Comparison chart. TaskMap versus TaskMap Professional


Feature	TaskMap Capture for Excel	TaskMap	TaskMap Professional

Task capture input and updating feature from Excel spreadsheet (Requires MS Excel)

Built in guidance to help novice users create the best quality process maps

Automated generation of Task shapes with roles, guidelines, time, resources and task frequency

WEB PUBLISHING OPTION: with a simple to use hyperlinking dialog to link documents, web pages, files, programs and internal links to other process maps. When published allows viewing of TaskMaps with an internet browser;

Ability to create customized templates;

Display functions to control level of detail displayed on process maps according to security and information needs;

User defined and standardized duration fields to capture timeframe for tasks and between tasks;

Notes field with indicator to share information about particular tasks;

More pre-defined frequencies plus new user-defined task frequencies;

Easy to use hyperlink feature to connect underlying information to the TaskMap data;

Role customization to add and manage job roles associated with process maps;

Automated and user controlled task numbering and re-numbering features;

REPORTING FEATURE: Ability to create time total reports, and many custom reports for Roles, Resources, Guidelines and all information contained in TaskMap. Export to Excel and Web publishing also included;

Ability to integrate TaskMap® objects with other office products such as Microsoft Office®, Corel and Sun office products;

Export functions for Excel, database, web pages and graphical formats supported through Microsoft Visio®;

Connectors with dynamic hyperlinking to link and maintain relationships between processes and map more complex processes;

On-line help;

Ability to share role lists throughout the organization by sharing the TaskMaps that contain them;

TaskMap Pro Data Import Template. Excel import and update template. Task and other relevant field information can be modified in Excel and then updated in TaskMap, creating a revised version of the TaskMap in seconds;

Data graphics for controls and risks. User assigned numbers can be added to predefined risk and control systems for each Task symbol. Ideal for risk or qualilty control applications;

User defined text field to create custom data graphics. Ideal for creating your own applications for quality, governance or efficiency;

Time threshold flag. Used to indicate if the timeframe associated with a Task has exceeded a previously defined acceptable parameter;

Feature to control color of fill in Task shape based on application needs.

Visual graphic to illustrate which Tasks are decisions.

A new export utility allows authors of TaskMaps to create a finished MS Word document directly from their process and procedure maps. These include: Table of Contents generation, List of figures, automated generation of .jpg or .gif files along with descriptions of everything included in your maps. Available May 08..