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Visual modeling techniques help business analysts challenge existing paradigms by revealing system interactions, inefficiencies, and hidden assumptions that text descriptions often obscure.
Models make the abstract concrete—allowing stakeholders to “see” how a process really works.

Useful modeling tools include:

• Process Flow Diagrams to highlight redundant steps or decision loops

• Context Diagrams to clarify external boundaries and dependencies

• Data Flow Diagrams to show where inputs or outputs add little value

Visuals promote collaboration and shared understanding.

A single diagram can spark the realization that an entire process is built on outdated logic or unnecessary handoffs.  By shifting discussions from what we do to why we do it, modeling empowers analysts to expose limitations and propose more effective paradigms.