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This is a mind map example that shows how mind map can help in project planning.

You can't start a project without thinking, "What do I do first?" but starting there is premature. Even with small projects you must have a clear understanding of the following:

1. The project aims
2. how completion will be judged (what tells you that you've really finished? Who decides?)
3. how success will be judged,
4. what the scope of the project will be,
5. what resources it can draw upon,
6. who will be involved,