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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.
Is your organization trying to optimize work portfolios, balance capacity against demand, and link plans and resources to project execution? It’s not always easy to drive change with speed and confidence. Smart companies are always looking for successful project management examples to learn how other companies are achieving their project management goals. At Planview, we...
How well are you communicating within your team and with other areas of the organization about project work? Often, when cross department communication suffers, project deadlines are missed or fail. So, you can imagine the challenges are compounded when those people you need to communicate with on projects are also geographically dispersed. Collaborative work management...
Creativity is key. We’ve all heard that one before, particularly those of us in marketing. For us marketers, developing content can be an arduous process when it involves numerous people, often spread out across different departments. Without a proper collaboration tool, marketing project management can quickly become overwhelming. As a content manager and blog editor,...
I’ve got to admit—I love checklists. There’s something about the action of physically checking a task off that gives you a sense of accomplishment. Plus, when the list starts shrinking, and you get closer to a goal, or simply to the weekend, it’s pretty exciting. So, in the spirit of checklists, here is a special...
Collaborative work management software isn’t just about communicating more effectively with your team. It’s also about having access to information that will help you make the best, most informed decisions about projects and team members while adjusting to incoming demand. If you are looking for a collaborative work management solution, make sure it has these...
In a previous blog, “How to Get Rid of Chaos with Collaborative Work Management,” I feature a fun infographic that captures the day-in-the-life of Rob (an accidental project manager)—check it out if you haven’t seen it. I really like this infographic because it offers a relatable, before and after perspective to anyone who manages projects...
Sticky notes—tried and true—until they’re not. Traditional tools such as to-do lists and sticky notes are sufficient when you only have a handful of tasks to complete, but beyond that, you can start to feel lost and disorganized. Complex, multi-step projects require more organized planning and more sophisticated tools. Online collaboration and planning tools provide...
Collaborative work management is crucial in today’s work environment. Yet, many organizations and teams struggle to incorporate efficient collaboration into their daily routines. This isn’t from a lack of trying—quite the opposite. Teams are trying too hard, as they are overwhelmed with numerous different collaboration tools. Throw in the fact that teams are becoming more...
Game plans—they’re crucial in any sport. Take football for example. The center must snap the ball to the quarterback; the quarterback must pass the ball off to the running back, who runs the ball or passes it off to a receiver; the fullback must protect both the running back and quarterback, and so on. Each...
If you’re an “accidental” project manager, you’re likely familiar with the stress and chaos that can come from being overworked and unorganized. You may have fallen into the role, unsure of what’s expected of you or where to start, and suddenly you’re juggling a million tasks and to-do lists. As a marketer myself, I can...
