Jeffrey Yeager
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Jeffrey Yeager

Content Strategist

Jeff Yeager is a Content Strategist with Planview supporting the Product Portfolio Management Solution. A storyteller at heart, he has over a decade of content marketing experience with various software companies spanning industries from publishing to healthcare to AI. With a knack for distilling highly technical topics into easily consumable narratives, he is grateful for the opportunity to help elevate the Planview platform and spread its message about the benefits of connected work.

How to Build a Strong and Sustainable Prioritization Practice

Throughout this five-part series, we’ve watched our fictional cleaning robot manufacturer, Garry’s Robots Ltd., transform their chaotic product development process by implementing a standardized prioritization framework. After establishing a data foundation, creating scoring structures, and securing organization-wide buy-in, they’re ready for the final critical phase: making their new prioritization approach sustainable. Even well-designed frameworks can...

How to Get Buy-In On Standardizing New Product Prioritization

Even the most data-driven prioritization framework is worthless if your organization doesn’t use it. While executives typically understand the need for better prioritization, resistance often stems from organizational complexity and competing departmental interests. This fourth installment in our five-part series on standardizing new product development prioritization builds on our previous discussions of data foundations and...

How to Quantify and Score New Product Development Projects

Data without analysis is like a map without a route—informative, but not actionable. To set priorities and move with confidence, organizations need a structured way to evaluate, compare, and approve projects. Welcome to the third installment in our five-part series on standardized prioritization. Previously, we introduced the benefits of a structured prioritization framework and how...

Reliable Data: The Foundation of Your New Product Development Prioritization Framework

Organizations with effective data-driven prioritization are 2.5 times more likely to be high performers in their industry, yet companies typically use only 50% of available data when making decisions. This second post in our five-part series focuses on the foundational element of our prioritization framework: data. Building on our introduction to Garry’s Robots Ltd. and...

The Power of Standardizing New Product Development Prioritization

Imagine a company called Garry’s Robots Ltd, which makes robots that clean your home. Garry’s Robots wants to add a capability for soap and water cleaning. To do so, they need to source waterproof materials and develop technology capable of recognizing surfaces where water-based cleaning is appropriate. But Garry’s Robots has a prioritization problem: Resources...

Clearing the Gridlock: Building a Responsive Pipeline for Product Development in Uncertain Times

Remember when road trips meant unfolding paper maps and arguing over missed turns? Today’s navigation apps have transformed that experience, providing real-time guidance that adapts to traffic, construction, and changing destinations. Product portfolio management is undergoing a similar transformation. While technology has made business more complex, the right integrated solution can simplify your product development...

7 Reasons to Cut Tech Bloat

Learn how untangling your tech stack can lead to more wins with greater speed without tripping up your strategy.

Using End-to-End Visibility to Scale and Streamline Automotive Production

The traditional paradigms of automotive manufacturing are evolving, driven by the imperative to integrate cutting-edge software solutions seamlessly with hardware production. As automotive companies navigate this transformative landscape, the need for end-to-end visibility in production processes becomes increasingly evident. This blog discusses the critical role of end-to-end visibility in scaling and streamlining automotive production. By...

The Future is Human. The Decisive Key is YOU.

Transformation comes fast and frequently, spurred forward by humanity’s endless capacity to discover and leverage digital innovations. How to respond to the changes those technologies precipitate is a constant theme of discussion across boardrooms and virtual meeting spaces. But when thinking about transformation and how much of it relies on immersion into an increasingly digital...