Context diagram examples, components, why to use it - Mindomo

In addition, they should help project stakeholders see the external factors and events to consider on top of the overall information system. These can also include additional internal systems, but they are considered external for the purposes of a context diagram. That’s the core power of this type of data flow diagram (DFD), simple yet showing the entire order system. Too many arrows and flows through a context diagram can easily show an overly complicated system. It’s a system that is always free to use at the start and can easily build out the right context diagram at a level 0 view every single time.