PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Charter is a desktop business process management (BPM) modeling software. Charter integrates directly within the Microsoft® Visio® interface, providing business users with a dynamic and integrated process modeling environment.  Because of its flexible design environment and ease of use, Charter is the ideal tool for the business users who need to quickly map processes in a stand-alone environment
 
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General features

• Modeling and mapping of any business processes through a software add-on to Microsoft® Visio®
• Automatic report generation
• Robust data model to capture important process information
• Swimlane and flatmap process views
• Multilanguage maps
• Model validation
• Model wizard
• Stencil-shape wizard
• Customizable print options
• Customizable export function
• Simulation, analysis and monitoring ready

Methodology

• Process methodology independent
• Award-winning modeling methodology that is simple yet robust
• Familiar top-down approach for a global perspective
• Drill-down navigation from process maps to view process details

Compatibility features

• Exportable to Interfacing’s advanced modeling simulation software (Designer) and its enterprise-wide modeling software (Enterprise Process Center™)

Benefits

Charter delivers business process modeling in a familiar Visio® mapping environment. Here are some of its key benefits:

Ease of use creates greater buy in
Charter was designed for business users, not for technical gurus. Because it is easy to use and has an intuitive interface, people will use it.

Short learning curve
Unlike other modeling and mapping products, Charter runs in the industry standard diagramming tool, Microsoft® Visio®. That means less training time on how to use the modeling tool.

Increase decision-making power
Companies will have a better understanding of processes and will be able to make better and smarter business decisions.

Provides a structured modeling process
Charter provides users with a structured way to build process-modeling diagrams. This guides users and helps keep them focused on business processes.

Promotes a process-centric environment
Charter maps, models, and manages business processes. The act of documenting your processes will begin to transform your organization from a silo-centered company to a process-centric (or integrated) one.

Creates a business process knowledge base
Users can publish process models to HTML and other formats to share business-process knowledge with other users.

Export to HTML, Designer or EPC
Share your process models with colleagues or export them to our modeling simulation software (Designer) or our enterprise-wide modeling software (Enterprise Process Center).

Generate comprehensive reports
Create useful reports on your processes automatically and share with colleagues to make better-informed business decisions.

Minimum Requirements

Computer and Processor
Personal computer with an Intel Pentium 233-MHz or faster processor(Pentium III recommended)

Memory
128 MB of RAM or greater

Hard Disk
210 MB of available hard-disk space, including 75 MB on the hard disk on which the operating system is installed; Optional installation files cache(recommended) requires an additional 185 MB of available hard-disk space

Drive
CD-ROM or DVD drive

Display
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor

Operatiing System
Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later, or Windows XP or later

Support

Support Center is available Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST.
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