Save One Meeting

There is a lot of discussion on how to make management meetings more effective. A well-planned and effective meeting is a work platform that maps out the most effective use of resources for an organization. Finally an effective meeting reduces the number of meetings and the amount of meeting time required to complete a project. The elimination of meetings is a good measure of effectiveness for a project's process. When we were pulling together materials for this issue, we focused on what is best practice in meeting management. We looked at the meeting from a holistic viewpoint, how one can shape a meeting to make them shorter and more effective. We welcome you to now read, and then share your thoughts with us on what you do to make your meetings and projects more effective!
Project Management
Information Technologies

Minutes in a Project
Kick-off Meeting Can Save Hours

The minutes of project kickoff grant you an opportunity to set a right vector and tone for all project period. It is important to all participants to understand the project scope, vision, goals in order to make project team and stakeholders working in a single pace. Use this one-time chance to inspire the team, to set expectations, and establish guidelines that will help you successfully complete the project in time.

By Anna Korlyakova

Saving Daily Scrum Meeting

Practice of carrying out daily Scrum meetings for synchronization of team work, probably, most useful of all practices of Agile Development method. More than once I've heard, how classical project managers recommended using it.

By Andrew Mospan

Collaboration and Communication
Consulting

Visualization Saves Your Meeting

Meetings are an integral feature of modern business life. Today, when changes in business are happening more rapidly than ever before, meetings enable us to be well informed about events taking place.

By Olesya Gileva

The Perfect Decision for Project Management in Consulting

“I find the combination of ConceptDraw MINDMAP, ConceptDraw PRO and ConceptDraw PROJECT, a great combination... using ConceptDraw MINDMAP in tandem with ConceptDraw PPROJECT is a great way to keep track of the execution of the project.”
Sumir Nagar

Content of this Issue:

1. CS Odessa Announced the Release of New Google Desktop Search Plug-in for Windows
1.1 Using Google Desktop Search with ConceptDraw MINDMAP and ConceptDraw PROJECT
  • 1.1.1 How to Install ConceptDraw Plug-in to Support Google Desktop Search for ConceptDraw MINDMAP and ConceptDraw PROJECT Documents
  • 1.1.2 How to Search ConceptDraw MINDMAP Documents Using Google Desktop
  • 1.1.3 How to Search ConceptDraw PROJECT Documents Using Google Desktop
    • 2. The Perfect Decision for Project Management in Consulting
    2.1 Optimize Number of Meetings in Your Project with ConceptDraw Office
  • 2.1.1 How to Identify Project Milestones and Put Them into a Project Gantt Chart
  • 2.1.2 How to Convert Gantt Chart to Be a Mind Map of Project Milestones
  • 2.1.3 How to Send a Milestones Mind Map to Project Members and Stakeholders
    • 3. Minutes in a Project Kick-off Meeting Can Save Hours
    3.1 Planning a Project with ConceptDraw Office
  • 3.1.1 How to Send a Document from ConceptDraw PROJECT to ConceptDraw MINDMAP
  • 3.1.2 How to Making a Mind Map from a Project
  • 3.1.3 How to Build a Mind Map from Selected Tasks in Project
    • 4. Saving Daily Scrum Meeting
    4.1 Agile Development with ConceptDraw MINDMAP
  • 4.1.1 How to Save One Click on Map Creation
  • 4.1.2 How to Pass through a Map Using Keyboard Only
  • 4.1.3 How to Edit a Map Structure Using Keyboard Only
    • 5. Visualization Saves Your Meeting
    5.1 Managing Meeting with ConceptDraw MINDMAP
  • 5.1.1 How to Present to an Audience Using a Mind Map
  • 5.1.2 How to Record Comments During the Meeting
  • 5.1.3 How to Make a Summary Map

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    Sample ConceptDraw Documents Used in this Issue:

  • “New Product Marketing Launch” project (use ConceptDraw PROJECT to open it).
  • “New Product Launch” project (use ConceptDraw PROJECT to open it).
  • “User Wishes” mind map (use ConceptDraw MINDMAP to open it).
  • “Planning Newsletter” mind map (use ConceptDraw MINDMAP to open it).

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