Monthly Archives: November 2006

Why the Flow Chart Symbol Style Sheet is a Must Have for Flowcharters

Looking back at some of my earlier flowcharts, I can only think to myself, “Man these things are ugly”. So I hand selected some of my uglier flow chart symbol formats. Hopefully the image below conveys why the Flow Chart … Continue reading

Posted in Excel, Flowcharts, Process Maps, Product Tips | Leave a comment

Free Flow Chart Style Cheat Sheet – The Easy Way to Make Your Flow Charts Look Cool

Do you… Like colorful flow charts but hate the time it takes to make them? Know good looking color schemes when you see them but have the artistic skills of a caveman? Want a free and easy way to spruce … Continue reading

Posted in Excel, Flowcharts | Leave a comment

How Flowcharting Can Help Your Business

Why would I want to make flowcharts? This is a surprisingly common question I get asked ever since I started BreezeTree Software. To me it’s a no-brainer. I spent most of my career working on process improvement, and flowcharts and … Continue reading

Posted in Business Process Improvement, Flowcharts | 2 Comments

How To Make Custom AutoShapes

Sometimes you need a drawing shape that isn’t included in the standard Microsoft Office set of shapes. Maybe you need to add header blocks to all your process shapes. Maybe you need to need to add one of those little … Continue reading

Posted in Excel, Flowcharts | Leave a comment

Getting Serious About The E-Myth Revisited

When I read The E-Myth Revisited, I have to admit my first impression was “What a load of crap!” After all, it takes 200 pages to say what could be said in less than 10. I’m busy. I don’t have … Continue reading

Posted in Business Process Improvement, Flowcharts, The Business of Software | Leave a comment

What Are Flowchart Triggers? (And why you shouldn’t use them…)

If you ever take a class that teaches formal flowcharting, they might teach you that all flowcharts start off with a Trigger Event. A Trigger Event is an action that gets the process started. A trigger event for an order … Continue reading

Posted in Flowcharts | Leave a comment