![]() ![]() And at the same time our release date just slipped for 2 weeks.”īettina Jetter, Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder Especially pair programming and automated testing helped a lot to build more reliable software. MindManager 6 has the highest quality ever of any MindManager release since version 1.0. ![]() It completely changed our project planning, development and QA process and after using it now for 18 months we are very happy that we did this bold move. It’s a relatively young development process (part of a process family called agile software development) that promised a lot, but we were also worried how it would work in practice. To develop MindManager 6 we adopted a new process called Extreme Programming. It’s just up to the imaginations of our partners what else you want to show in MindManager maps. Those features are implemented 100% “outside” MindManager using open interfaces and APIs. A taste of that is visible in MindManager 6 itself by the spreadsheet, chart and custom property feature. This will allow partners to create impressive integrations between MindManager and existing enterprise systems, making MindManager a visual dashboard for critical company information. Solutions can now add their own task panes, control strip icons or business topics to MindManager. This means that partners can develop their own solutions around MindManager the same way as we do internally at Mindjet. Another key area was to build out MindManager to become a solution platform. We also improved the existing PowerPoint integration to reduce turn around times when creating presentations. This means that MindManager now integrates with all important MS-Office applications. We added a bi-directional link to Excel and added a sophisticated flow chart export to Visio. With MindManager 6 we followed up with our promise of a seamless integration with MS-Office. I specifically believe that the 100+ small improvements we implemented make MindManager 6 more productive and fun on a daily base, something that is key for our customers. In MindManager 6 we had now time to make MindManager an even better product by using customer feedback from X5 to select new features and areas of improvement. With X5 we created a solid technology foundation using XML as core technology and adapted a more intuitive user interface compared to previous versions. “Mindjet MindManager 6 is clearly the best product we ever released. ![]() Mike Jetter, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder At the same time we are completing an aggressive new product and services roadmap for next year, significantly adding new R&D staffing and creating new development processes that will put us in a better position to manage the strong growth that we are experiencing. In the past two weeks, we have successfully launched MindManager 6 as well as our new IE-based MindManager Viewer. Although getting MindManager 6 out on time was a monumental task shared by everyone at Mindjet, we have also used our technology to go from a largely single-product, technology driven company toward a multi- product, market-driven organization. ![]() MindManager Pro 6 makes this last step a lot easier. I don’t need my maps to be works of art, but I do want them to look polished before I send them around to share information. One of the most useful improvements for me personally is the “fit and finish” features that allow me to quickly balance and align map topics, and to quickly try on other layouts to see what is the most effective for the particular map that I am working on. It is a lot easier to do it now with Pro 6. I tried and sometimes managed to do that before I came to Mindjet. In today’s ever changing business environment, it is so important for senior executives to be able to get a real time concise view of every aspect of their business. I am also excited about the ability to use the new Review Mode within MM6 to get orderly feedback to my strategic planning maps. With MindManager 6, as the CEO of Mindjet, I’m able to manage the company more effectively by creating a dynamic window into each functional department of the company through the new integration with Excel. Now, despite more than 30 successful years within the hi-tech industry, I wonder how I effectively managed without using MindManager. “I first became aware of Mindjet about a year and a half ago. ![]()
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