This equates to implementing various project documentation processes such as writing, proofing, editing, illustrating, formatting, approving and publishing to the web. Your project team consists of project authors, subject matter experts, writers, editors, designers and web publishing support.

From the start, you are faced with the task of project planning, with the requirement to describe the project work scope as a single list of tasks. The list of tasks developed for this project must be organized, assigned for specific project participants, and must have obtainable start and finishing time-frames.

The easiest way to start this project is to conduct a brainstorm session that identifies necessary tasks, then prepare a project schedule in the form of a Gantt chart and assign resources to tasks. As the project progresses tasks are then updated with completion status. Next it is necessary to generate and share project status reports to all project participants.

Let's take a look at how ConceptDraw Office can save you hours when initiating a new project.

1. First you establish your task list with what work needs to be performed and define what documents need to be generated and updated. You setup an initial project brainstorm kickoff meeting using ConceptDraw MINDMAP to accomplish this.
2. During the Brainstorming session you can enter all ideas and tasks that address the project.
3. Once the brainstorm session is finished, view your brainstorm notes in the Map mode view. All your ideas are easily formulated into a mind map.
4. When assembling the mind map, you can establish the hierarchical ordering and establish relationships between the tasks.

   See: How to Make New Project Tasks Mind Map from Brainstorm


Figure 1. The team ideas about project phases and tasks created after brainstorm after structuring into mind map of the new project.

5. Connect topics by dragging & dropping them into a mind map tree structure so they can easily be converted to a project file.
6. Now it is time to transform your mind map into a full project. Simply click Open in PROJECT — a Gantt diagram is generated.

   See: How to Make Gantt Chart from Project Tasks Mind Map


Figure 2. The Gantt Chart in ConceptDraw PROJECT with entered project details: resources, assignments, tasks start, finish, durations, completes.

7. You can easily input all pertinent details of your project such as dates, time, resources, etc.
8. When you have finished inputting all necessary project date, you can generate a multitude of visual and professional project status mind map reports.

   See: How to Report on Project Status


Figure 3. Mind Map of Task Status Report.

Summary

With ConceptDraw Office, you can initiate a project using mind map to represent all critical and important tasks. Such tasks represent objectives and project phases simultaneously.

During a project you can track task completions and generate visual reports that keep your entire project team up to date.

ConceptDraw Office is the most effective tool for planning, tracking, and reporting all types of projects with strong management capabilities, user friendly functionality, and superior ease of use.

Related Resources.

Read How to:

• Make New Project Tasks Mind Map from Brainstorm
• Make Gantt Chart from Project Tasks Mind Map
• Report on Project Status
• Utilize Topic Types