Simplify Planning with Mind Mapping technology, mind mapping

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Simplify Planning with Mind Mappingtechnology,
mind mapping how they work together

• Brandon Conrad
• MatchWare, Inc.

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Benefits of Mind Mapping

• Increased Productivity (25)
• Better Communication
• Enhanced Recall and Memory
• Easier method of Organization

Utilizing Mind Maps

• Project Management
• Planning
• Problem Solving
• Note Taking

• Brainstorming
• Presentations
• Risk Management
• Decision Making

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What is a Mind Map?

• An organic way to display a work breakdown
  structure

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Work Breakdown Structure
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The Communication Breakdown
Organic vs. Linear

• A study conducted by UNC indicated 65 of all
  mistakes in the work place where a result of miss
  communication
• The other 35?

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Consequences of Communication Breakdown

• Impact of Surprise
• Different expectations

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Solution Technology

• Dont be stuck in the past

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The Future of Project Management

• Capture the Idea using a Mind Map.
• Switch to WBS
• Switch to Gantt
• Switch to Timeline
• Optimizes brainstorming, visualizing and
  organizing work streams
• Ability to organize thoughts with more clarity
• Helps all team members to clearly understand and
  visualize the project.
• Never recreate the same data twice
• Export to MS Office, HTML or as an image