Mind Mapping Software for Strategic Planning e-course – now available for pre-order

The Mind Mapping Software for Strategic Planning e-course will be available in mid-April. But until then, you can pre-order it for a special pre-launch price

Strategic planning holds so much promise for the future of your organization. But at the same time, it can be incredibly challenging:

• Keeping your team engaged and focused can be challenging.
• Getting buy-in from each team member isn’t always easy – especially if they think their ideas are getting lost in a disorganized planning process
• The typical strategic planning meeting generates a mountain of notes and ideas, which end up trapped on flip chart sheets and whiteboards
  Sharing the outcomes of each step in the process can be very time-consuming (someone has to transcribe, organize and distribute those notes and ideas!)
• You need to be able to convert all of your thinking and planning into productive action – complete with priorities, task and resource assignments, milestones and timetables

Mind mapping software is uniquely designed to handle all of these challenges and more. It’s the perfect tool for strategic planning.

You asked for it

But it’s clear you need help in understanding how to leverage it to streamline and supercharge your planning sessions:

In a recent survey of mind mapping software training topics, you ranked strategic planning as the number one topic you’d like me to focus on.

That’s why I’ve created this comprehensive e-course – to teach you how to set up and manage your best strategic planning session ever.

This is my most extensive course to date (6 modules) and I’m pretty excited about it. Not just because it’s designed to meet your needs (based on your feedback), but because strategic planning is one of the highest value applications of mind mapping software!

What you’ll learn

MODULE 1: Why visual strategic planning?

• 8 reasons why strategic planning requires a visual approach
• Why whiteboards don’t work for strategic planning (they’re more inefficient than you may realize!)
• 7 advantages of using mind mapping software to manage your strategic planning session
• The myriad of thinking styles mind mapping software supports (which make it perfectly aligned to this application)

MODULE 2: 5 types of mind maps for strategic planning

• The role each type of map plays in gathering key information and supporting brainstorming and other thinking activities
• Examples and discussion of how to employ each type of map for best results
• The SWOT analysis map
• The PEST analysis map
• The PESTLE analysis map
• Porter’s 5 Forces analysis map
• Cost-benefit analysis map

MODULE 3: A closer look at strategic planning mind maps

• A deeper dive into 2 types of maps for capturing your team’s input and ideas
• This module walks you step-by-step through each thinking and planning process.
• What each section of your master planning map needs to include and key questions you ought to ask your team at each step
• INCLUDES A DOWNLOADABLE STRATEGIC PLAN MIND MAP TEMPLATE

MODULE 4: How to prepare for your strategic planning session

• Features and functionality your mind mapping software MUST support – for maximum efficiency and flexibility
• What capabilities should your ideal facilitator have?
• Should you separate the facilitator and scribe roles?
• What critical elements should you include in your meeting agenda

MODULE 5: Using mind mapping software during your planning session

• How to set up your mind map. The foundation you start with matters. A lot. Why? Because your mind map frames the discussion.
• Do’s and don’ts for adding discussion details to your mind map
• 4 important options for grouping related ideas
• Key things you MUST keep in mind during your strategic planning session
• How to avoid overwhelming your team with information
• An advanced mapping capability you’ll find VERY useful

MODULE 6: After the strategic planning session

• How do define action steps – how to ensure you don’t get bogged down in too many details
• How to extend the life of your mind map well beyond the planning session
• A wrap-up: 5 critical advantages mind maps bring to strategic planning

Is this course for me?

The Mind Mapping Software for Strategic Planning e-course is for you if…

…You’ve been looking for a better way to manage your planning sessions

…You need a better way to capture, build upon and take action on the information and ideas generated by you and your team

…You have a powerful tool – mind mapping software – but aren’t sure where to start to use it to elevate the effectiveness of your planning session

To benefit from this course, you should have at least a rudimentary understanding of how to use mind mapping software: How to add topics, rearrange them as needed, add icons and symbols and focus in and out on different sections of your map.

It doesn’t matter which program you use, as long as it supports the creation and management of tasks.

Outcomes

After you’ve completed the Mind Mapping Software for Strategic Planning e-course:

• You’ll be able to lead your next planning session with increased confidence and clarity
• You’ll get off to a fast start with a mind map template that’s based on a comprehensive scan of the best practices for strategic planning
• You’ll be able to keep your planning team more focused and engaged than ever before
• You’ll get better buy-in from team members because they’ll see their ideas in context
• Your boss will be impressed with your command of your tool (your mind mapping software) and the streamlined collaboration and planning process it enables

Take advantage of this course pre-launch sale

The Mind Mapping Software for Strategic Planning e-course will be available in mid-April. But until then, you can pre-order it for the special pre-launch price of $39 (the cost will increase to $69 after launch) – almost 50% off!

Reserve your access to the course now!