SMARTDRAW CASE STUDY:

SmartDraw Helps Software Architect Visualize Financial Processes

Dave Bartek, Software Architect for IBM, works with business and finance clients to build out changes to software blueprints. Because of his close work with the financial community, Bartek is also an active member of the Institute of Management Accountants—the world's leading organization dedicated to empowering management accountant and finance professionals.

To work more efficiently, Bartek needed a quick and simple way to create diagrams for software infrastructure. He'd used Microsoft Visio^® in the past, but wasn't impressed. "I wanted something fast and easy, not like Visio^®…more intuitive. Visio^® stinks!" Bartek tried SmartDraw, and found it user-friendly and effective.

SmartDraw comes with more than 20,000 symbols and hundreds of templates, including templates for software and network design, database diagrams, financial and banking processes, and much more. In addition, SmartDraw includes dozens of SmartTemplates, each loaded with a diagram-specific command set and step-by-step instructions, turning even novice users into instant experts. "I really liked the examples and templates and libraries," said Bartek.

SmartDraw includes many symbols that Bartek could use time and again in his diagrams—including symbols for business components, cash services, databases, and software graphical user interfaces. SmartDraw also allowed him to build his own symbol libraries, full of specialized or frequently-used symbols that Bartek could access again and again.

In addition, SmartDraw works hand in hand with Microsoft Office^® applications, which allowed Bartek to easily insert his SmartDraw diagrams into PowerPoint^® with just one click.

Because he works with so many financial and banking clients, Bartek often creates diagrams that help users visualize and understand financial concepts. Using SmartDraw, Bartek was able to create a whole series of diagrams based on the financial analysis models of noted financial strategy expert Dr. Erich. A Helfert.

"The biggest benefits of using SmartDraw for my business are communications, time-savings, clarity, and the ease of looking good fast," said Bartek. "I recommend SmartDraw all the time. I am an evangelist for it!"

To learn more and to download a free trial, visit www.smartdraw.com