Mind Manager 7 Pro and Project 2007 Training

Highlights of the Mind Manager 7 Pro and Project 2007 Training Course

• Use Mind Mapping to organize and communicate project scope, resources and other details.
• Brainstorm success factors.
• Create project plans with visual mapping techniques.
• Integrate MindManager information with Microsoft Project

Mind Manager 7 Pro and Project 2007 Training Course Summary

This course will demonstrate how you can capture project scope using MindManager to brainstorm success factors with key stakeholders and apply visual mapping techniques to help create project plans. It will show how to organize the details of the variety of project information and how to apply dynamic scheduling techniques. Additionally, sharing project information and communicating status will be presented by showing the many ways these tools can work with you in your daily project management routine.

This course assumes you have some experience in project management, as well as MindManager Pro 7 fundamentals and Microsoft Office Project basic knowledge.

Mind Manager 7 Pro and Project 2007 Training Course Contents

Introduction

• Introduction

Core Elements of Project Management

• Introduction
• is A Project?
• is Project Management?
• Managing the Triple Constraint
• Day in the Life of a Project Manager
• Exercise: Listing Project Manager skills
• Quiz: Core Elements of Project Management

Initiating Projects in MindManager

• Introduction
• Determining Project Success
• Why Visual Mapping Makes Sense
• Mapping Your WBS
• Exercise: Creating an initial WBS in MindManager
• Quiz: Elements of a WBS

Mapping More than Tasks

• Introduction
• Using Attachments
• Creating Hyperlinks
• Exercise: Using Microsoft Office files in a map
• Quiz: Differences between Attachments and Hyperlinks

Detail Planning in MindManager

• Introduction
• Dynamic Scheduling Techniques
• Estimating Duration & Dates
• Setting Priority
• Updating Percent Complete
• Assigning Resources
• Adding Task Notes
• Understanding Dependencies
• it means for scheduling
• Exercise: Creating and Adding Task Information
• Quiz: Effects of adding task information

Brainstorming Risks

• Introduction
• Creating a Risks Map
• Determine Likelihood and Impact
• Review Risk Plans
• Exercise: Create a Risk Map
• Quiz: Quantifying Risks

Getting Ready to Export

• Introduction
• JCVGantt
• Exporting the Map to Microsoft Project
• Exercise: Getting your map ready for export
• Quiz: What gets exported?

Scheduling in Microsoft Office Project

• Introduction
• Setup MSProject
• Review – Adjust Dependencies
• Review – Adjust Task Constraints
• Review – Revise Resource Entries
• Review – Revise Resource Assignments
• Baseline the Schedule
• Exercise: Cleaning up an exported map in MS Project
• Quiz: What dynamic elements to adjust in MS Project

Updating & Tracking

• Introduction
• Using the Tracking Toolbar
• Updating Percent Complete
• Adjusting Actual Dates
• Exercise: Updating Status
• Quiz: Using the Tracking Toolbar in MS Project

Communicating Status

• Introduction
• MS Project Variance Views
• Importing Schedules to a New Map
• Linking to the Project file
• Exercise: Communicating Variance to Plan
• Quiz: Project Status Attributes

Closing Projects using MindManager

• Introduction
• Create a Lessons Learned Map
• Create Templates for Future Success
• Incorporate Other Maps
• Exercise: Create a MindManager Template
• Quiz: What are templates