Landscape Management Network (LMN) vs. Whimsical

We use Landscape Management Network (LMN) to collect and store all client data, from addresses and phone numbers, to communication notes, past estimates and projects completed and or lost. LMN stores all data for unlimited amount of time. It even allows for multiple contacts under the same property, multiple properties under the same contacts, and the ability to assign a primary contact for each specific property within a client account. It saves us so much time from tracking down, who worked with what client on what project and everything inbetween.

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It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.

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• time tracking
• client data retention
• project estimating
• material data retention

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• Simple to use
• Tons of uses
• Can be customized with themeing
• Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want

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• Customer facing experience can be improved and modernized
• Estimating component has been stagnant can needs updates
• Better budgeting system would be good

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• It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything

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Whimsical is overall very easy to learn and remember. One issue with the usability occurs when you attempt to move connected boxes around the workspace. Frequently connections break or do not add easily, causing further disconnects. You can manually fix these issues, but it's a oprobem that seems would have an easy fix

Incentivized

I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.

Incentivized

• LMN is fairly priced compared to other software considering all the capabilites.
• It's interface is user friendly and continually improving.
• Doesn't take a lot of upfront effort to get to using it.
• It's specifially tailored for the landscape industry so works well for us
• Overall easy to use and onboard new staff

Incentivized

ClickUp's mind mapping tool was very basic and hard to use from my perspective. Whimsical was by far easier and did what I wanted for a SaaS/cloud-based mind mapping tool. Xmind is fine as a desktop app, but updating the app was a pain whereas, with Whimsical I don't have to worry about that. Also, I wanted to continue working on a mind map wherever I was, even if I didn't have my laptop or device with me and Whimsical allows me to do that.

Incentivized

• Helps with project organization, knowing what a job needs and how much, etc.
• Allows us to track every labour hours to know where time is spent. Informs where we need to see improvement
• Makes estimating very quick for anyone. Save time in pricing jobs out so we can shorten sales pipeline.

Incentivized

• We've been using free version, so it's a no brainer.
• As it helps us focus on the information organization process, we don't lose time redoing work due to the lack of planning before doing design or code.
• We can collaborate on the same project, so it's easier to get things done as we're working from home as well.

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