Your path to business agility
As professional services organizations (PSOs) know all-too-well, there are several worrisome statements that customers can utter, and quite a few alarming ones as well. However, there’s one announcement in particular that’s enough to send chills up and down the spine of even the hardiest, most battle-tested executive or project manager: “We don’t understand this invoice.”...
The idea that the power of employee engagement is an important and positive thing isn’t new. In fact, this goal has been on the organizational radar for so long, that it has burned into the screen. However, the traditional view of employee engagement as an important, but nevertheless optional “nice to have” is no longer...
Estimating how long a project will last is crucial to project management, but what if you tend to estimate incorrectly? For one thing, you’re certainly not alone. Many project managers grow frustrated when they see their projects stretch on for weeks or even months beyond the anticipated completion date. If you’re looking for ways to...
Guest Post by Arnon Yaffe Do you have the responsibility for a project, but little of the authority needed to make things happen? Every so often project managers are assigned to lead projects without being granted the formal authority to get the job done. More so, if you are managing complex, cross-department projects, then this...
As the founder of Planview AdaptiveWork and as an entrepreneur, I have very much enjoyed growing this company over the past decade into the global organization it is today. Because you have been a very important part of this journey, I wanted to personally share with you today my decision to step down as CEO...
After my first week as Planview AdaptiveWork’s CEO, I can say I’m even more pleased to have joined the company. I’m learning every day about the great foundation of customers, product and team on which we will build the Planview AdaptiveWork of the future. As I told the US team earlier this week, this is...
Change, even the good kind of change, can be scary for a large organization. Any time a large-scale initiative alters the way people do their jobs, the anxiety is often apparent from the executive suite down to the newest college intern. Perceived difficulties in change management, and a lack of clarity about expected benefits, can...
The millennial generation—generally considered to include people born from the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s—now makes up a significant percentage of the global workforce. While the younger members of the generation are still in high school or college, many millennials have been working for several years and have already moved into management roles. If...
Enterprise project management software is one of the most important investments for any organization. Because it has such a significant effect on long-term organizational success, PM software is often the subject of intense focus, even if the amount of money involved is small compared to a company’s overall budget. If project team members aren’t using...
Let’s start with this: change management is never easy, and anyone who says otherwise is either a dedicated optimist, or an inexperienced idealist. That’s not to suggest that change management is optional; because that’s not true, either. In fact, most change management projects are essential: it’s rarely a question of whether or why; it’s usually...
