Design 2000: Modern Flowcharts

About this course

If you have ever wondered what the heck people are doing drawing all of those lines & pictures, then Design 2000:  Modern Flowcharts is for you. -Far more than merely covering which-glyphs-belong-where, in this 2000 educational opportunity I'll also show you the secrets of conducting your own software, service, or work-flow design process.In this 2000 Level opportunity you will start by appreciating the common flowcharting operations. From lines and processes to page connectors & terminals you will actually be participating in a real-world flow-detection and documentation process.Leaving the basics, Design 2000 will next review the set of flowcharting symbols that most software development professionals understand.Diagraming flows for display devices, data processing and advanced workflows are covered. Understanding how to detail transitional flows, decisions, and procedures between outputs - such as reports, cards, databases, as well as point-of sale receipts - are also explained.Leaving the software and automated realm Design 2000 explores how to document modern manual operations is also covered. A special case study, you will be learning the importance of Service Orientation: How to mix-in, diagram, and discuss transitions between automated and manual business operations.Finally, I believe that even more experienced process documenters and designers will find the closing flowcharting best-practices to be enlightening. From actors, swimlanes, clouds, and designing fail-over services, Design 2000 is designed to ignite any eager-planner's imagination and propel your thought processes to the next level.

Course objectives

• to enhance your skills in creating and understanding modern flowcharts
• to learn best practices in flowchart design and documentation