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Merlin Project Is Now Available on the iPad

For 15 years, Merlin Project has been at the heart of all project managers on the Mac. Now with the new version we also make your iPad a powerful project tool.

Apple's magic tablet attracts everyone. Whether you're holding it up like a piece of paper in a meeting, appreciating its light weight when travelling, or using it as an intuitive tool and letting your fingers fly over its glass: Everyone loves their iPad. So it was obvious for us to prepare our favorite tool for the next decade. Now you have your projects within reach: Move Gantt bars and Kanban cards with just one finger and effortlessly wipe through large project plans. Experience all the powerful Merlin Project features on your iPad.

Our patented MagicSync synchronizes all project data with all devices. If your tablet is already in the meeting room, but you want to make a last, quick change, this is no problem. Modify it on the Mac – by the time you're in the meeting, everything's synchronized.

But Merlin Project doesn't just run on your iPad. On iPhone, it displays all project content in portrait format as compact lists and shows a dynamic Gantt chart in landscape format.

Try Merlin Project for iPad free for 30 days. The price for the monthly subscription is USD/EUR 6.99, the annual subscription is USD/EUR 69.99.

The new Merlin Project for iPad replaces the previous Merlin Project Go. If you have already subscribed, you will automatically receive the new version at the old price.

Start of the Public Beta for Merlin Project on the iPad

Update: The beta test has now been completed and the iPad app Merlin Project has been released for productive use.

Mind Mapping in Project Management

Advantages of Mind Maps in Project Management Applications

Classic Mind Mapping with pen and paper grants you the most freedom to artistically design your Mind Map. Although, having established your workflow, for many good reasons you might want to start using suitable Mind Mapping software. This article explains how to apply Mind Maps to project management and why it is a good idea to use a dedicated project management application with built-in Mind Mapping.

The 7 Stages of the Group Mind Mapping Process

How to Devise Your Project Comprehensively and Clearly

This article deals with the development of a Group Mind Map with the Mind Mapping method according to Tony Buzan. Creating Group Mind Maps enables gathered individuals to pool and augment their unique creative skills. For example, you may employ Group Mind Maps to analyze and solve problems as a group, to plan and undertake projects. Specifically we will go into group project management.

Managing Projects with Mindmaps

A MindMap was introduced by by British popular psychology author and television personality Tony Buzan. Mr. Buzan designed a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. The MindMap is a visual thinking tool that helps structure information and generate new ideas. Just as in every great idea, its power lies in its simplicity.

Project Managers are constantly challenged with projects that need to be managed, communicated, and visualized to the creative stakeholder. A mindmap is an excellent solution to overcome this challenge. Mindmaps afford projects the opportunity to manage, integrate, and report the creative process to image conscious teams.