And I will offer you a brief overview of a few wireframe tools.As mentioned in Basic Concepts, drawing in OmniGraffle takes the form of objects on layers of a canvas. Concept-Draw Visio Axure Pencil and Paper (A tool that you should never forget or is not to be underestimated – by the way … “Do you know the stencil kits by UIstencils?” visit: ) In recent years the number of tools available to help us document our development process by wireframes has steady risen. But currently I just work with four tools. And I have owned several licenses for various wireframe tools to support my client as good as I can. And I am forced to work with different tools. As freelancer I have to gear myself and my work up for my individual clients, their business and their development procedures. I do not know whether you know it, but there are more than one real good wireframe tool in the software orbit - and there aren't a best for every one. Use well-known symbols and shapes as they are used within UML diagrams. To save your board you can take pictures but what I prefer scanning apps for smartphones, tablets, for example Cam Scanner, it runs on Window Phones, iPad, iPhone and Android Devices ( ) Just one brief hint when you start to develop your flowchart / swim-lane-diagram, don’t reinvent the wheel. And you should protect your board from ”helpful colleagues” so that you’re process map won’t get erased. A white-board, wall or even a window can work as well, but beware of cleaning personnel that have the cleaning bug and are nuts about cleaning every window, desk and wall. And a big plus in doing it as paper diagram with cord, thread, and post-its is having it on the wall of your office so that it is always visible and it will be discussed and improved upon from project step to project step. Or what I really love are these electrostatic film sheets they will stick to every wall surfaces quickly and easily. Show courage and throw your digital handcuffs and use pencils, markers, post-its and a giant sheet of white paper. It’s also a better way if you are working together and evolving a common mindset together with various internal teams or a client and its’ organizational groups. Often I prefer to use a pencil, board-markers, post-its and paper, because I love to use them during creative sessions. However, it’s not necessary to use a digital tool. You can use any diagram software, but you can also use other software tools, for example, in the absence of a better alternative I have developed such diagrams with Excel and other times with Freehand on a touchscreen. Which one I use depends on the project and task, number of lanes and of course it depends on whether you draw or develop it with a digital tool. Sometimes I use rows and other times columns. Document the process with pictures and words.All too often such meetings develop their own dynamics. Whether your group is big or small, one risk is getting lost in details or running in the wrong direction. If your group is too large it becomes more difficult to keep everyone engaged and not get lost in discussions. On the other hand try to keep the group manageable. to do this by fictional personas should be always your plan B. If possible interview these people in person. Gather experts, duly authorized people from all sections, teams, organizational groups and units involved in the process. Who are the essential stakeholders, facts and elements? Gather all of the participants of the process to discuss it, identify fundamental relations, interactions and dependencies.This will help you get the big picture about the way information is currently routed and why. Characterize the product or service, and classify your problem. Now I’d like to describe and outline the general steps To deliver or what can be done in which step or by which communication channelĪnd the instant and situations in the process where they are and how they are (employees, responsible people, stakeholders and areas) is responsible, who has And furthermore it designates who is in charge, who These lanes can help identify and visualize What makesĪ swim-lane-diagram special and unique is that the elements within theįlowchart are placed and matched together in lanes, and you can plan and coordinate It’s also called a cross-functional diagram or a cross-channel diagram. Shows which step and activity belongs to which throughout processes that’s why A swimlane diagramĭocuments the steps or activities across borders (a flowchart is limited to a Information (data, deliverables, actions and interactions etc.). Is a type of flowchart, and it can be used to display the same type of
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