Your path to business agility
In order to move forward you must sometimes look back. In looking back, we’ve seen some patterns arise and believe these to no longer be trends, but core competencies of the market. This year we expect to see a renewed interest in some of these tried and true methodologies. These are no longer trends in...
Work and Resource Management (WRM) is the concept that organizations need to manage their projects to drive business success from end to end. Many companies get very good at in certain stages of the project lifecycle – for example planning or execution – but not all can do it well from start to finish. From...
Today, I am excited to announce that Innotas has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Planview, the global leader in work and resource management solutions and a consistent “Leader” as rated by top analyst firms Gartner and Forrester. This is a major milestone for Innotas and will allow us to better fulfill our...
One of the questions that often gets asked of “C level” executives is what keeps them up at night? What are the addressable critical components for the role that ostensibly determine success or failure? Careers are made or vaporized if these questions aren’t contemplated, answered, planned, and then executed. In our business here at Innotas,...
Enterprise PMO’s and IT organizations have been focused on best practices for completing projects on time and within budget while increasing efficiencies. In many cases this is done by cost reducing methods such as decreased or flat headcount, with expectations of increased production. Ultimately the advantage to being a customer centric ePMO or IT department...
Each year we review and reflect on some of the industry specific Project Portfolio Management trends of the past year and consider trends for the coming year that might have an impact on the business. Here are our six project portfolio management predictions heading into 2016: If you’re not managing your applications, they’re managing you....
Resources are an IT leaders’ biggest asset and it is undeniably the most challenging part of management. With such a large investment in people – training, evaluating, motivating, and managing – it is in every organization’s best interest to have a resource management plan that keeps resources working on the right projects at the right...
Innotas has had a number of customer and prospect conversations where the need for a corporate or IT-driven “cloud initiative” was a critical need. After hearing this, we reflect on the rapid change of cloud solutions from the early adopters and point solutions to broader acceptance of cloud solutions across the globe. We now see purpose...
Ideally, it’s a centralized hub for organizing processes; managing special projects; and facilitating the free flow of information across your enterprise. The ultimate Project Management Office (PMO) is a model of defined and aligned processes, with results tracking and transparency to match. Try these tips for project management success. ONE: Make business processes defined—and repeatable....
An article published by CIO.com about the modern day CIO and the challenges that they face resonated with us for several reasons. First, the talent pool for the position as ascribed in the article differs a bit from years past. Secondly, the characteristics and requirements for this role are shifting and lastly, the expectations for...
