Your path to business agility
Do you utilize enterprise architecture software to better understand and aggregate data to drive digital strategies? If the answer is “no” I invite you to learn exactly how MassMutual is advancing business capabilities and technology to achieve their business objectives. John Anderson, Enterprise Architect at MassMutual, is a featured speaker in the customer webinar: “A...
Project collaboration is important—that’s a given. The world of work today consists largely of projects that involve teams of people, as opposed to assignments completed by individuals. However, these teams face the challenges of having to deliver on goals and deadlines while being spread out across departments and geographic locations. Though not always easy, project...
I am excited to share that the results from 6th Product Portfolio Management global survey are in! Conducted by Tech-Clarity® and sponsored by Planview, we asked people involved in the product development process to share their experiences in managing their product portfolios and developing and bringing new products to market. Not only did almost 500...
Breaking news update: as I previously reported in the blog, “Symptoms of the Zombie PMO,” zombification is still proliferating in businesses throughout the world. However, the spread is thankfully slowing down, as people are becoming more aware and educated of the symptoms, and thus taking action sooner. In this updated report, I will expound upon...
Today’s PMO is not only under pressure to work at hyper-speed but also to satisfy customers who have higher expectations about their digital experience. To enable your PMO to keep up with the pace of digital transformation, it’s time to transition from tactical to strategic planning. Before I jump into just how you can smoothly...
Call it a severe case of digital disruption. Today’s project and program management offices (PMOs) are not only being tasked to work at hyper speed, they are also being asked to balance somewhat contradictory objectives. Traditionally, the PMO has focused on bringing structure, methodology, process, and governance to the position. Today, they must shift gears...
Everyone likes to talk about innovation, but how do you measure it? How do you know whether or not your innovation program is performing well? And which innovation metrics will drive the right behavior to achieve your organization’s strategic goals? While I am a firm believer in focusing on outcomes in order to achieve both...
Merging organizations is never easy – especially when the end-result is the world’s largest airline with 120,000 employees and 554,000 daily passengers. This was the challenge American Airlines faced when they merged with US Airways…Spreadsheets were the primary tool for resource management which proved to be painstakingly insufficient to forecast, plan, and manage the resources...
We’ve all been there: the meeting, the hallway chat, the email that renders weeks or months of hard work moot. This is how things are, sometimes. Strategies shift. Priorities change. It’s frustrating, but it’s not like this is the only thing taking up a developer’s time. Consider the status reporting, emails, meetings, documentation, and so...
We learned in a recent webinar with Melinda Ballou, analyst at IDC and author of the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud PPM and PPM SaaS 2015-2016 Vendor Assessment that challenges facing today’s Program Management Offices (PMOs) are ever-changing; staying ahead of the curve has proven to be more challenging than ever as technology advances quicker than...
