Mind Mapping: A Technique for Architecting Software

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Mind Mapping: A Technique for Architecting Software February 19, 2022 Florida DrupalCamp

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Mark Shropshire Senior Director of Development /in/markshropshire @shrop ● From Concord, North Carolina ● 20+ years of experience as a technical team leader ● Loves empowering teams to excel while using best of class open source technology solutions ● Passionate about personal and team growth through mentorship, aligning individual purpose with Mediacurrent’s vision ● Plays sax, drums, keys, and bass and has a list of other instruments that he would love to learn Skills ● Leadership ● Drupal ● DevOps ● System Architecture ● Flutter ● Security

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| 3 We Are Mediacurrent ● Open source experience partner ● Focused on Drupal since 2007 ● Clients include higher education, nonproﬁt, government, and global brands ● Around 90 US-based team members across strategy, design, and development Mediacurrent is a full-service digital agency that implements world class open source software development, strategy, and design to achieve deﬁned goals for enterprise organizations seeking a better return on investment.

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1. What Are Mind Maps? 2. Creating Mind Maps 3. Software Architecture 4. Q&A Today’s Agenda

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What Are Mind Maps?

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| 6 Mind Map - Wikipedia A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. A mind map is hierarchical and shows relationships among pieces of the whole.

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Hand Drawn Introducing the Mind Map - Northwestern University

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Digital

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When to Use Mind Maps ● Note taking ● Decision-making ● Brainstorming ● Planning ● Organizing complex ideas ● And much more

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| 10 What About Outlines?

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Creating Mind Maps

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Getting Started 1. START IN THE MIDDLE WITH A MAIN IDEA SUB IDEA 2. CREATE GROUPS OF SUB IDEAS SUB IDEA 3. USE COLORS AND SHAPES/IMAGERY TO CONVEY IDEAS SUB IDEA SUB IDEA 4. ENCAPSULATE IDEAS WITH SHAPES 5. CONNECT IDEAS

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| 13 Mind Mapping Tips ● Be creative ● Don’t worry about your artistic skills (you will improve with practice) ● Use colors ● Use diﬀerent shapes ● Show associations ● Find your ﬂow ● Develop your own style

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Mind Mapping Tools MindNode Mindmeister iThoughtsX

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Software Architecture

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Visualize Architecture

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Comparison of Options

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Site Maps

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Infrastructure Architecture

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Project Team Structure

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Next Steps ● Identify one mind map tool and have at the ready ● Be on the lookout for opportunities to mind map ● Continuously assess your mind maps ● Evaluate and expand your mind mapping tools ● If you like mind mapping, checkout sketchnoting!

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Does something resonate with you today? Get in touch with us. mediacurrent.com/contact-us mediacurrent.com/who-we-are/careers Questions

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