Process Diagram Maker
Document business processes with lanes and steps.
Try it: Describe a handoff between teams
- Start with the process template and rename the stages.
- Label who owns each stage and what must be handed to the next team.
- Trace both the usual path and an exception path before exporting.
The diagram communicates a process. It does not run a workflow or check BPMN compliance.
About Process Diagram Maker
The useful thing about a business process diagram is not the steps, which everyone knows, but the handoffs between people — which is where processes actually fail.
Swimlanes per role, sequential steps and decision gateways.
How Process Diagram Maker works in your browser
Swimlanes assign every step to a role, which forces the question a plain flowchart lets you avoid: who does this. A process diagram without lanes describes what happens; one with lanes describes who is responsible.
Handoffs become visible as connectors crossing a lane boundary. Counting those crossings is a reliable way to find delay in a process, because each one is a wait for another person.
Decision gateways branch the flow with labelled conditions, so exception paths are documented rather than left as the part everyone improvises.
When to use it
Mapping an approval or onboarding process across several departments. Finding the handoffs that cause delay before trying to fix them. Documenting a procedure for training or for an audit. Agreeing who owns which step when responsibilities are disputed.
Frequently asked questions
Does it support swimlanes?
Yes, one lane per role, which is what turns a flowchart into something that shows who is responsible for each step rather than just what happens.
Is this full BPMN?
No. It offers step boxes, decision gateways and start and end events — BPMN-flavoured without the ceremony of the complete specification.
When should I use this over a flowchart?
When responsibility matters. A flowchart shows sequence; swimlanes show handoffs, which is usually where a process actually breaks down.