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SmartDraw Helps Businesses Plan for Success in 2008

arcais | 15 January, 2008 10:03

Powerful New Project Management Features Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency, and Increase Profits

SmartDraw announced today that increasing numbers of business professionals are turning to SmartDraw for project management. SmartDraw—the first program to automate the process of creating business graphics—helps users quickly create project charts, Gantt charts, bar graphs and pie charts, schedules, forms, and much more.
"The biggest benefit of using SmartDraw is the ability to create very complex schedules in just minutes," said Kim Human, IT and Services manager for Seismic Exchange, a full-service seismic data marketing firm. "We were using Excel for this purpose and it was painful. We tried Microsoft Project, and another scheduling package but they were too structured to meet our needs. SmartDraw is easy to learn and flexible…and the final products look professional!"

SmartDraw eliminates the need to do any drawing whatsoever to create a project chart. Users simply type in each task, date, or duration, and SmartDraw creates the graphic for you. In addition, users can change the scale of a project chart in a single click—changing the format from weeks to months, quarters, or years.
In addition, SmartDraw allows users to begin projects as a visual outline—or mind map—to easily plan out everything that needs to get done. Once the project is mapped out, users can view as a project chart with one click of a mouse, toggling between the mind map and project chart view anytime. Changes made in one view will be reflected in another.

"For existing clients, SmartDraw makes explaining project plans much easier and I'm betting our clients will love to visually see what's happening with their project rather than simply reading a bulleted outline," said Michael Turner, CEO of Marketing Max.

Unlike other graphics programs that provide you with a blank screen and expect you to draw, like Visio, with SmartDraw you start with a template that is specifically designed to create the type of illustration you need. You enter the information and SmartDraw does the rest: building the graphic automatically using built-in rules and professional design themes to guarantee polished, presentation-quality results in just a few minutes. It draws for you! And, in the rare case that users need extra help, SmartDraw offers free customer support to all users.