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Maureen Carlson a Partner at Appleseed Partners, has been providing strategic marketing services for 20 years including market research, product marketing, positioning, and how to develop effective demand generation programs. Maureen’s B2B technology experience spans from emerging companies to larger established brands. Maureen has conducted three research studies sponsored by Planview for product development as well as for other markets, is an active guest blogger, and participates in the development of new market strategies with the company.
Businesses are under increasing pressure to swiftly innovate, execute digital transformation programs and deliver fast enough to meet growth objectives. Yet this year’s 2016 Resource Management and Capacity Planning Benchmark Study confirms a trend seen in multiple studies over the years in both product development and IT: Organizations continue to overcommit their resources again and...
Based on The 2014 Resource Management and Capacity Planning Report Some of you may be skeptical at the title of my blog post. Can the resource dilemma be solved and even mastered? You’re not alone if the norm at your organizations looks like this: resources are always overcommitted, no one ever says “no”, and you’ve...
Steady, continuous innovation and timely product delivery are only possible when the right resources are available at the right times to work on products. Innovation demands better resource capacity planning and management. If you’ve ever experienced the pain of having “too many projects for our resources”, you won’t want to miss the data uncovered from this...
Productivity and the efficient use of resources is attained when the right resources are working on the right projects at the precisely the right time. No matter if you’re in IT, the PMO, marketing, or in a professional service organization, resources are specialized, shared, and matrixed – making effective resource management a complicated goal! You need...
More than 500 product development professionals participated in a global survey on the state of product portfolio management in Europe. The outcome is the Fourth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Study which provides product development executives key trends into the priorities, risks, and pain points as well as perspective into how they compare to their peers....
Findings from the Fourth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Survey and a Roadmap to Sustainable Innovation Imagine sailing in the World Cup race without a strategic plan or a map. It is a sport where speed is of the essence, decisions (and perhaps more importantly the timing of those decisions) are paramount, and team talents must be...
#4 & #5 Characteristics of Mature Organizations in the Areas of Capacity Planning and Resource Management I’m back to uncover two more characteristics shown by organizations that have mature capacity planning and resource management practices in place. A research study identified common features of best performing companies in these areas. These attributes can be used...
#2 and #3 Characteristics of Mature Organizations in the Areas of Capacity Planning and Resource Management Last time in part 1, I provided an overview of the six characteristics of mature organizations based on a new research study into the state of capacity planning and resource management as well as detail on the first characteristic...
Interested in knowing where your organization ranks in innovation leadership? Here’s an opportunity to do that and more. Participate in the Fourth Product Portfolio Management Study. For the fourth time since 2009, we’re surveying product-centric organizations around the globe to gain feedback on key trends in the industry as well as opportunities and challenges product organizations...
This blog kicks off a series of posts featuring the six characteristics of mature organizations in the areas of capacity planning and resource management. Based on a new research study into the state of capacity planning and resource management at large companies, six traits emerged that more mature companies share. I’ve listed them here and...
