Your path to business agility
In our last piece of this series, we described the need for data visibility as prerequisite to making sound portfolio management decisions. In this, the fifth in our eight-part series, we cover product development processes as a key success facilitator. Here, we’ll delve into how to make the most of the data visibility enhancements gleaned...
The following content is based on the whitepaper, “Bigger Than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates, Part 1,” written by Jerry Manas. For your reading convenience, we’ve decided to give it everlasting life here on the blog. Much like a GPS uses satellite information on traffic patterns to calculate the remaining time on...
The following content is taken from the whitepaper, “Portfolio-Driven Performance: The 7 Process Areas That Drive IT and Business Results,” written by Jerry Manas. To make it more easily accessible to you, we are giving it everlasting life here on the blog. Today’s organizations face enormous challenges to get more done without spending more. Rising costs...
Though it has been proclaimed that Britain has defied the worst predictions of Brexit naysayers, with employment in the UK at record levels not seen since records began in 1971, the hidden truth may be that the focus should be on job quality rather than quantity. While the newspaper headlines and figures touted by politicians...
The career path of project managers is generally quite similar: a PM starts off with small-scale projects with a correspondingly small team, with success and experience those projects and the team you are in charge of get larger and larger, with similar results being expected on a grander scale. This is known as scaling up...
Another holiday season is here, which means it’s time for holiday movies, holiday movies, and yet more holiday movies. However, while plenty of choice is usually a good thing, sometimes it can be overwhelming. Deciding what to watch can be a challenge. It might even lead to battles with family members to see who commands...
The following content is taken from the popular whitepaper, “Agile Project Management: What’s the story?” written by Jerry Manas. It’s so good, we wanted to make it free to our readers and give it everlasting life on our blog for your enjoyment. Since the beginning of the Agile movement, defenders of traditional methods have been...
In the first three parts of this series, we covered the importance of addressing the challenges of modern portfolio management. Increasing complexity, addressing it through innovation investment and strategy alignment, and best practices for execution are critical—and data visibility is key. Catch up on anything you may have missed by reading through the first three...
It’s the holiday season! This can mean one of two things. 1) You’ve already checked out and are in “vacation mode” or 2) you’re absolutely slammed with work that always appears right at this time of the year. Whether you have ample free time or not nearly enough, you’ll still want to find time to...
Behind every project success there’s also an excellent team and though your team may only just be “doing its job”, the difference between doing that job well, compared to averagely or poorly can be the difference between stunning success and major failure. When things work out for the former instead of the latter it’s natural...
