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    Freehand by InVision

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AFreehand, from InVision headquartered in New York, is an online whiteboard that enables teams to plan, brainstorm, and draw together. It aims to give everyone a simple way to visually represent ideas with charts, diagrams, and drawings. Whether for mind mapping, creating a customer journey map, or drafting up an org chart, Freehand can help teams make ideas and plans visual.

    $4

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    Miro

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AMiro empowers cross-functional teams to flow from early discovery through final delivery on a shared, AI-first canvas. With the canvas as the prompt, Miro’s AI capabilities keep teams in the flow of work, and scale shifts in ways of working.

    $10

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    Freehand by InVisionMiro
    Editions & Modules
    Freehand Free
    $0
    per year per user
    Freehand Pro
    $4
    per month per user
    Freehand Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    1. Free - To discover what Miro can do. Always free
    $0
    2. Starter - Unlimited and private boards with essential features
    $8
    per month (billed annually) per user
    3. Business - Scales collaboration with advanced features and security
    $16
    per month (billed annually) per user
    4. Enterprise - For work across the entire organization, with support, security and control, to scale
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    Freehand by InVisionMiro
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsMonthly billing also available at $10 per month for the Starter plan, or $20 for the Business plan.
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    Freehand by InVisionMiro
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    InVisionApp Inc.
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    Cost effectiveness and while Miro is good for collaboration and sprint and PI planning, I think its too open-ended. Easy to get lost in a board. Snagit is my go-to tool but it is not a collaborative tool. If I could combine Snagits tools with Invisions look/feel...that would be …
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    I actually have access to all three. And I use all three for different things, though truthfully, I could probably get away with just using Figma. I'm not sure how InVision Freehand is better than Miro or Figma. But we already own it, so it has made sense for me to use it in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    Miro (formerly Realtime Board) is the original product concept for this tool and I used it for 3-4 years for product development. Invision is aesthetically a carbon copy of the tool but lacks in fine usability controls. We actually didn't choose Freehand, it just came as an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    One of the key differentiators between Miro and Freehand is that after a certain number of users Miro is a paid subscription plan, which can be unattractive. Freehand has many of the same features, and in my opinion, features a better UI for easy maneuvering. However, Miro does …
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    Chose Freehand by InVision
    Miro is the main competitor I have used. It is extremely similar to Freehand but I like Freehand more because we do a lot of our prototyping and design in InVision so it is more of a one-stop shop for me. I also enjoy the different types of templates in Freehand, a few of them …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    We were using inVision Freehand at the time based on a team member's suggestion. They were familiar with it, having used it at their prior organization, so we naturally adopted it after they introduced it to the organization. However, the team quickly moved on to other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    InVision Freehand is lacking in features compared to competitors like MURAL and Miro, but its streamlined, easy-to-use interface makes it easy to pick up and throw something together in an instant. It does not do large complex work as well as its competitors, but InVision …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    I didn't make the decision to purchase InVision Freehand vs Miro. If given the choice I would have chosen Miro. Miro has features that are more intuitive and automated. The product is just easier to use. InVision Freehand gets the job done and what makes it stand apart is its …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    I have found that between freehand InVision Freehand, Miro, MURAL and FigJam, each product does certain things differently. Some of those products execute certain features better than others. One benefit to InVision freehand is that it's sometimes nice to have all of your messy …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    Honestly, Zoom and Teams don't compare for their whiteboarding. Mainly because those are glitchy and unreliable. I've tried using them in meetings and especially with Zoom (maybe because they are newer) it loads and freezes up. I like to be "on it" in meetings and can't have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    I didn't select Invision Freehand. I have used Miro the most in the past and I feel like you are dragging behind what they offer. From my experience, their text editing tools are easier. They provide the ability to vote on activities. Attaching emojis to things actually works. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    I prefer InVision Freehand because I think it’s easier to use. Some in my organization prefer Miro.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    We use Miro as well and I like it also but it's been a bit more complicated to learn and doesn't fit as well in situations where we need to create and update things quickly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    The two other platforms that people have tried to get us to use are Figma and Miro. Since we have been using InVision Freehand it works much better for our teams and is within the InVision environment that we are familiar with. The InVision Freehand tools and user interface are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    Feels better and more intuitive than Miro, however, FigJam would be my ultimate go-to just because Figma is the software that I am most familiar with. Figma has design, prototyping, and now the collaboration feature, so if I was deciding on the software for collaboration I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    I like that I could add boards and documents too here, which as far as I know other products don't have so it was easier to choose this.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    More of my colleagues has enterprise access to Invision.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    InVision Freehand is closing the gap and adding all the functionalities that some of these tools provide separately. In the race towards a one-stop digital design ecosystem, InVision Freehand is well poised to deliver and connect where others can't. I hope that with the news of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    I love it way better than all the other ones I tried.
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    Chose Freehand by InVision
    Freehand is the least polished of the bunch. It doesn't instantly make your thoughts and design look sexy. It doesn't open up your designs to be edited live, inspected, and sliced up for export. It doesn't let you interact with flow charts, like showing or hiding long pieces of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    It is part of our InVision Suite, which we primarily use for prototyping.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    In my opinion, InVision Freehand is worse than every other option I've tried. I would not have selected InVision Freehand if given the choice, but it wasn't my decision at our company.
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    Chose Freehand by InVision
    InVision Freehand is simple to use and doesn't have all the bells and whistles Figma offers - and its simplicity has a place in the workspace tech stack. We haven't tried Figma Jam yet - even though we use Figma, we still prefer Invision.
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    Figma is far superior. They have templates and great video integration. The template portion is the best. You can choose from many and even have a network of others that are creating templates for people to use. I am sure InVision Freehand has a lot of the same features, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freehand by InVision
    We started using InVision Freehand for Sketch prototyping, it was easy to prototype images designed in the Sketch app. We use it for conducting remote workshops and creating journey maps
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    Miro
    Chose Miro
    I use Miro when I need to collaborate with non creatives on my team. When I am collaborating with other creatives, we use Figma, FigJam or InVision Freehand. I feel that the simplicity of Miro is better suited for non technical and non creative stakeholders.
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    Chose Miro
    We tested every product, but the biggest problem we encountered was that most of them required plugins in order to centralize all of our work. Other problems included the products' excessive price, which was higher than Miro's. Last but not least, Miro offered us an all-in-one …
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    Chose Miro
    Miro seems to be the OG of whiteboard-based brainstorming collaboration software. Some competitors may offer more or different features. The learning curve is not steep, so a group can easily switch apps if needed, but the saved files may not necessarily be compatible between …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro has a low barrier to start and onboard. Miro is focussed on collaboration and not design. Miro has advanced workshop tools and features that help organising workshops. Miro has an intuitive way of working that encourages team members to set up boards themselves and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Way more features and integrations. The one thing I liked about Freehand was how it would style shapes.
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    Chose Miro
    Miro has many more features and tools than Conceptboard and Mural, and it is also more pleasant to use. Now, when I have to compare it to Freehand, it becomes a bit more difficult to find significant differences. Miro wins in having more templates, but Freehand had better …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro has more functionality and handles imports better than InVision. The board organisation is also better.
    Guest access is also easier
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro had the best features (frameworks, AI, Integrations) and was the easiest to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro has much more plugins and integrations when compared to InVision Freehand. The fact Miro is a stand-alone program actually has a lot of advantages. FigJam is catching up nowadays just because it's built-in Figma so everything is closely integrated. But it is also a pro …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro has more features and is more flexible than other products. Freehand, for example, seems to be too focused on wireframes. Additionally, it is now adopted by the entire company, not just the design area, which is how I previously used the other mentioned products.
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    Chose Miro
    Miro has more features and is more flexible than other products. Freehand, for example, seems to be too focused on wireframes. Additionally, it is now adopted by the entire company, not just the design area, which is how I previously used the other mentioned products.
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    Chose Miro
    Miro is much more flexible in terms of plugins, much scaleable, and very handy in terms of usage, AI tool in it helps a lot to quickly get the template and make life more easier. I found the Miro is much more advanced than any tool I used in the past. I love this.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    There are so many reasons why I prefer Miro to FigJam. The connections are essential to me articulating my thought process. I have never said this about a piece of software before, but everything I make inside Miro is beautiful. Often, I recreate visual deliverables made in FigJ…
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    We used MURAL before adopting Miro, and found its collaboration capabilities and graphical toolset to be lacking.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    It does so much more and the user experience is a lot better. I can more easily search and find the right spaces, share them with colleagues and organise the work into groups. The collaboration features really set it apart. Even though it has some room to get better, it’s ‘good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    I think Miro is great for product management. The templates and canvasses are very convenient to use. As a designer, I think they can improve more in the sketching part.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    feels like it really focused on giving a solid solution by providing simple to use product and easy collaboration
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    miro is better with the canvas tool set than the others. aesthetics are nicer and has more robust toolset over all
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Invasion Freehand is not robust. MURAL and Miro are usually interchangeable... The company selected Miro, and I noticed it is easier for mapping and diagrams, but with my limited experience with MURAL, I don't think it would be an awful option; the MURAL just doesn't seem as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    I find it more versatile and easier to share with participants.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro is what my company pays for, but I like the features it offers. I did like FigJam as I meant I only had to use one app rather than two and I know how to use Figma really well in my role. Miro has more features though, would be good to integrate Figma and Miro
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro at this point seems like a superior product compared to its competition.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Similarly, but I prefer Miro's interface and navigation/tool set.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    Miro has more resources to collaborate and build content layouts than all of those ones. The UX is so much better as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miro
    It's superior to all of the other online whiteboarding collaboration tools with better performance when pressure tested in a number of collaborators.
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Ratings
    Freehand by InVisionMiro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (102 ratings)
    9.2
    (5571 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.5
    (149 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (104 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.5
    (46 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (3586 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (3934 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.8
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Freehand by InVisionMiro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    InVisionApp Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Miro
    Miro is the ideal tool where a highly collaborative environment is needed in order to be productive. Projects or ideas that are complex and require input from many people all at once are where Miro really shines. Where Miro is not ideal is when it becomes the 'source of truth' for information. Because it is very collaborative and editable by all, it's not the right tool for maintaining comprehensive information, or 'south of truth' IE project plan commitments etc.
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    Pros
    InVisionApp Inc.
    • Bring in and embed external files and view them on the board without having to move out of freehand. eg. pdf's, power point, youtube etc.
    • Creating wireframes, flow maps, all and any kinds of created art boards to share with team members.
    • Ability to create text and link to external sites
    • Can format and create pages with text and bullet points right in freehand, rather than having to go to another software to do the same.
    • Collaborate with Team members all on the same board and project at the same time and get feedback live in a meeting and/or even later.
    • Love the different templates that have been provided for me to use as a starting point.
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    Miro
    • Especially useful project planning with functions like whiteboard and great collaboration features.
    • Miros presentation mode is great for walking people through and explaining a concept.
    • If someone can’t join a meeting, we record a Talktrack. Its like a mini-presentation that people can watch later. Can be extremely useful at times.
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    Cons
    InVisionApp Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Miro
    • When using the find functionality to locate an item in a Miro board, I do not like that it keeps my previous searched term. Other programs, like Excel, do this but they have it so that you can easily overwrite the previously-searched term.
    • It would be helpful if you could search by a particular frame, instead of the entire board. For our quarterly backlog review, we often have items that carry over, so there are duplicates on the board. Being able to search by a frame would make this easier.
    • Understanding who can access a board is not always clear to me.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    InVisionApp Inc.
    Honestly as in any organization it's up to budget. I feel like every organization I go to I'm constantly striving to keep InVision as part of the main funded tools used by the team especially in a remote environment. I feel there is a push to move to Figma and Zooms new white boarding tool but I'm still not a fan of Zoom's tool. Microsoft also created a white boarding tool which has been buggy.
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    Miro
    I have advocate for the renew of Miro quite few times, however, it is not under my control as the decision is made in another team with their own budget. I would buy for my own entrepreneur projects (1-2 members) as I do know the value and work there 100%. So, I would pay out of my own pocket to get the value. However, If I wouldn't know the value it provides, it would be hard to decide with the current freemium features
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    Usability
    InVisionApp Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Miro
    My rating for Miro is 10 because it has delivered excellent outcomes for my team. We can now plan in real time before taking any action, and anyone can participate in the plans we are creating to boost our company's sales. We all have good plans and strategies for the target audience, so most team members are able to create a good incentive
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    Reliability and Availability
    InVisionApp Inc.
    For availability, we never have to even think about whether inVision Freehand is going to be available for us to work with. There has never been a time when we have opened up the application and had any issues of any kind. I can't imagine why anyone would work with a platform that is unreliable. inVision Freehand is realibel, stable, and getting better all the time. Whether it's their built-in tools or the expanding of Templates to work with Freehand has been a reliable go-to platform for us.
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    Miro
    I only give a 9/10 because of the speed at which it loads. I have never experienced issues with Miro logging me out early, or some other technical issue causing the program to crash, or even it just loading in perpetuity without ever actually coming up (unlike other programs such as SFDC). It take a minute for all of my boards to come up after I click on it in my favorites, but besides that, it's all good.
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    Performance
    InVisionApp Inc.
    It is a little slow when bringing artboards from Sketch to Freehand using Craft. I have had some issues loading and redrawing pages when I have a lot of images on my freehand board. It gives me an error message while I am in the file and starts to reload and redraw all the photos again. Not sure if it has a limit on how many images it can handle on a board at a time.
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    Miro
    Sometimes it gets quite slow and there is a correlation between this and the size of the board. Hence we are trying to segment the boards based on product stages or projects so that the size doesn't go big. When you go from discovery to delivery on a simple board, it will get large and difficult to load, even crash or go white screen
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    Support Rating
    InVisionApp Inc.
    I haven't had to use the support team for anything, which is great news because that means the product usually works as expected! In terms of online support, I've been able to find videos that show how new features work. Also, many of the people I work with have experience with the tools so they are a great resource for me.
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    Miro
    We have never reached out to or contacted support because Miro's platform has been incredibly intuitive and user-friendly. The comprehensive resources available, such as tutorials, documentation, and community forums, have provided all the guidance we needed. The seamless integration with our existing tools and the reliability of the platform have ensured that we rarely encounter issues that require external assistance. This self-sufficiency has allowed us to focus more on our projects and collaboration without interruptions. Overall, our experience with Miro has been smooth and efficient, eliminating the need for additional support
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    Online Training
    InVisionApp Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Miro
    There was a series of webinars which Miro hosted with our organization that went over the basics, then progressively became more advanced with additional sections. The instructors were knowledgeable, and provided examples throughout the sessions, as well as answered peoples' questions. There was ample time and experience on the calls to cover a range of topics. The instructors were also very friendly and sociable, as well as honest. Of course Miro isn't a "God-tool" that does absolutely everything, but the instructors were aware and emphasized the strengths where Miro had them and sincerely accepted feedback.
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    Implementation Rating
    InVisionApp Inc.
    The implementation is pretty much easy-peasy and plug-n-play. We simply download the applications and install, signed in and were good to go. I really cannot imagine that there would be anyone who would have any difficulty whatsoever in getting started in more than just a few minutes. It's really how implementing these officewide improvements should always go.
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    Miro
    Easy to learn, Miro has a series of videos on YouTube that effectively taught this program to my team members and me. The program is drag-and-drop and works excellently. People pick up on how to use it efficiently, and it's great for organizing ideas more freely. This product is more challenging for some older audiences who are not accustomed to using a touchpad, but for most, it was very easy to use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    InVisionApp Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Miro
    We tested every product, but the biggest problem we encountered was that most of them required plugins in order to centralize all of our work. Other problems included the products' excessive price, which was higher than Miro's. Last but not least, Miro offered us an all-in-one solution.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    InVisionApp Inc.
    Getting set up with inVision Freehand was super simple. We figured how many of our team members were going to be using it and we set up our account knowing that. There were no negotiations, contract hassles or anything that would have been a waste of our time, efforts or resources.
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    Miro
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    InVisionApp Inc.
    Not everyone in the company has access to Invision, and they can't view the links I provide to them. I also wish everyone could view a file without logging in to the enterprise account. It comes in handy when I am doing focus-group studies or other studies with our customers that don't have Freehand. Unfortunately, if that is possible, I don't know how to do that.
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    Miro
    Maybe is possible now so... Could be useful to manage in some way source code for the projects? not to edit so when we make solutions with different components in MIro, maybe each component could redirect to the source code of this component
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    Professional Services
    InVisionApp Inc.
    We didn't use an outside vendor - that's why I gave this option a 10.
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    Miro
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    Return on Investment
    InVisionApp Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Miro
    • Helped to minimise the use of multiple softwares and applications for several different workflows.
    • Miro has enhanced overall productivity and project quality through intensive discussions and brainstorming sessions.
    • A great choice in terms of ROI as Miro offers a wide range of capabilities and features.
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    ScreenShots

    Miro Screenshots

    Screenshot of Miro's design sprint templates, used to solve big challenges, create new products or improve existing ones.Screenshot of the Sprint Planning features in Miro, that assists Development Teams in creating a transparent understanding of what can be built and how. Users can run sprints and turn a team into creative and active participants. Today, many organizations use Agile tools to manage software development and other non-IT projects.Screenshot of the PI Planning Template that brings teams toward one vision of what stories to develop. Used to manage a backlog, increase productivity, and build the foundation for a successful PI Planning event. Miro’s PI Planning Template helps to get an overview of any PI Planning event, with step-by-step frames to guide the process.Screenshot of diagrams, concept maps, and system mapping templates used to communicate complex flows and create a shared understanding. Users can check off all the essential steps of the diagramming process and gain a complete overview of operations with Miro's diagramming templates collection.