Leading the conversation on digital connected work
Liz leads the go-to-market content team at Planview. She worked at LeanKit (now Planview AgilePlace) prior to the company being acquired by Planview. A versatile writer, editor, and content strategist, Liz serves as AI Evangelist for Global Marketing, runs the Planview Blog, and leads several original content pieces.
The most powerful metaphor for modern leadership comes from the symphony orchestra. When you watch a conductor at work, they guide the flow of music with their baton. If a musician makes a mistake, they give a subtle tap to get them back on track. What they never do is jump down, grab the instrument,...
According to McKinsey Partner Megha Sinha, who counsels Fortune 500 C-suites on AI and product transformation, companies can’t be AI-first without being product-first.
Since ChatGPT’s debut three years ago, generative AI has evolved from niche experimentation to near-universal enterprise adoption. Consider the latest data from McKinsey. Their November State of AI Report states that 88% of organizations now report regular AI use in at least one business function. That’s up from 78% a year ago, signaling a significant...
In episode 62 of the Mik + One podcast, Gene Kim and Dr. Mik Kersten discuss how AI helps developers work 10 times faster, but most companies aren't set up to take advantage of this speed boost. Mik and Gene talk about the changes in tech setup, leadership, and company structure needed to succeed with AI.
Alan Manuel, GVP, Product Management at Planview, explains how your mindset factors into the success of your transformation. "One of the biggest lessons in trying to achieve a product operating model is that approaching change from the perspective of a change agent alone almost never works," he explains. Put another way, you need to think like a player and a coach to be an effective leader.
When Abby Knowles stepped in to lead Verizon’s software engineering product model transformation, the leadership transition could have derailed the initiative. Without genuine buy-in from new leadership, teams seldom fully commit to change. Half-hearted commitment at any level can stall or undermine an entire initiative. In fact, it’s one of the primary reasons why roughly 70% of transformation efforts ultimately fail. This article reveals the essential factors Abby and her colleague, Archana Prabhu, credit for securing buy-in, maintaining momentum in their product model transformation, and delivering impressive results.
For every dollar a typical company invests in software development, only about 25 cents supports the company’s highest-priority business outcomes. This stark disparity between investment and results is why tech leaders are rethinking their project-based approach to software delivery and adopting a product operating model.
Organizations that adopt product-oriented approaches achieve faster delivery, better stability, and higher customer satisfaction. But what does a product operating model look like in practice – and at scale? These on-demand sessions from the Project to Product Summit 2024 feature three distinct perspectives that answer this question.
Only 3% of survey respondents say nothing stands in the way of their transformation. Learn the top 8 challenges and ways to overcome them.
In October 2024, Planview sponsored the first Project to Product Summit (and it won’t be the last). In these sessions, speakers from FedEx, Nationwide, Spotify, Vanguard, Verizon, and Planview described their journeys, shared the roadblocks they encountered, and laid out the strategies they developed for the project-to-product shift.
