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Sat, 2006-11-04 18:23
Marcio Sampaio
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Hello all,

Do u have any experience in the usage of mind map softwares in Project Management.

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Sat, 2006-11-18 18:43
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Marcio Sampaio
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Thank u all for your response.

Alex,

That is what i have seen. Companies using Mind Maps as a PM tool. Mainly in Risk Management or to creat small packages of work using link with MSP.

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Tue, 2006-11-14 19:18
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Alex Wong
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HI Marcio

I can relate Mind Map being use in Risk Management, Claims, Options study, and any Project management task that require explore lots of options and new idea.

HTH

Alex
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Tue, 2006-11-14 04:26
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Chris Oggham
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Hi Marcio,

Like Gary, I’ve used Mind Maps for brainstorming sessions, note taking and to link apparently disparate ideas, but not as a Project Management tool. I’m not saying it couldn’t be done, but I’m wondering if there would be any advantage over conventional techniques. Like Gary, the Mind Maps I produce tend to be for my own purposes and wouldn’t necessarily mean much to anyone else, none of which is a great deal of help to you.

Chris Oggham
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Sun, 2006-11-12 18:02
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Marcio Sampaio
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Hello Gary

There are a lot of brainstorm softwares available (min maps softwares) like:

intelimap, freemind, MindGenius etc.

And these softwares can also link and transfer datas into MSP, excell, visio, WBS Pro etc ...

I have seen big companies using Mind Maps softwares like a Project Management tool.

And that is what i’m looking for ... experiences in the usage of this tool.

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Thu, 2006-11-09 09:09
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Gary Whitehead
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Mind Map software?

I use Mind Maps, but that’s really just a way of taking notes. I suppose if you wanted to, you could reproduce the mind map in electronic form using something like viseo or Powerpoint, but I wouldn’t. My mind maps are for my use only -they’re designed to make sense to me, not the wider audience.
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