Online swimlane diagram drawing software

The swimlane diagram is designed to analyze and display the different processes of different departments on the same task process. ProcessOn supports online drawing of swimlane diagrams, with built-in intelligent pool, lane, and separator graphic symbols, simple and efficient drag-and-drop operation, and a large number of swimlane diagram templates for cloning, allowing you to easily draw professional and good-looking swimlane diagrams.

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Online swimlane diagram drawing software

Swimlane diagram classification

Vertical Swimlane Diagram

The vertical swimlane diagram adopts a top-down layout structure, mainly emphasizing functional groups. This layout is more suitable for showing the vertical relationship and functional division between functional departments or roles in cross-functional tasks and processes.

Horizontal Swimlane Diagram

The horizontal swimlane diagram adopts a left-right layout structure, focusing on the display of the event process. This layout is more suitable for emphasizing the horizontal flow of events or processes, as well as the horizontal participation of different stages or departments in the process.

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Swimlane diagram elements

Swimming pool

The pool is the outer framework of the swimlane diagram, and the swimlanes and processes are all contained in the pool.

Lanes

Multiple lanes can be created in a pool.

process

Actual business processes.

department

Differentiate by department or responsibility, and clarify the task that each department/person/information system is responsible for completing.

stage

Differentiate by task stages and clarify the task links that need to be handled in each stage.

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Swimlane Diagram Application Scenarios

 Project Management

 Business Process Analysis

 System Design

Project Management

Displays the various stages of a project from initiation to completion, clarifies the role and responsibilities of each team or member in the project, facilitates project management and monitoring, and promotes team collaboration and communication.

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Business Process Analysis

Displays the various links of the business process and the different departments or functions involved. By analyzing swimlane diagrams, bottlenecks, redundant links, or unreasonable points in the business process can be discovered, leading to process optimization and improvement.

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System Design

Displays the overall architecture of the system and the relationships between various components, describes the workflow of the system, including the input, processing, output, and other aspects of data, helping system developers better understand the system's functions and requirements.

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ProcessOn Swimlane Diagram Product Highlights

Online collaboration

Drawing swimlane diagrams online is simple and convenient, it supports collaborative creation by multiple people, and you can also set sharing links to transmit information in real time.

Compatible with multiple formats

The swimlane diagram can be exported to PNG, VISIO, PDF, SVG and other formats, and can be imported into VISIO format files.

Cloud Storage

Lane diagram files are stored in real time and synchronized in the cloud between different terminals. Historical versions can be traced and data security is guaranteed.

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How to draw a swimlane diagram

Create a new swimlane diagram, or create a new Flowchart first, then add the 'pool/lane' graphic symbol to the graphic area, or directly clone the publicly released swimlane diagram template

Drag pool and lane shapes to the canvas and use separators to create another dimension

Add titles to pools, lanes, and stages. Lane titles and stage titles are generally department names and stage names.

Drag and drop graphics according to the Flowchart drawing method to create the process, and ensure that each step of the process corresponds to the department and stage

Style optimization and adjustment, such as lane width, stage width, color filling, font size, etc., so that a perfect swimlane diagram is drawn

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Swimlane Diagram FAQ

How to add multiple swimlanes?

Simply drag multiple lanes into the pool, the lanes will automatically align, and multiple lanes will be created.

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Can pools, lanes, and separators be mixed?

Vertical pools, vertical lanes, and horizontal separators are a group, and horizontal pools, horizontal lanes, and vertical separators are a group and cannot be mixed.

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How to quickly adjust the number of lanes?

Select the pool title and a toolbar will appear. You can adjust the number of lanes by directly adjusting the number.

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Are swimlane titles and phase titles interchangeable?

The lane title and stage title are generally the department name and stage name. The contents of these two titles are interchangeable and can be customized by the enterprise.

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How do I adjust lane or stage width?

Click the title of the lane or stage to be adjusted. The lane or stage will be selected and you can drag the surrounding control points to adjust it.

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How to hide unnameable stages?

By adding stages through separators, there will be an extra 'stage' at the bottom that cannot be renamed. We can click on the pool title and drag the control point to hide this part.

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