Your path to business agility
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given a scathing assessment of Britain’s prospects after it leaves the EU. The Brexit vote has dominated British politics ever since it took place in 2016 as the ruling Conservative party seems to lurch from crisis to crisis, with no deal for trade agreed and with the country due...
With its Horizons conference in October, Planview pulled together a large cohort of its customers for two days to discuss the challenges and goals ahead for project management professionals and their organizations. During the event, I had the opportunity during one of the keynotes to present some of the views of 451 Research on how...
This blog was originally posted on the IT Revolution blog on December 18, 2018. Project to Product tells a story of what we can learn about building software by walking down the BMW Group Leipzig plant production line. The other wonder of mass production that makes repeated appearances throughout the book is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which has...
We have some exciting news to share with you today: Spigit®, the world’s innovation management software leader, is joining Planview®! At Planview, we have always believed the innovation management segment is a perfect complement to our work and resource management (WRM) vision of connecting strategy and delivery. Planview IdeaPlace brings new capabilities to Planview customers...
As a project manager you can often be expected to negotiate, review, execute and terminate contracts. There can be any number of reasons for these contracts, from agreements with vendors to outsourced assistance to the understandings with clients or end users. Though they can be such a large part of the job, contracts and project...
Today is an exciting day for the Planview IdeaPlace business and all the customers we serve, as we announce that Planview IdeaPlace has been acquired by Planview, the global leader in work and resource management (WRM). IdeaPlace’s mission and commitment has long been to support our customers as they drive sustained innovation by engaging employees...
You’ve probably been hearing a lot lately about Lean and Agile or Agile transformation. Makes sense, as today’s ever-changing marketplace is causing an enterprise-wide shift within companies—a shift to deliver faster. This new focus on delivery is leading organizations to change how they are structured. They are moving toward either dedicated teams or a hybrid...
A lot has been written about working with millennials over recent years as they have begun to dominate the workplace. Pew Research has estimated that in 2017, 35% of the US workforce was made up of millennials, making them the largest single cohort, with that number only set to grow, especially in leadership roles. This...
If you read parts 1 and 2 of this series “The Complexity of Managing Smarter, More Connected Products” and “Connecting Innovation Investments with Delivery,” you are probably anticipating learning the key to transforming your organization into a top performer like those we’ve cited so far. In part 3 of this 8-part series, we’ll speak to...
FThe world of project management is often renowned for its use of jargon and “management speak” and not in a good way. While we feel it is often given a bad rep, simple terms to explain complex processes just make sense, it also means that any budding PM or even an experienced one, still needs...
