Picture That.

Abstract

The managers of a large Midwest company were shocked when they reviewed a diagram of their computer network and discovered a redundant $325,000 data communications link between the West Coast office and headquarters. As it turned out, the line had been installed mistakenly while a key network engineer was on vacation. The discovery confirmed once again that not only is a picture worth a thousand words but also it’s often the best way to visualize and examine complex subjects. That’s why CPAs working with complex spatial subjects should consider using graphics to help them visualize and explain those subject to others.

Although diagrams certainly can be prepared freehand or with a word processor, the most efficient way is with a computer program specifically designed to do the job. In this article we help you find such a program, called graphical documentation (GD) software.

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Article

Publication Date

2-1-2000

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2000, Journal of Accountancy.

The definitive version is available at: https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2000/feb/picturethat.html

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