About the CD-ROM

We hope you have enjoyed Idea Mapping. To help you explore your interest in this topic, this CD-ROM contains introductory resources for Mindjet^® MindManager^® Pro 6, including:

• A 21-day trial version of MindManager Pro 6
• A QuickStart Guide to introduce you to MindManager Pro 6 basics
• An animated Quick Tour of MindManager
• Cases Studies describing how companies and people use MindManager Pro 6 to improve their work processes
• Use Cases explaining how you can use MindManager Pro 6 in your work

Contents of This Readme

Here is a list of the contents of this Readme:

• MindManager Content Overview
• System requirements for the contents of this CD
• How to install MindManager Pro 6
• How to purchase MindManager Pro 6
• How to contact Mindjet

MindManager Content Overview

MindManager Pro 6

• Trial Version of MindManager Pro 6
• Mindjet MindManager QuickStart Guide.pdf

MindManager Flash demonstrations

(Flash Player and Internet Browser Required)

• Mindjet MindManager 6 Quick Tour

MindManager Use Cases

(Adobe Reader Required)

• Aggregate and Manage Content
• Brainstorm and Capture Ideas
• Draft and Write Presentations, Speeches, and Reports
• Conduct a SWOT analysis
• Enhance Strategic Thinking and Planning
• Enhance Learning
• Improve Teaching Quality
• Collaborate with Teams

MindManager Case Studies

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• Allied Telesyn: Meeting Management and Process Improvement

  In a down economy, Allied Telesyn used MindManager to more than triple its profitability, while improving its employees’ ability to think strategically and work efficiently. The Chief Operating Officer credits the company’s success to the efficient collaboration and concise documentation enabled by MindManager.

• Professor Jerry Kang, UCLA: Information Management, Teaching, and Writing

  A law professor uses MindManager to increase his students’ learning and satisfaction, and to organize his research and writing. Class lectures are prepared more efficiently and are presented in a clearer and more compelling form: a MindManager map.

• Maryland Applied Information Technology Initiative (MAITI): Complex IT Information Management

  An education executive uses MindManager to capture, re-access and communicate complex information on emerging high technology issues

• MatrixDM: Business Planning

  MatrixDM Marketing and Consulting used MindManager to plan and launch its business, and then to create iterative strategic plans that enable it to respond quickly to changing market conditions.

• SRK Consulting: Process Improvement

  A global engineering consulting firm leverages the intellectual capital of 500 employees on 5 continents . . . runs faster, more effective meetings, resulting in wins of new and incremental client business.

• IBC: Process Improvement

  The president of this $2 Billion industrial & bearing supply group uses MindManager for Tablet PC to share knowledge on key accounts, maintain strategic vision, and make key decisions quickly.

• Genencor International, Inc: Biotech Information Management and Project Planning

  The president of a biotech company uses MindManager to create a virtual consortium of six universities, two biotech companies and a government research institute. Its goal: To develop new medical technologies that will improve the response to biochemical weapons of mass destruction and other threats to public health.

System Requirements

You will need the following software to access these files:

• Mindjet MindManager 6
• Macromedia Flash Player
• Adobe Reader

A trial version of MindManager is on this CD. The Flash Player and Adobe Reader are free and available from the web.

You will also need an Internet browser for the Flash Player. Check the Flash Player system requirements on the web.

Installing MindManager Pro 6

The MindManager Pro 6 installer is located on this CD.

To install MindManager Pro 6

1. Double-click on its icon to launch the installer.

2. Enter the following information when prompted by the installer:

• Select your country.
• Accept the license agreement.
• Enter your user name, organization, and license key. (optional)
• Select the setup type. (We recommend a complete setup)
• Choose your shortcuts.

3. Click Install.

4. At the prompt, click Finish to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have now installed MindManager Pro 6.

Purchasing MindManager Pro 6

Each time you launch a trial version of MindManager, you see a prompt asking you to:

• Buy the product
• Enter the license key
• Continue

If you are ready to purchase the product, click Buy. Your Internet browser will open to the Mindjet Purchase Options page. Follow the instructions on that page to complete your purchase.

Contacting Mindjet

Thank you for your interest in Mindjet and Mindjet MindManager Pro 6. You can contact Mindjet from this URL: http://www.mindjet.com/us/company/about_mindjet/contact_us/index.php?s=6

This web page has a complete list of links for contacting sales, media relations, or the web master.

For information about the CD-ROM, see the About the CD-ROM section on pages 265–267.

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