Your path to business agility
Leyna O’Quinn is a Certified Scrum Master and Certified SAFe Agilist. She has been managing the Planview blog strategy for more than 7 years. She writes about portfolio and resource management, Lean and Agile delivery, project collaboration, innovation management, and enterprise architecture. She has more than 15 years of experience writing about technology, industry trends, and best practices. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Marketing.
In part 1 of this series, “An Executive’s Guide to Measuring Digital Transformation,” I presented a broad overview of some of the challenges faced by organizations in today’s digitally connected world and illustrated the importance of being able to measure digital transformation. Now, let’s break down that transformation into specifics, looking at how to improve...
As a project manager, you may be familiar with the 3 levers of project management. Sometimes referred to as the “triple constraint,” this theory states that most projects are carried out under the following constraints: Projects are to be delivered within the predetermined budget. Projects are to be completed by the agreed-upon deadlines. Projects are expected...
In this digital era, there exists the new challenge of keeping your organization up to speed. Customer expectations are higher, the speed at which you must deliver products to market is faster, and the competition is more aggressive. Organizations today are expected to transition from being product- and project-centric to customer-centric, which can require a...
When you reduce project management down to its nuts and bolts, project managers all have the same essential goal: Getting things done with the resources they have available. Regardless of whether you’re an accidental project manager tasked with overseeing various operations or a professional project manager in charge of multiple teams across the globe, it’s...
If you’ve worked with or around software developers in the past decade, you’ve likely heard of the Agile methodology. Agile was originally designed to help developers create higher quality software, faster and more reliably. But Agile isn’t just for software anymore: As software teams experienced significant improvements in speed, quality, and reliability from using the...
To close up this blog series based on the Ventana Research whitepaper, “Five Ways to Increase Efficiency and Innovate Faster,” I will cover how you can get started with work and resource management. Before I get into how you can minimize any complexity around adopting a new system, make sure you’re caught up on the...
The weather’s warming up, kids are kicking off their summer breaks, and many of us are switching our hot coffees to their iced counterparts—summer is officially here! Although it’s tempting to let the heat of the season curb your productivity, there’s no better time to invest in your personal and professional development. The summer months...
We are excited to share Gartner has named Planview® a Leader in the May 2018 Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Project Portfolio Management, Worldwide” for its ability to execute and completeness of vision. As part of Planview’s evaluation, Gartner assessed the company’s project portfolio management (PPM)-related products. Read the official news release: Planview recognized as a Leader in...
Thus far in this blog series based on the Ventana Research whitepaper, “Five Ways to Increase Efficiency and Innovate Faster,” we have defined work and resource management (WRM), reviewed how your organization can overcome possible hurdles, identified how to assess your current capabilities, and looked into some specific advantages of WRM applications. If you missed...
The structure of today’s organizations is constantly changing. Your team my be in one office or perhaps they are scattered globally across different time zones. Teams, whether large or small, share the common desire – to become more productive. But how? It’s all about communicating efficiently leveraging the right collaboration solution. This blog highlights the...
