Michelle Wong
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Michelle Wong

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.

How to Avoid Building Subway-Sized Waste During an Economic Downturn

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...

How FedEx Combines the Power of VSM and OKRs to Accelerate Delivery Speed

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...

Scaling Flow at Vanguard: A Journey from Pilot to Enterprise Transformation

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...

How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Automotive Supply Chains

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...