You're reading from Visualize Complex Processes with Microsoft Visio A guide to visually creating, communicating, and collaborating business processes efficiently

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837631926

Length 314 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Visio Professional

Concepts

Process Management

Authors (2):

Senaj Lelic

David Parker

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Choosing the Correct Business Process Diagram Type

2. Chapter 2: Choosing the Best Visio Edition for Our Needs FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Learning to Manually Create Process Flow Diagrams

4. Chapter 4: Using Visio for Desktop with BPMN

5. Chapter 5: Utilizing Data Sources to Create and Enrich Business Process Diagrams

6. Chapter 6: Learn How to Diagram Efficiently

7. Chapter 7: Preparing Diagrams for Presentation and Collaboration

8. Chapter 8: Securing and Providing Access to Diagrams

9. Chapter 9: Integrating Visio with Other Microsoft Apps

10. Chapter 10: Customizing Master Shapes and Templates

11. Chapter 11: Improving the Provided Flowchart Shapes

12. Index

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Getting started with BPMN in Visio

For the purpose of this chapter, we will work in Visio Plan 2; however, Visio Professional will work equally well – there is no difference between these two editions regarding the descriptions in this chapter:

Start Microsoft Visio.
Select Templates | Flowchart | BPMN Diagram (i.e., the BPMN-related template).
Create a diagram.

Important note

We do not recommend (although it is possible) starting with the Empty Diagram template and then adding the BPMN stencils. Invoking the the BPMN Diagram template will make sure you have all the extra functions, toolings, and settings set so that you can create a correct BPMN diagram.

Now, we are ready to start creating the BPMN-based diagram type.

Please also note

This chapter is not intended to teach you the basics and principles of BPMN. There are whole courses and books that deliver training on this, and it would by far exceed the scope of this chapter to provide full...

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