I use MindManager for various activities but mainly in business meetings to take note of results and action plans with the different people responsible for said plans, in specific projects to define particular activities as well as the person responsible for the activity with commitment dates and to define flow charts in the area's procedures.
Pros
Projects
Flowcharts.
Meeting minutes.
Cons
In the blank templates there is no option to use left map.
In "Meetings and Collaboration," it does not allow you to export the Gantt table to Excel, or at least I have not found how to do it.
It does not allow setting the actual date of completion of the activity defined in the assigned tasks so that we are aware of the delay that occurred between what was planned and what was executed.
Likelihood to Recommend
Mainly in the planning and projection scenarios where the tools that MindManager has helped a lot; it allows to assign tasks, those responsible, dates, and costs; it also allows to review of the Gantt chart for follow-up. In the meeting minutes, I have not been able to find a way to follow up; that is, there is an activity in the file of one week's meeting, but in the following week's meeting, you have to have several files open if you want. Review and follow up on pending items from previous weeks.
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Verified User
Analyst in Sales (Building Materials company, 501-1000 employees)
I use MindManager as a planning and strategic development tool to flesh out complex issues into more tangible/executable deliverables. I also use MindManager to condense a significant source of information for my presentations so the audience can easily understand it. This format also shows the relationships between items, enhancing understanding.
Pros
The mind map is very clean and clutter free, which aids larger map generation.
Using icons and the ability to filter for them is a very useful way to condense information into the required format.
The ability to place notes and images within each note allows the reader to drill down further if additional information is required.
Exporting to work allows the information generated to be used elsewhere.
Cons
A larger icon library would help.
The relationship connection lines could be 'sent behind' nodes to help with clarity.
Allowing a 'highlighted' path to be developed as the main course through the mind map. This can be thicker connectors, etc.
Likelihood to Recommend
Works well with Developing ideas, planning events, fleshing out ideas, developing presentations that can be exported to PowerPoint, and distilling large amounts of information so this can be found and understood in the future much easier (books and lectures are a good application for this). As stated previously, with large amounts of information, the core information can be lost unless time is spent formatting, you should be able to select the core idea and fleshed out information and then right click so it can become predominate within the map.
I use MindManager to structure my ideas when dealing with complex problems. It allows to move ideas and concepts around, create a better story. It is very fast and intuitive.
Pros
Keep all information in the same document
Prioritize ideas
Inserts usefull graph, Excel, photos
Cons
Provide an output that can be shared with non user. The HTML creation is good but not all interlocutors grasp it.
Convert a map into a presentation (like Powerpoint) creates slides that are difficult to organize.
In general, the input is easy, the problem is to share output in a conventional way with others.
It would be nice to provide Word and PowerPoint templates that convert the input into nicer documents
Likelihood to Recommend
Convert meeting notes rapidly and move them around to create a good sequence of ideas. Then add documentation: tables, notes, hyperlinks to website. Playing around with concepts helps with better defining the problems. Once the parameters are found, solution is easier to figure.
First, MindManager helps me manage my mind which goes 100 miles an hour some days and 2 miles an hour other days. I've been using it 15 years so it's part of my life now. I used it in retail management for a large corporation and it helped me achieve 3 promotions and grow my network, while "balancing" my personal goals and daily life. There's just something about being able to dump all your thoughts out as fast as they happen and being able to bring them all back into a cohesive visual structure that's mentally liberating! 5 years ago I stepped out of corporate retail management to become a licensed building contractor at 60 yo and MM has been critical to my startup and execution plans. Now I use it to roll up my actual sales and projections and manage jobs, but once again it's helping me keeping my personal life in balance as best I can. Today I can still see where I've been over the last 15 in MM because your team has made it so everything comes with me on my journey...and I can see my future plans What else can I say?
Pros
brainstorming
incredibly flexible and easy formatting, graphics, structure, DRAG and DROP anything!
The new math / formula functionality
Cons
The only thing that bothers me is it crashing. I know I push it to the limit so I don't really care because I don't lose anything now, it recovers it. I lost some things back in the day.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think MM can be used in any industry or personal setting which is what's AMAZING about this tool, but there are only certain types of individuals that will be able to see the potential in using it.
Creating project plans and training materials. Creating status presentations. Development design. Workflow design.
Pros
Organize presentations
Provide clear work flows
Help with concept development
Cons
Creating PowerPoint presentations. Did that until MM 2019. Removed. Their presentation manager is difficult and looks horrible. Not a substitute for PowerPoint.
Zapier. Doesn't work at all since you can't create a MM online account to link it.
Macros. No documentation or recorder.
Likelihood to Recommend
Excellent for developing task lists and capturing and organizing design ideas. While can use to organize a presentation, the results needs to be recreated in PowerPoint since there is no linkage. Good substitute for project management for small-medium projects.
We use mainly for our planning sessions to define workflows in our business. We have used it at R&D sessions to validate few ideas. Also as checklist for onboarding program.
Pros
Easy to use and edit existing mindmaps which attracts many new users to signup.
Ability to share across HTML and embed in SharePoint is great feature.
The use of checklist option for our onboarding program is quite useful.
Cons
Web version still not very stable.
Good use more Online training and webinars.
More technical savvy sales team.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think is great mind map program but not for document control. I could see it competing with Prezi at some point.
VU
Verified User
Director in Corporate (Construction company, 5001-10,000 employees)
