Mind Mapping for Efficient Project Management

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Mind Mapping for Efficient Project Management

by Andrew Makar

May 12, 2009


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 improve communication with their team members in an effective and creative way. A mind map is a graphical network diagram consisting of nodes, branches, colors and icons used to help convey an idea.
 
 
 
Figure 1: Mind Map Example
 
Team members often communicate with drawings and figures to communicate a message in an effective and simple manner.



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