diff --git a/src/graph_scheduler/utilities.py b/src/graph_scheduler/utilities.py
index fda1d367..12debc39 100644
--- a/src/graph_scheduler/utilities.py
+++ b/src/graph_scheduler/utilities.py
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 import weakref
 from typing import Dict, Hashable, Set
 
+import networkx as nx
 
-__all__ = ['disable_debug_logging', 'enable_debug_logging']
+__all__ = [
+    'dependency_dict_to_networkx_digraph', 'disable_debug_logging',
+    'enable_debug_logging', 'networkx_graph_to_dependency_dict',
+]
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -146,3 +150,37 @@ def disable_debug_logging(level: int = logging.WARNING):
         f'Restoring root logger level to {logging.getLevelName(level)}'
     )
     root_logger.setLevel(level)
+
+
+def dependency_dict_to_networkx_digraph(graph: typing_graph_dependency_dict) -> nx.DiGraph:
+    """
+    Converts a graph in dependency dict form to a networkx DiGraph
+
+    Args:
+        graph: a graph in dependency dict form
+
+    Returns:
+        networkx.DiGraph
+    """
+    return nx.DiGraph(graph).reverse()
+
+
+def networkx_graph_to_dependency_dict(graph: nx.Graph) -> typing_graph_dependency_dict:
+    """
+    Converts a networkx Graph to a graph in dependency dict form
+
+    Args:
+        graph: a networkx.Graph
+
+    Returns:
+        a graph in dependency dict form
+    """
+    res_graph = {}
+    for sender, receivers in graph.adj.items():
+        if sender not in res_graph:
+            res_graph[sender] = set()
+        for rec in receivers:
+            if rec not in res_graph:
+                res_graph[rec] = set()
+            res_graph[rec].add(sender)
+    return res_graph