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using colors like degrees of red and blue. Affinity diagrams can show how one
person is tied to various cases or events in the system, and different roles can
be indicated with different symbols.
In these cases, special tools such as IDS Visualization, Seepower by
Compudigm, and VisuaLinks by Visual Analytics, Inc. may be needed, and
expertise in these tools may also be required. Consultants like Jordan Rose,
mentioned in Chapter 8, who have expert knowledge in a specific tool can
jump start your project and get it up and running faster, because you don’t
need to factor in the learning curve. Companies ...