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SmartDraw 2012
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Making your Drawings Smart
Review for SmartDraw 2012 by Rakesh Sharma on 2012-01-19
The interface, thankfully, is not radically different from the WSYWIG style we are used to. This means that the interface is a continuity over the existing suite of applications that you use. A global menu that divvies up into function-based interfaces enables you to perform several tasks. In addition, creating visuals is simply a matter of drag and drop. Despite its ease-of-use, the folks behind SmartDraw provide free telephone and email support. In addition, they have an extensive knowledgebase and library of support videos.
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Pros: Creates smart drawings
Cons: Machine-suggested automated connectors can be irritating
Best Uses: If you want to simplify the process of creating visuals, your project management tasks and meetings, this solution is definitely for you.
Love the mind mapping feature!
Review for SmartDraw 2012 by A Wong on 2011-12-29
I've been using SmartDraw for about two months as a tool to help manage my projects. What I love about SmartDraw is the Mind Mapping feature, which allows me to create tasks in a visually friendly way that mimics brainstorming. It's been very helpful to me when starting out a project. I also really like the way we can add owners to each task in the same view. And the best part is, the information will get transferred to a Gantt chart or a timeline with the click of a button. Once you've filled in the details, you can push the information to a powerpoint slide to share with key stakeholders, again, with just a click of a button. There are many more features within SmartDraw that I am intrigued about but haven't had the opportunity to explore yet. I plan on playing with SmartDraw more once my current projects slow down.
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Pros: Well organized and very easy to move data to other Microsoft Office applications (including Microsoft Project) or Adobe .pdf. There are also some great graphics and geographic maps in the library for use with presentations, flyers, floorplans, etc.
Cons: In the Gantt chart, there is a limited number of columns that can be used.
Review Context: I am an HR project manager. My projects are not so complex that I need to use the very detailed and complex PM features offered in Microsoft Office Project. Instead, I mostly use spreadsheets to track milestones and work streams.
SmartDraw 2012
Traditional “graphics software” often take a lot of time to learn and require both drawing and formatting skills. The huge time investment, countless revisions, and unsatisfactory end result ofte Learn More →