Feedback on Corel's MindManager Mind Mapping tool

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use MindManager in development and alumni engagement for a number of purposes. In my team, I have used it in my facilitated workshops to identify new initiatives and to influence the direction of my strategic roadmap. In addition, I have used it for understanding professional networks.

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning
Brainstorming
Process Mapping
Meeting Management
Problem Solving

Pros and Cons

Network management - document personal connections within a group of people
Service management - Identification of services offered and their contribution to the whole
Service Planning - Document existing services as an analysis tool to identify gaps and potential for new services

None I am aware of. It is a fairly simple tool, in an niche.

Number of Users

1 to 10

Return on Investment

Helps to clarify ideas and relationships
Helps to plan and ideate

Information Visualization Benefits

I have run facilitated sessions with large groups to define new ideas, plan out our strategic and/or technology roadmap, or synthesize survey feedback into a single visualization to help group common ideas

Likelihood to Recommend

[Well suited for] analysis of networks (human, technology and otherwise), brainstorming, ideation and identification of new possibilities for services, products, etc.