Scott Helmers

Scott Helmers is a Partner with the Harvard Computing Group (HCG), a consulting and software firm that assists organizations with understanding relevant technologies and making decisions about business applications running on Intranets, Extranets and the Internet. Scott is one of the principal designers of TaskMap™, HCG's affordable solution for documenting work processes. Because of its simplicity, TaskMap™ (www.taskmap.com) lets anyone document processes, whether they are capturing an existing manufacturing processes, designing a new engineering process, documenting human resources procedures, or ensuring an organization's compliance with new regulations. Based on his knowledge of Microsoft Visio and his active participation in the Visio zone at Experts Exchange, Microsoft has named Scott a Visio Most Valuable Professional, one of only six in the world, every year since 2008 (mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Scott.Helmers). Scott wrote "Visio 2010 Step by Step," "Visio 2013 Step by Step," and "Visio 2016 Step by Step." Book details are available at www.VisioStepByStep.com. Tens of thousands of learners have viewed Scott's courses at LinkedIn Learning (bit.ly/LILearning-Author). At home, Scott enjoys cycling and participating in community theater productions, both with his daughters and on his own. Specialties: Co-creator of TaskMap, process mapping software for the rest of us; Author of "Visio Step by Step" books from Microsoft Press (www.VisioStepByStep.com); highly rated speaker at user groups, conferences, and industry events.