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Michelle Wong is the Content Strategist for Planview's value stream management and software toolchain integration solutions for software delivery. Her content focuses on digital transformation topics including Project to Product, Flow Framework, DevOps, Agile, and SAFe.
Across industries, tech leaders are feeling the squeeze to increase velocity, reduce costs, and maintain quality, all without expanding teams or tools. Yet, while we obsess over new methodologies, cloud migrations, and automation tools, a silent killer of ROI festers in the background—disconnected software toolchains. It’s not flashy. It’s not headline-grabbing. But it’s quietly draining...
Forrester rigorously evaluated 11 vendors across 21 criteria, and Planview received the highest scores possible in eight criteria, which we believe are the areas that matter most when navigating economic volatility. Read this blog to learn which features are the most critical when choosing a VSM solution.
Markets can shift overnight, and budgets shrink without warning. For technology leaders expected to do more with less, one powerful but often overlooked opportunity stands out: toolchain integration. Read this blog to learn how to future-proof your software delivery in a volatile market.
The Subway That Never Carried a Passenger Imagine pouring over $180 million, thousands of hours, and decades of effort into a major initiative, only to never see it used. That’s not just a metaphor. It’s the true story of the Cincinnati Subway, one of America’s most ambitious infrastructure projects that was never completed. Still empty...
At the inaugural Project to Product (P2P) Summit in 2024, Greschen Powell, a seasoned leader with over 26 years at FedEx, delivered an insightful presentation on how organizations can accelerate value delivery using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Value Stream Management (VSM). Powell’s talk provides a clear roadmap for boosting speed-to-market while staying aligned...
At the 2024 Project to Product Summit, Sue Schweitzer, Senior Flow Advisor at The Vanguard Group, shared how Vanguard scaled flow across 750+ IT teams, transforming their way of working. What began as a small pilot to improve developer experience grew into an enterprise-wide program, tackling work-in-progress (WIP) overload, fragmented workflows, and alignment challenges. By...
Explore how Value Stream Management is transforming financial services, helping banks and fintechs streamline operations, enhance agility, and drive customer-centric innovation for a more competitive future.
In the ever-evolving automotive industry, the efficiency and agility of a company’s supply chain can significantly impact its success. Traditionally, supply chains were linear and compartmentalized, heavily reliant on manual processes, paper-based documentation, and isolated systems. These traditional models present significant challenges in scalability, visibility, and collaboration—factors that are becoming increasingly critical as the industry...
In Agile environments, leadership often comes without formal authority. Agile coaches are tasked with guiding teams through complex transformations, but they must do so without the traditional power to enforce changes. Instead, they rely on influence, collaboration, and data to inspire continuous improvement. This article explores how Agile coaches can successfully lead change without formal...
Uncover the top productivity challenges in financial software development and learn five actionable strategies to overcome them.
