Project Portfolio Management

The PMO is under constant pressure. From maintaining standards for project management practices to planning and delivering projects – the PMO needs to be in constant sync with strategy and business outcomes. This PMO blog category provides numerous recommendations from experts to encourage top down and bottom up planning, improve processes, promote stakeholder satisfaction, and ultimately eliminate silos to advance the PMO function. Get expert advice on the pros and cons of adopting a continuous planning model. Experts will also share real-world advice on choosing your next Project Portfolio Management tool and how to #BeThatPMO your business needs.

Why Proactive Change Management is the Right Approach to Transformation (Part 1)

Organizational change management (OCM) -- an approach to transformation that champions the “people side of change” -- is one of the best strategies you can use to improve the effectiveness of your transformation initiatives. Why? People are the common denominator in every change, large and small.   And the more intentional you are about including the people in your company and communicating clearly with them, the more successful your change will be.

Juggling Multiple Project Execution Methodologies? This is for you.

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). This process can be overwhelming for even the most experienced PMO, especially when  supporting teams and their work methods of choice, but it doesn’t have to be....

ICYMI: Planview Recognized as a Leader in Adaptive Project Management and Reporting

Across industries, strategic PMO and business leaders are using adaptive project management to drive strategic delivery and value while adapting to quickly changing customer needs and preferences. Many of them rely on Planview to help their organizations realize their adaptive project management potential to deliver on strategy. That’s why we’re thrilled to have been recognized...

Build Economic Resilience by Being an Adaptable Organization

Being an adaptable organization is essential to your company’s long-term survival. Periods of economic uncertainty are one of the greatest tests of today’s business leaders. To survive, companies need to be able to confidently shift plans and funding with little time to prepare. We all know the story of Chicken Little. Sometimes, even more chaos...

The Digital Transformation in Banking Case Study Roundup

As the world grows more and more digital, customers across every industry are expecting digital-first, timely assistance and support. As shown in this digital transformation in banking case study roundup, all businesses — including banks — have been forced to change and evolve with the times. Digital transformation isn’t so much optional as it is...

What Did the Pandemic Teach Us About New Product Development?

In this post, you will find questions and answers from an incredibly timely and informative webinar that provided crucial new product development best practices based on lessons learned from the pandemic. The information collected in these Q&As will act as valuable assets for anyone wanting to make clear the real need for more adaptive product...

Maximizing PMO Value During Economic Uncertainty

In times of economic uncertainty, PMO value is critical. PMOs don’t just make sure that run-the-business work and projects are completed, they also operationalize the strategic plan. Maximum PMO value ensures the work delivered aligns with company strategy. This helps the organization achieve its desired outcomes and initiatives. When organizations begin feeling the stress of...

Enrich joins Planview! – Enrich Consulting

When I started Enrich over two decades ago, my dream was to build a company that helped R&D teams manage uncertainty in new product development. Almost 24 years later, dozens of life science and R&D firms worldwide use our SaaS-based strategic portfolio management tools to leverage the collective wisdom of their staff and make confident,...

How to Execute a Project Across Multiple Departments

In this post, we’re going to show you how to execute a project.   You’ve initiated your project, created an in-depth plan, and secured stakeholder buy-in. Now it’s time to execute. Simple enough, right?  Except that, as every PMO knows, project execution is the most challenging stage of the project life cycle, and it’s only gotten...