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Flowchart Symbols Accounting
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The calendars around us everywhere in the modern world. There are a lot of calendar types, each of them has its own assignment: Business calendar, Personal calendar, Economic calendar, Financial calendar, Daily calendar, Monthly calendar, and many other useful calendar types. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM offers you the possibility to make your own unique calendars on the base of the Blank Calendar Template which is included to the Calendars Solution from the Management Area.

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When you need to focus on the problem, professional diagramming tool helps you create a Fishbone diagram also known as Ishikawa diagram. Understanding of the problem via Fishbone diagram will improve the processes between departments and teams.
ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with Fishbone Diagrams solution gives a powerful tool for improving problem solving and focus with Fishbone diagrams.

Picture: Improving Problem Solving and Focus with Fishbone Diagrams
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Processing Flow Chart is a simplified sketch used in chemical and process engineering to illustrate general plant streams, major equipment, and key control loops. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM enhanced with Flowcharts Solution is ideal software for designing ✔️ Processing Flow Charts, ✔️ Process Flow Charts, ✔️ Flow Chart Process Maps

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Sometimes it's difficult to find a path in work processes or to understand the requirements, especially when you are a newcomer. To get your thoughts straight, create a workflow diagram, and put everything on it. This will not only help you to get into the workflow, but also show it’s weaknesses.
This illustration captures the workflow process of payment an invoice for the electricity consumed by certain enterprise. It was drawn in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using its solution for Workflow Diagrams. Making a workflow charts means that you need to depict consistently all processes engaged to the workflow process. Then, you should connect them with symbols meaning study and analysis. Next, add symbols of decisions. A work flow diagram made precisely and correctly can help to clarify your work flow to any person.

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ConceptDraw Flowcharts visualize a process or algorithm of program as step/operation blocks of various shapes connected with arrowed lines showed the process flow direction. They are used to visualize business or technical processes and software algorithms.

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When trying to figure out the nature of the problems occurring within a project, there are many ways to develop such understanding. One of the most common ways to document processes for further improvement is to draw a process flowchart, which depicts the activities of the process arranged in sequential order — this is business process management. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is business process mapping software with impressive range of productivity features for business process management and classic project management. This business process management software is helpful for many purposes from different payment processes, or manufacturing processes to chemical processes. Business process mapping flowcharts helps clarify the actual workflow of different people engaged in the same process. This samples were made with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM — business process mapping software for flowcharting and used as classic visio alternative because its briefly named "visio for mac" and for windows, this sort of software named the business process management tools.
This flowchart diagram shows a process flow of project management. The diagram that is presented here depicts the project life cycle that is basic for the most of project management methods. Breaking a project into phases allows to track it in the proper manner. Through separation on phases, the total workflow of a project is divided into some foreseeable components, thus making it easier to follow the project status. A project life cycle commonly includes: initiation, definition, design, development and implementation phases. Distinguished method to show parallel and interdependent processes, as well as project life cycle relationships. A flowchart diagram is often used as visual guide to project. For instance, it used by marketing project management software for visualizing stages of marketing activities or as project management workflow tools. Created with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM — business process mapping software which is flowcharting visio alternative or shortly its visio for mac, this sort of software platform often named the business process management tools.

Picture: Process Flowchart: A Step-by-Step Comprehensive Guide
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Having the already previously created samples of the Venn diagrams can help any ConceptDraw DIAGRAM user make it possible to make the needed drawing within only a few minutes by editing the existing ones.

Picture: Venn Diagram Examples for Problem Solving
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