Uses of mind maps in software business
Solution Language Oy, provider of interactive ideation software, has released a cost-effective, easy-to-use SLT Mind Mapping and Activity Mapping software for planning and developing software. SLT makes software development visible and understandable to all stakeholders including customers, management, marketing, development, sales and support. This results in a natural and functioning communication, which essentially raises quality, customer satisfaction, developers’ creativity, and profitability of the business.
In SLT software mind maps are the primary means for ideation, requirements capturing and planning. The advanced interactive graphics editor technology in SLT software results in an idea-rich, stimulating user-experience. User’s ideas, thoughts and requirements will reflect in a fluent and natural way from brain to mind maps. SLT mind mapping is a quick and accurate means to communicate between project stakeholders resulting in transparent software projects. The brainpower of the whole organization will be effectively utilized in software projects. The software solutions developed by this way will accurately fulfil customers’ needs.
Ideas, requirements and plans are represented in the mind maps with topics and associations. A topic represents some concrete thing of the real-world. SLT offers a natural “pencil and paper”-like way for mind map creation. Smooth, curved topic shapes and names stimulate brains. Topic trees can be collapsed and expanded. SLT automatically manages colours, line widths, tapering of the topics and text styles. Mind maps can include images, videos, audios, hyperlinks and other documents.
Functional aspects of the software are planned in SLT with activity maps. Activity map represents the architectural units, the activities, the messages and the dynamics. Activity maps are created in SLT with the same, quick graphics editor as mind maps. Mind maps and activity maps together form an accurate and comprehensive software specification. SLT replaces heavy requirements and modelling methods and tools, which saves time and money.
SLT offers seamless co-operation with other tools like text processing, spreadsheets, presentation, web and email tools. Mind maps can be exported to office tools, to web pages and into variety of graphics formats. SLT stores mind maps in XML standard format, which assures the usability of the information stored in mind maps far to the future.
SLT is the first tool in the market covering the whole business cycle of the software product as shown in the attached mind map.
The price of SLT software for business users is 69 EUR (88 USD) and for non-profit users 19.90 EUR (24.90 USD). The price includes one-year updates. For additional information, trial version, videos, screenshots, white papers and online shop, please visit at: http://www.solutionlanguage.com.
Contact:
Hannu Lehikoinen, Managing Director
Solution Language Oy
Kiilakiventie 1
FI-90250 Oulu
FINLAND
Web: http://www.solutionlanguage.com
Solution Language Tool is a registered trademark of Solution Language Oy. Mind map is a registered trademark of the Buzan Organization. Windows, Vista and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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