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    Patrick Mayfield

    Pearce Mayfield AAssociates

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    Three Observations

    1 . Projects are intrinsically& deceptively complex

    2. Projects areintrinsically creative

    3. Successful projects come fromaligned effort around a clear vision

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    The Benefits ofProject Mind MappingThe Benefits ofThe Benefits ofProject Mind MappingProject Mind Mapping

    z Reduces Risk and Uncertaintyy The Mind Map is a natural means of

    managing complexity

    z Improves Creativityy (Re)instates Creativity within Project

    Management

    z Enables Effective Teamsy From Brain Bloom to Team Mind

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    Brain Architecture -Associations

    On each line, place one wordwhich immediately pops into your mind

    when you think ofthe word in the centre

    Project

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    Cortical Skills

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    An Example Mind Map

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    And the content of aproject PID as a Mind Map

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    A Mind Map is . . .

    A multi- thoughtball catcher

    Bi- Cortical

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    Project ManagementApplications - Creativity

    What are the moments forcreativity in a project?

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    BOK Applications

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    v.3.09

    P4P Risk Component Example

    totalityof features and

    characteristics of a productor service which bear on its

    ability to satisfy statedand implied

    needs

    z Title

    z Purposez Compositionz Form or Format

    z Quality Criteriaz

    Quality Methodz Required Reviewer

    Skillsz Author

    z Title

    z Purposez Compositionz Form or Format

    z Quality Criteriaz Quality Methodz Required Reviewer

    Skillsz Author

    ProductDescription

    DraftReviewErrors

    QRMeeting

    Sign-Off

    Am

    end

    BaselinedProduct

    ChangeIssue

    Off-specificationAbort

    Rework CustomersQuality

    Expectations

    ProjectQuality Plan

    StageQuality Plan

    ProductDescriptions

    & Quality Criteria

    QualityReviews

    Quality Log

    ISO 9000

    ProjectApproach

    ProjectIssues

    QualityPolicy

    QualityManagement

    System

    QualityAssurance

    ProjectBoundary

    Figure 9-2:

    The path to

    Quality

    Figure 9-2:

    The path to

    Quality

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    Some Implications:Mind Mapping with Methodologies

    Exploiting Interconnections -Recognise Holism & Integrity

    Using Templates

    Complementary

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    Wider Implications

    z Team- Working via Brain Blooms

    z Mind Mapping Principles in Reporting

    z Support Tools for Mind Mapping

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    Some Common Objections

    z Too simplistic

    z Too difficult

    z Too versatile: i. e. structure- lessz Too personal: Illegible to non- authors

    z Not linear enough for time- critical

    analysis & reporting.

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    Some Ways Forward

    z Adopt Mind Mapping as a Team

    z Initially confine to analysis/creativity

    z Develop a symbols libraryz Dont Abandon Your Methodology

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    The Mind Map of this Presentation

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    and a hand- drawn version

    For further information on Project Mind Mappingtraining or MindManager software, contact:www.p-m-a.co.uk [email protected]

    where structure & creativity meet