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Microsoft offers Visio, a diagramming tool for building flowcharts, diagrams (e.g. network diagrams), org charts and floor plans, available online as a subscription and also in enterprise level packages (e.g. Visio Professional).https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/eH/X7/W1N6KC1XIRET.JPEGMicrosoftMicrosof Visio - The Diagram to Your Success!2019-07-02T16:00:22.619ZWe use Visio to easily and intuitively create flowcharts, diagrams, org charts, and more, using modern shapes and templates with the familiar Office experience. We are a process oriented company so flowcharts are a great way for us to communicate to others the steps involved in each process and which part of the process pertains to them.,Work together on Visio flowcharts to include insights from all stakeholders.
With Office 365*, multiple team members can work on diagrams at the same time.
Connect your flowcharts and diagrams to real-time data.
Applied shape formatting automatically updates your flowcharts to reflect changes in the underlying data, either in Visio or through Office 365*.,Its inability to delve deeply into micro information successfully.
It is a paid software which comes after paying a Microsoft licensing fee.
The cost is high and the integration of the stencil library is unnecessarily fragmented.
The more you use it, the faster and more effective you will get.,7,Visio diagrams have help us streamline processes that reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
It is a very complete program, it allows you to make industrial and civil works diagrams. It also allows you to design 3D graphics. It is a very reliable program.
Its ability to work with vectors is a big plus. It can easily import SVG graphics, edit their individual lines and then being able to export the edited SVG again.,Gliffy, draw.io, Xmind and Lucidchart,draw.io, Lucidchart, Creativity 365Richard PerrosetVisio - for someone already using Microsoft services2019-05-15T16:47:20.621ZWe use Visio to make block diagrams for various project plans. Specifically, I have used it for making AV diagrams to show stakeholders what it will take in order to make a conference room perform the tasks asked by them. The complexity levels within Visio can be helpful in updating floorplans on occasion as well, but I would prefer making something in Bluebeam for that specifically.,Block diagrams
Flowcharts and UML plans
Floorplan updates
Org Charts,Better Office 365 view
Image detection and integration into floor plan pieces
Manually moving connectors could be easier,7,We're able to show a professional flow chart really quick.
The service can be added quickly to someone's Office 365 account (accounting for propagation time) and is allowed on multiple devices.
Exporting to PDF is simple so you can lock in on a project's chart or plan for everyone to view.,draw.io, Bluebeam Revu and Lucidchart,Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft TeamsSteven CarmeanA massive time saving tool that has shown to be invaluable in short and long term application.2019-04-30T13:56:11.114ZWe use Microsoft Visio to design all our processes and present it in a clear and concise format for both internal and external stakeholders. This tool is incredibly useful and definitely worth more than the cost.,Visio is very easy to use for people of all skill levels
The ability to build and present complicated diagrams in a simplified format
Cost effective with little to no comparative competition in this space,More options for shapes and colours
Collaboration could be easier
Better FAQ and training documents would be better,10,The simplicity to use Visio has given us the ability to quickly and easily design our Food Safety processes
Speed and ease and been of significant value compared to other tools available
Minimal training required for staff,Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Power BI, Genesys PureCloudGlen TyleeMicrosoft Visio is the perfect tool for those looking to create advanced diagrams and layouts using pre-built templates.2019-07-09T13:13:01.454ZMy entire organization adopted Microsoft Visio as a part of our shift to using the new suite of Office 365 applications exclusively. Microsoft Viso has proven to be an excellent tool to create everything from basic diagrams, timelines and organizational charts to advanced cross-functional flow diagrams, Gantt charts and brainstorming diagrams that require detailed layouts.,I like the built-in capabilities which make it easier to connect diagrams to data sources and display data graphically.
I like the different templates and layouts you can leverage within Visio from basic to advanced.
Visio is very user-friendly, making it easy to use and collaborate with other users around shared diagrams etc.,While Visio is easy to use overall, it does have some quirks and can be a little limiting in what you can do within the tool itself and collaboration can sometimes be limited as a result.,9,I think Microsoft Visio has had a positive impact on my organization and has helped foster great collaboration within teams and organizations leading to improved business process agility and outcomes.,Verified UserVisio - excellent tool for creating process workflows2019-06-04T18:24:46.786ZWe are using it within our own company when we're developing business processes for our clients. It helps the organization to understand how their business processes flows from start to end and who in the organization is involved in executing every step in the process. It is an easier way for the client to see how their process flows because it is visual.,BPMN for creating process work flows, Visio does a great job at integrating this notation.
The availability of many different shapes that can be utilized to create different types of diagrams.
Easy to use, user-friendly.,I have nothing to suggest at this time.,10,Clients were able to easily understand and grasp the concept of business processes just by showing them a diagram created in Visio.,,Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft Project, Microsoft AccessVerified UserExplore Your Creativity in Designing Graphical Process Flow Diagrams2019-04-03T14:15:38.634ZMicrosoft Visio is a powerful tool that helps business analysts, scrum masters and project managers in our company. It is used across our whole company to create process flow diagrams, flow charts, and Gantt charts, etc. Best thing I have experienced in it is that we can get rid of the traditional way of drawing flow charts using rectangles and diamond shapes as this allows you to insert pictures so that you can represent the flow in a graphically appealing way.,Graphical representation of processes through inserting a picture is one of the best things I experienced in Visio.
Very easy to work with the models given.
Visio gives templates in every aspect that a business analyst or a project manager needs in terms of process flow drawings or projects plannings.,The only difficulty I face when I'm using this is its size layout. It is difficult to get everything we put into a single A4 size layout.,10,The impact on our company ROI was very positive since we could finish the documentation parts of a project very clearly, easily and quickly with Visio. The development process sped up as the requirement and the business process of the client was very clear according to the Visio drawings by our business analysts.,Bizagi Digital Business Platform and Justinmind,Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Office 365, Google Analytics, MongoDBVerified UserVisio to Ease the Life of a Business Analyst2019-03-30T12:55:38.184ZWe use Microsoft Visio across the whole organization. It is used to draw business processes, as is processes, solution processes, workflows, flow diagrams, etc. This caters to every requirement of a business analyst when it comes to the process of diagram creation. Without being restrained to a single business process, this can cater to any business process.,It gives you the ability to design every business analyzing diagram like process flow diagrams, workflows, activity, sequence, etc.
It helps the project managers to design project management documents like grant charts, etc.
Diagrams can be designed so that they are readable and pleasant. Can insert pictures instead of rectangles shapes to represent processes.,The only issue I find in working with Visio is the size layouts. It's very hard sometimes to design processes so that it fits the size of an A4.,10,Instead of using Powerpoint to design flow diagrams, Visio gives you the ability to design flow diagrams in a professional manner very quickly.,Bizagi Digital Business Platform,Automation AnywhereVerified UserUse it if You Have Office, Look Elsewhere if You Don't2019-03-11T18:14:14.911ZWe use Microsoft Visio as a way to document both engineering hardware and software systems. We then provide these Visio documents either to customers as part of our deliverable or we save them as documentation for past or current projects so that other developers can quickly learn about the system. We mainly use it to simplify the documentation of complex software data flows, which can be difficult to see in the source code because the project may utilize thousands of subfunctions and third party programs.,There are a lot of templates that are built into the shipping version but there are also a lot more available online.
Easy to export into a PDF or other type of document.
There are a lot of various icons that you can use instead of just the simple flow-chart look.,Connecting/wiring the different blocks is not intuitive and can be frustrating.
The connections between blocks are auto-routed and it's really difficult to change them to look the way you want.
Searching for all the various icons is not readily available at all times. It seems like it's grouped by which project type you choose.,6,Our customers have really enjoyed the system documentation that we have created using Visio.
Being able to share it across development groups has been good because it simplifies teaching a new software project.
If we didn't already have it included with our Office package, we would probably look for an alternative due to the difficulties of using it if you aren't a power user.,,Skype for Business (formerly Lync), OneNote, Adobe Acrobat DC,Adding new states or icons
Exporting to PDF
Integrating with other Office products,Connecting states in a diagram the way you want
Starting from scratch
Using a mixture of icons/graphics from various templates,5Verified UserGreat product!2019-03-02T20:17:04.579Z[It's] Used across multiple departments to develop process flows for training and business documentation. Specifically use it to outline technical steps as well as steps users will take to follow the business path.,Process flows
Business analysis
Project planning,Easier to develop multi department flows, when you're outlining the flow, currently if you need to shift where swimlanes are located it completely alters your diagram (when boxes are connected with arrows) and you have to basically restart it.
This is the most nit picky thing ever, BUT, while working through a process flow if you realize you need to change the basic standard flow shapes to another shape you have to go back and redo the whole thing. If there was a way to change the shape by right clicking on the box instead to instant switch instead of copy/paste/realign/reconnect to switch out the shape I would personally be forever grateful. I once did a workflow in all start/end process circles, so dumb, but I had to go back through and rewrite the whole thing into the process boxes. It was a super large workflow. It was such a pain in the ass.
I didn't realize that Visio could be used for Gantt charts and project management until this review. To make those features more user-friendly or as a separate tab would allow users to track business process flows AND if kicking off a project - link the project timeline to certain steps.,10,Return on investments due to identifying savings or gaps while documenting steps and servers needed in process flows.
Increased resource capacity, easy to see where we can change a manual process into an automated one while documenting processes.
Team planning and project kick off meetings, great visual to use while documenting the process our operations customers need our team to accomplish.,MindManager, Microsoft Office 2016 and MS SharePoint,MindManager, MS SharePoint, MS SharePoint / SQL, UltraEdit, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Project, IDOL (formerly HP IDOL), OneNote, Maestro, Jabber, Snagit, Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Analytics, Google App Maker, Google Drive, SharePoint Designer, Google Pay (formerly Google Wallet), PayPal Payments, Apple iCloud, Cisco SSL VPN, Windows Server, AppSense, Ipswitch MOVEit, Webex Meetings, OnBase by Hyland,100000,1000,Kickoff meetings for projects, great to document customer expectations of how they would like us to develop their process with our technology.
Current and future state project documentation made easy with organized diagrams.
I've even used Visio to clean up a Microsoft word smarart diagram my husband created for his employees, he's a chef. He was so happy to see all the processes and sub processes clearly outlined for his staff to follow for the state food safety requirements.,My team only has one use for Microsoft Visio - process flows. After reading questions in this review I'm excited to explore other capabilities in Visio. I was not aware of them before this review.,Project management
Project timelines,10,Not Sure,,I love this product but I'm not sure why it was chosen by my company.,Don't know,10,10,I think the fact that I have never had to reach out to customer support for issues or questions for visio says it all. If i ever need help troubleshooting or have questions I go to the support forum and ALWAYS find my answer there.,Super easy to quickly throw together business workflows to understand process operations.
Easy to separate lines of business and teams with swimlanes
Great for producing step by step training material for new employees for process operations.,Formatting can be frustrating at times moving around the process flow.,10Verified UserVisio as design solution of choice for call flow documentation2018-12-18T15:35:04.391ZWe use Visio as a visual design and documentation solution. It is primarily used by our Operations teams, though others may use it occasionally in the Sales/Marketing process or for consulting engagements. I use it to document communication flows and communication system architecture. It allows me to clearly represent current configuration and plans for future deployments.,Visio is a highly flexible design and documentation platform that enables clear representation of systems and solutions
Visio is the digital version of a whiteboard that can be used to solidify an idea into a design
The ability to export a design to a PDF allows easy sharing with others that do not use Visio,Visio falls behind in the real-time collaboration department
I have always wished that Visio more easily enabled dynamic complex shapes - for example, a simple shape with menu of choices that would automatically expand/contract as items are added/deleted,10,Using Visio for our call flow designs has given us an edge over our competition by enabling us to provide clear, concise, and visually appealing documentation
Visio makes it easier to create compelling documentation for our customers than other solutions we have tried,David CurrierVisio is Amazing2018-12-12T21:21:39.002ZVisio is used throughout my organization. It's the best (and only) go-to product for creating process flows and system diagrams. It simplifies complex processes, makes information manageable and shareable, and improves my documentation.,I love that Visio works for any level of user. I can create simplistic, high-level diagrams very quickly, or take my time and create more complex processes and diagrams using Visio's large shapes library. And if the icon or image I need isn't available, I can paste or import it into my diagram.
It gives me control to go outside what we'd consider best practices to create diagrams that have specific meaning to stakeholders. For example, some may like a particular color scheme, which I really don't care about, but if they want decisions to be yellow, start to be green, and end to be red, I can easily accommodate those requests.
I also love (love!) that it is so easy to use with SharePoint. I can virtually collaborate with my team to refine process flows and diagrams, and go back through my version control to see which changes have been made and by whom.,The shapes library can be a little daunting if you're unfamiliar. Unless you know what you're looking for and where to find it, you can spend a lot of time looking for a particular shape or icon. But once you find it, you can add it to your shapes menu for easy access.
You can also spend a lot of time selecting your defaults for shapes, arrows, font size, etc. But like the shapes library, once you get it down, it's locked in.
Be prepared to spend a few hours playing with Visio before figuring out all the nuances. But if you're a beginner and need to create a process flow or diagram, you can do it very quickly without a lot of effort or training. The fun stuff takes a little longer to master.,10,Visio has enabled me to identify current processes that are broken and figure out better future-state processes. It has immensely improved our business.
Visio makes my documentation palatable. People like diagrams and pictures, not 50-page Word docs. Makes my job much easier.,OmniGraffle, Lucidchart and draw.io,draw.io, LucidchartRichard CraneThe king but for how long?2019-02-14T18:42:33.946ZVisio is used for all flowcharts in projects in the UK at Fujitsu. As the industry standard in diagramming it's virtually impossible to use anything else. I mainly deal with solution architects who create process flows in Visio to send to myself and fellow developers.,For users who have been using it since the early versions, the changes between the years have been incremental and easy to pick up. It's an easy learning curve for longtime users.
A huge amount of different diagram options for every conceivable possibility. There isn't another tool with this much diagram versatility while maintaining a professional feel.
It's often bunched in with Office 365 Professional meaning that companies don't have to shell out too much.,It is not very user-friendly for first-time users, such as myself back in 2016. If you haven't had training in the area you will find producing professional diagrams difficult with Visio.
There are open source alternatives that are catching up with Visio's functionality for free. It may not be long until forking out for Visio may not be worth it.
Switching between open source software and Visio can cause compatibility issues, and diagrams may be ruined in the conversion.,6,Visio has to lead to client-satisfying diagrams, clients often have high expectations especially for technical consultants, and Visio must be used in these scenarios. Visio has thus helped win over clients.
Forking out money for Visio in the complete Office 365 Business suite is becoming more and more redundant with open source software coming up.
Visio training is required for users to be sufficiently skilled in it to show diagrams to clients, meaning extra time and money that isn't billable.,Lucidchart,UiPath Enterprise RPA Platform, Blue Prism, Microsoft 365 BusinessAlexander CooperUsing Visio to help share your vision efficiently2019-02-08T19:17:21.978ZVisio is extremely versatile and probably used in almost all groups where people document processes or systems. In my group, it is used mostly by solution architects to describe solutions and systems. I've seen it used to describe support processes as well. Words can't describe everything in an efficient manner. Sometimes, a drawing really helps understand. In these cases, Visio is great as it allows you to quickly make a visual representation.,Visio contains a very large collection of objects that you can add to your drawing. They are regrouped in themes which makes it more easy to select. It also allows for some standards in the drawings created.
Office integration is really awesome. You can integrate a Visio drawing in a Word document and people without Visio can still see it. Also, the users of Visio can edit the drawing from within Word which makes it very convenient.
Visio allows us to add new anchors to objects (to attach arrows and lines). This is really convenient as sometimes the default position of anchors on an object doesn't fit your needs.
If you can't find the object that fits your need, you can import pictures and put anchors on them. This helps you achieve the desired effect.,Often, I have the feeling that I'm using overly complex ways of doing some things that are basic. The tool is really easy to use and loaded with options so you can easily get lost in it. Looking for some training on the tool is probably a good idea if you want to use it fully.
When you are moving objects around, very often, your connectors will also move and won't arrange nicely.
For example, if three connectors leave an object to go to three different objects, I would like to see these three connectors joined (or overlapped) for as long as possible on the graph. Or if you manually change the path of a connector to go under an object, as soon as you move one of the two objects linked with that connector, this will usually revert the path of the connector to the original one. For people with OCD, this is triggering.,9,Visio has been part of the software used in IT for as long as I have been here. I can't really comment on the ROI but I can say that doing without it would greatly affect both the delivery time and quality of our technical documentation.
Visio as a perpetual licence will absolutely have a positive impact on a company. If the cost structure goes towards a pay to use model (like for Office) then it's worth doing the actual math. It is possible that an alternative should be considered.,Atlassian Confluence,Notepad++, Microsoft Office 2016, VMware Workstation Player (formerly VMware Player)Mathieu GaouetteUse Microsoft Visio to enhance your drawings2018-09-27T18:04:36.424ZMicrosoft Visio is a very cool tool. It makes creating diagrams and charts so much easier. Only a few people in our organization use Microsoft Visio. It is mainly used for creating organizational charts. We also use it to create diagrams for our IT department. It is quite the time saver.,Flow Charts - It is very easy to create flow charts with Visio.
Network Diagrams - This is where I started my Visio experience. Drawing servers and switches. Visio has all the shapes built right into it so you can just drag and drop.
Maps - You can create building plans with Visio and layout how you want your rooms to look. I used this to design my current house floor plan.,Shapes - There are always more shapes that could be added. Visio has a lot but never all of them.
Visio Viewer - Occasionally the Visio Viewer doesn't work. We use the viewer for all the rest of our users to view the Visio files but the most recent version of Visio viewer is 2013.,9,I have to create and update organizational charts. Using Visio is so much easier to do this in. It greatly reduces my time.
Network and server diagrams help me document how our systems are connected.,,Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 4Andrew MurphyVisio: Familiar and Efficient2018-12-06T22:21:40.984ZMicrosoft Visio is used across my organization for documenting processes. Specifically in my audit department, Visio is used to document workflows and processes of clients. Using Visio helps us to communicate our understanding of processes to our clients in a visual manner, and guides narrative reporting. Visio provides clarity and the ability to parse out many details, from which team is completing a process step, to controls identified in the process, to specific notes and details about certain steps.,Visio is built just like any other Microsoft Office program, so anyone familiar with Office will find it relatively easy to use.
The automatic spacing of items on a page makes a Visio project look sleek and professional with little effort.
The pre-loaded shapes and symbols in Visio are consistent with what is being taught in business tools for appropriately flowing processes, so it takes the guesswork out of representing processes correctly.,Spacing things on your own can be difficult. It took me a number of google searches to figure out how to freely change the size of a swim lane, or that holding the shift key while using the arrow keys to move a shape will move it at a smaller scale. Knowing tips like these upfront would be helpful.
Creating master shapes would be helpful; when a shape is too big for a diagram, resizing it and then making sure all of the other instances are the same shape can be a pain.
A wider selection of templates would be nice.,8,Due to its ease of use and familiarity, Visio is very efficient to work with.
Visio gives us a professional appearance to clients.
Visio helps us meet standards for reporting to executives.,Snagit, WebEx Meetings, JabberVerified UserMS Visio, a great all around tool to add to the MS Office Suite!2018-11-30T19:04:25.815ZMicrosoft Visio is deployed on an as needed basis at an Illinois community college campus. Visio is deployed to users on an as needed basis, and is not part of a normal deployment of MS Office suite of programs. Visio is a versatile in many ways and allows us to deploy it as to fill software gaps that would normally require many more specific programs with a much higher learning curve, and price.,Ease of Use
Choice of Flowchart, wiring diagrams and floor plans
Quick to deploy to users on our campus with MS Office enterprise based licensing,More shape features built into the program, so less third party downloads would be necessary
Quicker, easier navigation of the workspace (there is not an easy way to drag around the image to get it to the desired location on the document). Maybe add an Adobe-like to navigate the document
It would be very beneficial to save multiple individual preference and layout options for each typw of document loaded.,7,As a MS Enterprise licensing user, the cost of Visio is in our master licensing package, so the OOI is very high.
Should we have to look elsewhere for programs which have similar functions, we lose staff time in research. Licensing other programs would also cost the college money.
Ease of use and familiarity of the interface, because it is a MS program, is definitely a great ROI for our college, as training times are kept to a minimum. Users are productive after a short period with Visio.,Verified UserMicrosoft Visio- a must-have tool for any technology user2018-11-28T22:49:43.251ZAs an Audio-Video Design Firm, we use a tool like Visio on a regular basis (used it today, actually). Unlike AutoCAD (which we also use) we use Visio to do things like pre-sales designs for clients, network drawings for IT managers in our client companies, and any case where we want to embed an image in a drawing to make it easier to get a point across. We also use it for "quick and dirty" drawings for meetings and discussions to capture the contents of our whiteboard designs.
Visio provides us with a powerful tool that also looks professional at a cost and ease of use factor that is very attractive to our company.,Ease of use: Visio is very intuitive, and as a Microsoft product is very comfortable for most technical users to pick up.
Wide-spread use by IT Professionals: While not as powerful as other tools in some areas, Visio is well-known as a standard for the documentation of equipment in data centers for IT deployments.
Availability of templates: There are literally thousands of pre-made Visio templates available, which allows for faster and more accurate drawings.
Cost: Visio is very cost-effective, costing hundreds of dollars versus thousands, which allows for more users and greater flexibility.
Hardware requirements: VIsio will run decently on just about any new or recent hardware, even most laptops or portable "surface-esque" devices.,Unlike tools like AutoCAD, Visio is not well-suited to the creation or modification of large-scale construction documents.
Visio has many "quirks" that can cause frustration for even experienced users, likely due to its typical use being for less complex scenarios.,9,Visio is very easy to find ROI- it pays for itself almost immediately.
Visio allows us to quickly and professionally create pre-sales documents that can be used to present complex ideas in a clear and coherent fashion.,AutoCADVerified UserNew User2019-02-13T16:04:04.251ZI use this software to create our organization chart.,It is a good way to create organization charts. It doesn't really restrict you on where items are placed. It is easy to copy and paste and move things around.,Sometimes I get a little frustrated with having to click on the boxes to change my cursor to what I would like to do.,6,My organization doesn't use this software a lot. There are probably a lot of things that can be done with it that we do not use it for.,,Apricot by Social Solutions, Financial EdgeVerified UserOld Faithful2019-01-10T23:09:27.352ZWe use it for architectural diagrams for the most part (our org chart is also built in Visio). But primarily, we map customer networks and data center environments for a before and after view if they buy the solution we're proposing to them. It can be extremely detailed at times.,Diagrams
Charts
Mapping,Icons
Exports
Ease of use,8,Time saving
Familiarity
Output capabilities,AutoCAD and SmartDraw,TechExcel DevSuite, Moogsoft, HubSpot CRMVerified UserUsing MS Visio 20162018-11-28T22:56:32.460ZIt is being used by a department for the documentation of services, processes and diagrams of technology services.,Shapes can be replaced.
Creates bumps in a connector while crossing another connector line.
Text can be entered directly inside the shapes.
Clipart gallery is big.
Allows to design different environments in an easy and natural way from structures, offices, houses, technology, logistics, etc.,It is important to be able to handle versions of the projects; changes are often made and it is difficult to identify the differences.
I have experienced that when a project is very large, the program gets slow at times.,8,Better information in the diagrams and more detail of the components.
Easy to export and share in a reading format, this allows contribution to the documentation processes.,Bizagi Digital Business Platform and Gliffy,draw.io, Bizagi Digital Business PlatformVerified UserVisio for Process and System modelling2018-10-01T16:53:18.110ZBusiness process and System flow documentation. Visio is used in both IT/business operations and across the organization.
It helps us understand how business processes are integrated across departments.It helps IT understand how the system is designed to support the business process and also to understand the flow of events.It is also being used as a tool in training users,Process flow documentation to explain the steps involved in getting a sale completed, or getting a customer service issue triaged.
Training materials to visually present the process and system flows
Status reporting, project management and technical architecture diagrams are done in Visio,Complex flows drawn using Visio are not legible on presentations and hard to follow
Some controls are hard to find although there is search capability available
Visio crashes often, especially the 365 version,9,Status reporting and project management is easier increasing operational efficiency within the department
Training support,LibreOffice,Microsoft Office 365Verified User
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