Teachme Process Releases Swimlane Feature

Studist Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Satoshi Suzuki; hereinafter "Studist"), which supports the realization of lean operations, announced the release of a swimlane feature for "Teachme Process," a business process visualization tool that allows users to visualize the overall picture of operations, role assignments, and areas for improvement through dialogue with AI. By simply setting a "responsible division" for each step (node), the process diagram will be displayed with lanes divided by responsible division. This creates an environment where role assignments in cross-organizational workflows can be intuitively understood and shared.

Studist will continue to enhance the functions of Teachme Process, and through the construction of an environment that can consistently support everything from business process visualization to standardization and improvement, we will continue to support the realization of lean operations.

Background of New Feature Provision Teachme Process has previously offered "flowchart type" and "list type" as display formats for business workflows, which are suitable for organizing the flow of operations and details of steps. This time, a new "swimlane type" has been added, allowing processes to be displayed with lanes divided by responsible division.

Swimlane-style business workflow diagrams are widely used in many workplaces as an effective means to visualize role assignments between departments and handover points. On the other hand, accurately organizing responsible divisions and completing the diagram often requires considerable effort, and the burden of creation and updating is often an issue. With the release of this swimlane feature, diagrams are automatically divided into lanes simply by setting responsible divisions for each node, significantly streamlining the creation and sharing of swimlane diagrams, which previously required a lot of effort.

Feature Overview Registration of Responsible Divisions and Lane Display By setting a "responsible division" for each node (step), the process diagram is displayed with lanes divided by responsible division. This allows for an at-a-glance understanding of role assignments between departments and handover timings.

Batch Setting for Multiple Nodes It is possible to select multiple nodes simultaneously and set the same responsible division in a batch. This allows for efficient setting of responsible divisions for large-scale business processes.

Automatic Split Display for Multiple Responsible Divisions If a single node has multiple responsible divisions, it will be displayed split into respective lanes. This accurately represents concurrent duties and collaborative work across multiple departments in the process diagram.

Setting of Generic URL Links A new "link" function has been added, allowing any URL to be set for each node. This makes it possible to directly associate any external resources necessary for business, such as SaaS tools used in-house, internal portals, and shared documents, with the business process diagram.

<Other Overview> Supported application: Web browser version

Future Developments Studist will continue to enhance the functions of Teachme Process, including this response. Regarding swimlane display, we plan to update the environment to be more intuitive, including improving the operability of responsible divisions and customizing lanes. Beyond business process visualization, we will support the realization of lean operations by building an environment that can comprehensively support organizational business standardization and efficiency through AI-driven improvement suggestions and strengthened collaboration with other Teachme series products, including the manual creation and sharing system "Teachme Biz."

Inquiries regarding this feature Companies that have introduced Teachme Process or Teachme Biz should contact our representative. Those considering introducing Teachme Process can inquire here.

About Teachme Process "Teachme Process" is a business process visualization tool that instantly visualizes the overall picture of operations, role assignments, and areas for improvement through dialogue with AI, transforming complex business processes into a "map" that anyone can understand. By simply inputting text instructions or existing materials, AI automatically generates a draft process diagram. Users can intuitively grasp and share the overall picture of operations by switching between three display formats—"flowchart type," "list type," and "swimlane type"—with a single click. Furthermore, AI automatically suggests improvement points for operations, and through collaboration with "Teachme Biz," it consistently supports everything from business visualization to the establishment of a standardization and improvement cycle. https://biz.teachme.jp/product/process/