Conceptualizing products in mind maps

You can conceptualize the product or product line in XMind by creating a mind map that captures your requirements. In the map, the emphasis is on creating a logical structure that provides the conceptual model of the product in insurance business terms. Product implementation is not the focus at this stage.

Advanced Product Designer in PolicyCenter can read mind maps created in XMind. In XMind, you map the product structure into a tree-like diagram. The root of the tree is either a product or a product line.

The nodes of the tree model different parts of the product or product line. The project team works iteratively on the mind map, defining and fine-tuning the product requirements until achieving agreement on the model and achieving product stability.

Continuing product design

As you continue to define and design the product, you can continue to make changes to the mind map.

In the mind map, you make changes, such as corrections or additions, and update the visualized product. If you change the name of a topic, this becomes an addition when you update the visualized product. If you delete a topic from the mind map, it is not deleted when you update the visualized product. You must delete them manually from the visualized product.