Mind Mapping Project Management

For the past several years, I’ve been using mind maps as a project management tool to facilitate meetings, document project scope, identify risk and even find my next job. Mind mapping is an effective tool that will help any project manager save time and communicate with their team members in an effective and creative way.  The presentations in the Attachments section provides an overview on how project managers can improve their project management efficiency using mindmaps.

If you're interested in learning more about mind mapping and project management application, please consult these articles:

• A Better Project Map
• Mind Map Your Meeting Minutes
• Mind Mapping Risk
• Mind Map Your Job Interview
• Mind Mapping for Efficient Project Management
• Mind Mapping Your Microsoft Project Schedule
• Mind Mapping Questions and Answers

Video

You can also view the Mind Mapping for Efficient PM Video

Additional Mind Mapping Resources

• http://www.mind-mapping.org
• http://www.mindmapsearch.org
• http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com

Templates

If you're interested in using one of the FreeMind templates in the Attachments section, you'll need to install the FREE open-source FreeMind tool located at:

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

If you're looking for the Mindjet templates mentioned in the presentation, you can find them in the Mindjet MindManager Template Gallery

Mind Mapping Software

If you don't have Mindjet MindManager, your can order it here:

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
ProjectSummary.mm	Project Summary Mind Map Template (requires FreeMind software)	3 Kb
LessonsLearned.mm	Lessons Learned Mind Map Template (requires FreeMind software)	2 Kb