Business Forum: Using Flow Charts for Management and Sales

A little over a year ago, I started using my computer to generate flow charts. The original plan was to provide myself and my crew with something that showed the course of a project more clearly than a bunch of detailed notes. With the chart, we can see, at a glance, when the cabinets will be installed or which subs will be working together at a given time. When someone has a question about a date or the sequence of events, I can answer them without rummaging through folders and piles of notes. Generating the chart is also a good way to get organized. It forces me to take time to think a project through. When it’s finished,