Very sophisticated tool with many functions
September 02, 2024
Very sophisticated tool with many functions
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- MindManager Professional
Overall Satisfaction with MindManager
I almost always use mind mapping at the beginning of a work result, be it an important document, a workshop or an idea. I particularly like to use it when creating documents (Export from MindManager!) to combine topics into headings. But I also use the tool a lot for outlining procedures (whether processes or software).
Pros
- The GUI has a good and smooth look'n'feel
- The Export features are amazing
- The Designs for the maps are nice
- Very reliable (no crashes)
- Fast, even with huge maps
Cons
- It seems to loose the licensing information quite often, I have to sign in again and again.
- Why is the JIRA Add-In a seperate tool? I have a lot of hassle whenever I need a new product from our MIS department. They don't want to deal with many little software add-ins. And I couldn't find any possibility to test the add-in. Furthermore, it was hard to find anything about the Jira add-in at your website at all. Please, just include the add-in without the hassle of additional licensing workflows. If your start offering costly add-ons, the product will become a lot less attractive. All-inclusive - this is what decision makers like!
- Quite expensive, far too expensive for private use. I'd love to use it at home, as well, but have to use another mind mapper.
- I need more templates! Not templates that look a bit differen, but most of them do pretty much the same. E.g. I would need one for Lessons Learned. And another one for State Chart designs, and so on ....
- Online-Features like in Microsoft Whiteboard would be great
- It supports my way of thinking and assembling information. Thus, it saves me a lot of energy. (We have several licenses in the company, but I can only speak about myself here.)
- It saves time and cost, since it supports us in not forgetting thinks
- It saves us time because we can proceed in meetings without having to deal with layout (e.g. in a PPT or Word) and strukturing information is so much faster with drag'n'drop instead of ctrl-x and ctrl-v
- The appealing interface helps meeting participants to stay focused
- Strategic Planning
- Brainstorming
- Knowledge Management
- Meeting Management
- Problem Solving
- Task and Project Management
- Project Planning
I’m not sure
I gave some examples before. I use it to assemble information for documents like SORs, FMEAs, FAQs, projekt planning, task force planning, even for setting up contracts. I benefit from the workflow: start from scratch → prepare topics → go into a meeting and collect / discuss topics → assemble the input and cluster / group it → and later, after the meeting, export it into a document and write a professionally looking papers and reports, without forgetting anything.
I used Freemind before. At home I use SimpleMind Pro. Both are not listed in your drop-down. MindManager is the most sophisticated tool I've been working with so far, but the most expensive one, as well.
Do you think MindManager delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with MindManager's feature set?
Yes
Did MindManager live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of MindManager go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy MindManager again?
Yes
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