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Mind mapping for project planning

Start broad with scope and stakeholders, then drill down into milestones and tasks — and track them without leaving the map.

Start with a templateBlank map
  • A map makes scope boundaries obvious: what is in, what is out, and what nobody has thought about yet.
  • Tasks live where they belong in the structure, with priority, due date and owner.
  • The Tasks panel lists every open task across the map, sorted by priority and due date, and exports to CSV for your tracker.
Example: Website redesign

A workflow that works

  1. 1

    Scope

    Use the Project scope template: goals, deliverables, in scope, out of scope, assumptions.

  2. 2

    Break down

    Add milestones as branches and tasks underneath. Mark them as tasks in the inspector.

  3. 3

    Track

    Open the Tasks panel to see what is open or overdue; tick tasks off as they finish.

  4. 4

    Report

    Export a PDF for stakeholders and a tasks CSV for your project tool.

Templates for this

Tips

  • Use relationships for dependencies between tasks on different branches.
  • Use Focus mode to work on one milestone at a time.
  • Snapshots in History let you compare plans over time.
Example map as text
  • Website redesign
    • Goals
      • Faster pages
      • Clearer navigation
    • Scope
      • Home and product pages
      • Out: blog migration
    • Milestones
      • Discovery
      • Design
      • Build
      • Launch
    • Tasks
      • ☑ Audit current pages
      • ☐ Draft sitemap
      • ☐ Content inventory
    • Risks
      • Content not ready
      • Scope creep
    • Stakeholders
      • Marketing
      • Engineering