Review: With Mindjet MindManager Pro, Say Goodbye To Your Whiteboard

by Russell Shaw

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Mindjet MindManager Pro 7

From Mindjet, Inc.; free for 21 days, $349.00 to purchase

Summary: A step-by-step project manager for any size business

Requirements: Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista

Whether you are manager of a corporate department or a small and growing private professional practice, your decision-making workflow probably doesn’t flow all that differently.

I’m anticipating that you identify goals, research and obtain information that will facilitate these goals, organize this information into actionable items, and then communicate these items to your colleagues, staff and business partners.

Mindjet MindManager Pro is a tool that will help you track, and actually map, this data.

With interfaces that don’t look all that different than the multi-function office suite software you probably already are using, Mindjet MindManager Pro is more than just a project manager or scheduler. It comes with map templates, multi-map view options, filtering tools and product alerts that do more than just chart project-related thinking and planning. It helps you along with the actual processes that product management entails.

In that vein, the real utility of this product is its ability to guide you through project management creation slides in a step by step manner. No more whiteboards!

Topics and sub-topic tree structure and navigation is a given, as well as integration with PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel and Word.

MindManager Pro 7 is the newest version of this software. It offers a free, 21-day trial period but costs a one-time $349 fee after that. I predict you will be so hooked, you won’t want to go back to your whiteboard, and will easily find a way to justify the modest expenditure.

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3 Comments »

  Brian S. Friedlander wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

Hi Russell:

I enjoyed you post about MindManager Pro 7. I am a long time user of MindManager and have written about several project management add-ins for MindManager on my blog which may be of interest to you. I have taken a look at JCVGantt, ProjectKickstart 4, Intelligantt, and FastTrack Schedule 9.2 that have direct links to MIndManager Pro 7.
Regards
Brian S. Friedlander
http://assistivetek.blogspot.com

  Matthew Hodgson wrote @ February 8th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

I find Mind Manager an invaluable tool when doing network analysis and mapping information structures. It’s a must-have tool for business analysts, information architects and project managers, and I highly recommend it.

Mind Manager does have its limitations, however, because information can only really be organised in a hierarchical fashion and therefore doesn’t handle N-dimensional information very well.

… and I still love to use my whiteboard

M :)

  lubEliliove wrote @ February 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

Good
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