Strategic Planning with Xmind (Mind Mapping)

Name: Strategic Planning with Xmind (Mind Mapping)
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Learn an end-to-end process for strategic thinking and planning using mind maps!

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Created byBiggerplate Training

Last updated 11/2022

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What you'll learn

How to conduct an end-to-end Strategic Planning process using mind maps
The core features of the Xmind software
Key principles for Strategic Thinking and Planning
Goal setting and objectives
Defining tasks and actions

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 3m total length

Introduction1:12
In this short introduction, we give you an overview of this course on Strategic Planning with Xmind!
Creating your Strategic Planning Template6:40
In this video, we show you how to set up your strategic planning mind map in Xmind so that you have a well designed, and reusable template.
Preparing to Brainstorm2:47
In this video, we explain the best ways to prepare and plan for a brainstorming process, to ensure you get the best possible inputs into your Xmind mind map.
Capture and Categorise8:59
In this video we look at how to capture and categorise ideas and information for your SWOT analysis mind map during a brainstorming process.
Prioritisation Principles5:33
In this video, we look at some useful principles to keep in mind when prioritising the ideas and information captured in our Situation Analysis mind map.
Prioritisation in Action7:38
In this video, we look at the ways you can use Xmind features like icons to make your priority issues stand out clearly in the mind map.
Future Mapping5:26
After completing a review of our current situation, we now start to look forward, in order to identify our objectives for the future.
Goal Mapping with OKRs9:50
In this session, you'll see how to build goals into our mind map, using the OKR methodology to capture objectives and key results that you will aim for in response to the Top 3 issues you identified previously in each section of your SWOT map.
Action Mapping10:15
In this session, we start to build out our action plans in Xmind, focusing on quick wins and key projects to help us achieve our objectives.
Course Conclusion4:42
In this final session, we briefly review what has been covered in the course, and offer some final tips on how best to implement your own strategic planning cycle using Xmind.

Requirements

Recommended to have Xmind!

Description

Strategic thinking and planning is an important process that can often be overlooked or ignored in the hustle and bustle of everyday working, or worse, it can be done chaotically using flawed brainstorming workshops that leave more questions than answers!

This Biggerplate course will show you how to conduct a simple, but highly effective end-to-end strategic planning process using Xmind. This process can be completed by an individual entrepreneur or business leader, or conducted with group input and engagement throughout.

We'll start by showing how to conduct a comprehensive review of your current strategic position using a simple Xmind template, with tips on effective brainstorming. Next, we'll use some key features in Xmind to organise and prioritise the information we have captured, to make the critical information highly visible. Next, we'll think about the future state we want to reach, and define some goals in our mind map using the OKR framework as just one example. Once clear on where we want to get to in the future (thanks to our OKRs), we'll show you how to break down big goals into tangible actions using the task management features of the Xmind software.

By the end of this process, you'll have a single Xmind mind map that contains a comprehensive record of all the thinking that went into the process, as well as a crystal clear picture of the priority issues to address, the desired future goals, and the actions to get you there.

Who this course is for:

Business professionals
Business owners
Team leaders and managers
New Xmind users
Entrepreneurs and startup founders