5 Things 2020 Taught Us About Innovation

Das Ende eines jeden Jahres - aber insbesondere das Ende der bizarrsten 12 Monate unserer gegenwärtigen menschlichen Erfahrung - bringt eine Zeit der Reflexion und des Lernens mit sich. Und wenn es in 2020 einen lehrreichen Moment für Unternehmen gab, dann ist die übergreifende Lektion (wenn auch nicht die offensichtlichste), dass noch nie dagewesene Veränderungen eine noch nie dagewesene Reaktion in Form von Agilität und Innovation erfordern. In diesem Artikel gehen wir darauf ein, wie die Unternehmen auf ein solch turbulentes Jahr reagiert haben. Sie lernen fünf...

Agile Team-Namen: Was verbirgt sich hinter einem Namen?

In traditionellen Unternehmen müssen Teams nicht viel über ihren Teamnamen nachdenken, da dieser in der Regel durch ihre Funktion definiert ist: Marketingteam, Vertriebsteam, usw. Aber Agile Teamnamen? Diese erfordern ein wenig mehr Überlegung. Die Wahl eines einzigartigen Agile-Teamnamens kann eine lustige, kreative Übung sein, die dazu beiträgt, die Identität Ihres Teams zu...

KI und Projektmanagement: Was wird sich zum Besseren verändern?

Computing technology is meant to make life easier for all mankind, adding convenience to all kinds of processes that might otherwise require human time and effort. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), which encompasses machine learning and decision-making capabilities normally ascribed to humans, is the next evolutionary step, and it is already well underway. Already...

Die fünf besten Praktiken im Ressourcenmanagement

Despite a widespread acceptance of projects that end up behind deadlines and over budget, there is a surprising lack of motivation to change how projects are organized or to take preventative measures. A study in the Harvard Business Review, found that the average cost overrun was 27%, which is a business-changing margin of difference. Similar...

The Power of Progress Trend Analysis

Every task, milestone and project in Planview AdaptiveWork features two invaluable parameters that are usually not used to their full potential – these are ‘expected progress’ and ‘% complete.’The following article demonstrates how careful observation of these two parameters, and the relations between them, provides actionable intelligence and insight to any project. The ‘expected progress’...

5 Ways to Turn Conference Calls into Effective Meetings

Move over, email. Step aside, cubicles. Take a hike, undersized parking lot. There’s a despised new addition to the ENTERPRISE LEAST WANTED LIST, and it took a Planview AdaptiveWork survey to force it out of the shadows and into the spotlight: conference calls. About the Survey The aforementioned survey, which was conducted online by Harris...

How to Manage and Make the Most of Your Marketing Assets

In the digital sphere, it can often seem like the world is awash with too much content, yet quality content is still king and shines through the mass of poorly produced work. McDonald’s isn’t about to create a campaign around a random picture of a burger taken by one of their executives; a quality burger...

Failing Fast Is Fine—If You Fail Right

Silicon Valley’s “fail fast” mantra has become gospel in recent years. Its evangelists promise failure, defined as a series of product tests and tweaks, leads to success. They urge failing fast, failing forward and failing often. They pepper TED talks with failure confessionals, and let’s not forget FailCon, an entire conference dedicated to the concept....

Best Practices for Managing Incoming Work Requests

Project managers wear many hats and they are expected to perform as a jack-of-all-trades. Efficiently fielding incoming work requests is what makes somebody an excellent team leader. To manage a project efficiently, the project manager needs to be able to prioritize work as it flows in. Project management best practices (and what creates the foundation...

How You Know You’re Spending Too Much Time on Excel

Ever get the feeling that you’re spending way too much of your time working on Excel? There can be a myriad of other facets to your professional life but whenever you think of a day at work it always seems to consist of jumping from one spreadsheet to another. To the point that when people...