SMARTDRAW IN BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT:

Picturing Success in Management Consulting

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Tony Wong runs Quintry Management Consulting that serves companies working with natural resources.

To help his clients with business process management and natural resource planning, Wong wanted to create intuitive visual aids and flowcharts.

"I needed a way to express complex concepts and relationships graphically," he said. "I also knew that a good drawing tool would help me create more effective presentations and reports."

Wong had an older version of Microsoft Visio^®, but he needed something more current.

"I just couldn't justify the cost of the Visio^® upgrade," he said. "The draw function in Microsoft Office^® was another option, but it was too limited for what I wanted to do."

Wong researched the Web and consulted reviews of different software drawing tools.

"Everything pointed to SmartDraw," he said. "It was the obvious choice."

Seeds of Change
SmartDraw was a hit right from the start.

"The program is intuitively easy-to-use, and the tutorials are helpful for learning about its more advanced features," said Wong.

SmartDraw includes easy drag-and-drop drawing, and thousands of symbols and templates.

"The value of SmartDraw is its flexibility. It's easy to modify existing drawings and reuse some of their elements for new drawings," said Wong.

SmartDraw is fully compatible with Microsoft Office^®, so Wong could cut and paste directly into other documents.

Wong used SmartDraw to quickly annotate screenshots, and cut and paste drawings into PowerPoint^®.

Since a picture is worth a thousand WORD^®s, Wong could save time by also using SmartDraw to quickly paste images into any e-mail correspondence.

Wong was able to add real photos to his drawings, thanks to SmartDraw's ability to insert a photo with just one-click.

"This helps me add client and site-specific pictures into my drawings," said Wong. "I don't know of any other software that lets you do this."

Greener Pastures
Wong now uses SmartDraw every day. "It's an essential tool for my business," he said.

SmartDraw helps Wong do more in less time, and the results are always polished and professional.

"Every diagram looks great, whether it's printed in a report or projected on a screen," he said. "I'm very happy with the results."

Wong uses SmartDraw whenever he needs a diagram or visual aid.

"SmartDraw really brings out the creative juices," said Wong. "It gives me a big competitive advantage."