We use Lucidchart for a number of things including workflow diagramming, org chart development, and process workflows. We process many legal things with real estate, such as ownership charts and title transfers. It's far easier to do these tasks visually than it is in language.
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The Best Visual Collaboration Suite I’ve Used
What do you like best about the product?
I use it almost daily and I love how intuitive it feels, setup was painless, features are plenty without being overwhelming, and integrations make it fit right into my daily workflow.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it feels a bit heavy on browser resources, and a few advanced features take time to learn. Nothing major, but could be smoother.”
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Lucid takes the complexity out of tax data reconciliation by letting me turn pipelines into simple visuals. It helps me catch issues quickly, keeps teammates aligned, and makes knowledge sharing way easier than relying on long docs or calls.
Visual approach facilitates clarity and process efficiency in complex real estate tasks
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The benefits since implementing Lucidchart are mostly because taking a visual approach to any of these things is far superior to trying to type it out or write it out or explain it to anyone. Secondly, Lucidchart does a great implementation of that visual approach. It has greatly influenced us in clarity.
I cannot speak specifically to efficiency metrics, but clarity itself develops efficiency and resiliency because most of what we do doesn't get questioned later, and we maintain better tracking of processes and pathways.
What is most valuable?
One of the best features of Lucidchart is that it's robust. I appreciate being able to use it collaboratively with other people. We use both Lucidchart and Miro collaboratively across the division with four or five of us working with it.
I've attended several seminars which were very good. While some users implement it for Agile and other advanced processes, we use it as a visualization tool for processes and constructs involved in real estate transactions. Lucidchart is excellent because it allows us to attach pieces together, shuffle them around, and maintain connections without losing track of relationships.
What needs improvement?
The system is a bit clumsy when it comes to stylizing to match corporate imaging styles. In real estate, we need everything to have the same look and feel as our materials. Beyond dropping a logo in, it's not particularly comfortable working with our corporate font set.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with it for about a year now.
What other advice do I have?
I haven't done much with Lucidchart's integration with other popular apps such as Teams, though one of my colleagues mentioned it can be added. This has sparked my interest to look into integration with Excel and Word, though we haven't implemented these features yet in our less than a year of operation.
I access Lucidchart from multiple devices, including iPhone, iPad, and PC desktop. Our PCs are all laptops, so we can work remotely. I've collaborated with people from home on my iPad while they were on their laptop, though this isn't our routine behavior.
I would recommend Lucidchart to others, but I'd also recommend exploring other options. It depends on what your fit and feel is for what you're trying to accomplish. For heavy users or technical users, Lucidchart might be very appealing. It has more capabilities than I'm currently using. The Highway Bridge Maintenance group, who are familiar with Agile processes, speak positively about it. For average users, they might find similar functionality in Miro or other less expensive alternatives.
Overall Rating: 9 out of 10
Great for collaboration
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to setup a team and easily share charts within different teams.
It also seems clever about snapping lines/arrows to shapes and suggesting rules for the layout, e.g. red arrow for No line in a flow diagram.
It also seems clever about snapping lines/arrows to shapes and suggesting rules for the layout, e.g. red arrow for No line in a flow diagram.
What do you dislike about the product?
I miss the ability to link from one shape to another. Like if the user clicks a shape their focus moves, smoothly, to some other shape or diagram.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Diagramming and sharing diagrams with team members.
Wonderful tool for technical architecture drawing
What do you like best about the product?
- Best tool out there
- Supports all sorts of pictures of various components
- Supports all sorts of pictures of various components
What do you dislike about the product?
- Free drawing could be improved. It is not very user friendly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps visualize the problems
New to the software. I've been a user of Visio for years.
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to share my work across our current platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far I've not seen how to work offline.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps by creating visual content that best explains the project roadmap and concepts being used.
Powerful Yet a Bit Overwhelming for Beginners
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate the ability to create custom flowcharts that help my team see the big picture and understand their roles. I find the feature to insert links to documents very helpful, and I really like the decision-maker tool in the flowchart. Autoload features are set so that it flows intuitively on its own.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the software to be somewhat complex, with functions that are more advanced than what I require, resulting in a bit of a learning curve. The terminology used in the software is not entirely clear to me, and I still struggle with simple tasks like making arrows straight in flowcharts. The software could be more beginner-friendly, as it feels overwhelming with its robust features. It would be beneficial to have more detailed help resources, examples of feature applications, and possibly a simpler, less expensive version tailored for beginners.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use the product to organize multi-step processes, ensuring clarity on team responsibilities and facilitating smooth task handoffs through linked flowcharts.
User Perspective: Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite Experience
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is how easy it makes working together in real time. The interface is clean and simple, so even if you’re not super tech-savvy, you can jump right in. Plus, having lots of templates and different visual tools all in one place saves me a ton of time.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I dislike about Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is that it can slow down when working with really large or complex diagrams, which can be frustrating. Also, some advanced features aren’t very easy to find or understand without extra guidance. Lastly, the free version feels a bit limited, and the paid plans can be pricey for individual users or small teams.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite solves the problem of remote teamwork by making it easy to create, share, and edit visual projects together in real time. This benefits me by helping my team stay on the same page no matter where we are, speeding up decision-making and reducing miscommunication. Instead of sending files back and forth, we can brainstorm, plan, and organize ideas all in one place, which saves time and keeps our work more organized.
Makes Project/Program Management Easy
What do you like best about the product?
Lucid easily integrates with Google Drive. You can even select create a new Lucid chart directly from your drive. There are a ton of relevant, easy to use templates readily available, making my life much easier and creating new project much quicker. Editing and creating is easy, even in live collaboration with virtual teams.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's mostly intuitive, but there is a learning curve to learn all the features and unlock the full power of the tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Lucid to create process maps, RACI's, white boarding, brainstorming with teams, and creating visuals to put into power point presentations.
review features
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to process diagram and white board for notes, questions and real time collaboration. Easy and intuitive to use
What do you dislike about the product?
sharing when others do not have the same software or licenses
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
drawing while working remotely
Great designer for Architectural diagrams
What do you like best about the product?
Architectural diagrams , importing new shapes and integrated with Cloud options
What do you dislike about the product?
additional templates as we design for better visualization
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Architectural diagrams
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