Amanda Athuraliya, Author at Creately Blog Latest Product Updates and Tips on Working Visually Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:33:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Can a Genogram Include LGBTQ+, Nonbinary, or Non-Traditional Family Structures? https://creately.com/blog/research-analysis/lgbtq-nonbinary-genogram/ https://creately.com/blog/research-analysis/lgbtq-nonbinary-genogram/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:33:09 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=32433 Yes. A genogram can include LGBTQ+ people, transgender and nonbinary family members, same-gender couples, chosen family, adoptive and foster families, donor-conceived children, surrogacy, co-parenting arrangements, polyamorous relationships, and other family structures. A genogram should reflect the family as the people... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/research-analysis/lgbtq-nonbinary-genogram/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2026/07/LGBTQ-and-nonbinary-genograms.png How to Make a Large or Complex Org Chart Readable https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/how-to-make-a-large-org-chart-readable/ https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/how-to-make-a-large-org-chart-readable/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:48:17 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=32430 A large org chart should help people understand the organization, not force them to scan hundreds of boxes at once. The most effective approach is to maintain one complete, data-backed org chart while showing each viewer only the level of... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/how-to-make-a-large-org-chart-readable/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2026/07/How-to-Create-a-Complex-Org-Chart-Readable.png How to Create a Dynamic Org Chart That Stays Up to Date https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/dynamic-org-chart-that-stays-up-to-date/ https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/dynamic-org-chart-that-stays-up-to-date/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:57:34 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=32376 An org chart becomes outdated when employee changes are recorded in one system but not reflected in the chart. The solution is to build it from structured employee and manager data, maintain one shared version, and define who updates it... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/dynamic-org-chart-that-stays-up-to-date/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2026/07/Create-an-always-Updated-Dynamic-Org-Chart.png How to Create a Modern, Flexible Wiki for Your Company https://creately.com/blog/project-management/how-to-build-a-wiki/ https://creately.com/blog/project-management/how-to-build-a-wiki/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 12:06:07 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=28796 As a company grows, it accumulates a wealth of knowledge, from what your company vision is to best practices to follow, that helps direct and form its path for growth. And preserving such knowledge is nothing but critical to its... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/project-management/how-to-build-a-wiki/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2023/01/How-to-Create-a-Modern-Flexible-Wiki-for-Your-Company_Thumbnail_2.png The Complete Guide to Business Impact Analysis with Templates https://creately.com/blog/project-management/business-impact-analysis/ https://creately.com/blog/project-management/business-impact-analysis/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:14:54 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=28384 The business impact analysis is one of the most important components of the business continuity management planning process. During the analysis, you identify how potential disruptions would impact your key business functions and the overall performance of your organization. In... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/project-management/business-impact-analysis/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/10/The-Complete-Guide-to-Business-Impact-Analysis-with-Templates-1.png Key Project Documents Every Project Manager Needs https://creately.com/blog/project-management/project-documentation/ https://creately.com/blog/project-management/project-documentation/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:52:15 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=27357 Proper process documentation template is an integral part of project management. Documenting essential project processes and information help set up a project in an efficient and easy-to-understand manner, and ultimately ensure its success. In this post, we will look at... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/project-management/project-documentation/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/07/Key-Project-Documents-150x150.png UML Diagram Objects and Their Usage https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/uml-diagram-objects/ https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/uml-diagram-objects/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:34:40 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=26634 Here is an overview of all the nine different kinds of Modeling diagram objects that are wrapped under the heading of the UML. UML Class Diagrams UML Use Case Diagrams UML Object Diagrams UML Sequence Diagrams UML Collaboration Diagrams UML... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/uml-diagram-objects/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/04/Unified-modeling-language-diagram-objects-150x150.png Introducing Creately – The New Interface for Work https://creately.com/blog/announcements/introducing-creately-new-interface-for-work/ https://creately.com/blog/announcements/introducing-creately-new-interface-for-work/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:03:58 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=26470 Work today is done on multiple disconnected tools that can only execute bits and pieces of a project, leaving teams to go back and forth to retrieve data for decision-making to move work forward.  When each team works with its... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/announcements/introducing-creately-new-interface-for-work/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/03/Introducing-Creately-–-The-New-Interface-for-Work.png How to Set up a Pipeline for Better Project Portfolio Management https://creately.com/blog/project-management/project-pipeline-management/ https://creately.com/blog/project-management/project-pipeline-management/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:31:46 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=26126 Selecting the right projects from the beginning is an important step in effective project portfolio management, and a project pipeline helps project managers do this easily by helping them ensure the success of each individual project from the planning stage... Read More

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]]> https://creately.com/blog/project-management/project-pipeline-management/feed/ 0 https://d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/01/Project-pipeline-Management-150x150.png How to Achieve Strategic Alignment to Improve Business Performance https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/how-to-achieve-strategic-alignment/ https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/how-to-achieve-strategic-alignment/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 04:40:09 +0000 https://creately.com/blog/?p=24297 Why do many businesses easily succeed, while many more struggle to survive and eventually fail? A key reason is strategic alignment, or lack thereof. While the best-aligned organizations perform the best, those that aren’t, flounder because they fail to make... Read More

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