Miradi (formerly e-Adaptive Management)

The Miradi software tool will help conservation practitioners implement the CMP Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (PDF). Miradi will provide an easy-to-use, interview-style interface that will walk a project team through each step of the process of designing, managing and monitoring their project according to the best practice standards established and tested by the world\'s major conservation organizations. The software will support several key features including conceptual modeling of the project situation, strategic planning (including developing goals, objectives, and monitoring indicators), and spatial mapping of the project site, work planning (including Gantt charts), grant reporting and budgeting. Project teams will have the option to upload some or all of the results of their project to a database on the Internet. Because their project information has been collected in a structured (but flexible) fashion, it becomes easy for the project team to share and discuss their findings with other practitioners who are working on similar situations or grappling with similar challenges. The team will also be able to click on a map or search a database of other projects around the world to learn about a project taking place at any given location. When it comes time to write reports for managers or donors, the software will support the project team as they organize their accomplishments to quickly and efficiently generate reports that meet the needs of all parties.