Visio Reviews

Every aspect of it is highly valuable.

• Template creation
• Process conversion to SOP
• Ability to enter thorough details for each activity that can be expanded for reading
• Ability to create/define roles and functions and re-use them in all processes
• Ability to establish hierarchy for related processes

I have been using Visio for almost 10 years.

Surprisingly, I have not encountered any stability issues.

We did evaluate other products, but I don’t remember the names at this stage.

Microsoft Visio is a robust tool for quick mapping. However, it is not user friendly when it comes to handling large number of processes. The details that can be entered into the activities are limited. There is no option to create/define roles and functions as well as their hierarchy. Also, there is no option to enter control notes (other than the simple note tool). Also, there is no option to extract the process as a Word document. There is no option to convert the process flow into an SOP format. Creating custom templates within company’s brand specifications is difficult as well.

Valuable features for me include the different chart options and the ease of building them up.

It was very useful for the high level and detailed design phases of my projects.

There are some performance issues on a different operating system which could be improved.

I have been using the product for three years. It is used, mostly, for design phases.

The product is very stable.

The product is highly scalable for the design.

Not applicable.

It is very easy to install. You just need to get the Microsoft license.

This is great software for designing workflows for the HLD and DLD phases of the project.