What Is Work and Resource Management?

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein Change is inevitable. Life happens—plans fail, people come and go, technology advances—the list goes on and on. When it comes to running the business, this can seem rather intimidating, especially when you’re expected to deliver results, meet goals, and do so within budget....

New Look, Same Planview AgilePlace

You may have noticed a few small changes recently in Planview AgilePlace, namely the font and color. These changes are just a couple of examples of the many small changes we will be making as we update our UI to a new, fresh look. Our goal is to maintain the same ease of use that...

Maximizing Jira – understanding your centers of criticality

If like most enterprises your organization builds its own software, it’s highly likely your developers are using Jira to plan their work. But are you using it to its full potential? That depends on how you’re using Jira within the context of your software delivery value stream. The planning, building and delivery of software products...

Why Measure Innovation by Capability

Just as you need both a windshield and rear-view mirror to drive a car, you need more than outcome-based metrics to measure innovation. But how can you truly measure an idea? Until an idea becomes tangible, you may have a difficult time ensuring its success—a daunting prospect for business. At the same time, companies know...

Planview Innotas is Now Planview PPM Pro

Imagine having a single project portfolio management (PPM) solution to accelerate your PMO success. We do, which is why we’re so fired up to bring you Planview® PPM Pro! Innotas® joined with Planview eighteen months ago to form the market-leading PPM team. As our mid-tier PPM offering, Planview® Innotas has helped hundreds of customers through...

Let’s Talk! Three Ways Enterprise Architects Can Engage the Business

In today’s highly complex business landscape, enterprise architects (EAs) are poised to show business leaders how they can leverage technology to achieve business objectives. Clearly, the pressure cooker of digital transformation is a great opportunity for these “smartest guys in the corner” to shine. EA’s have a lot of expertise and value but are challenged...

Why the UK’s Unemployment is the Lowest Since 1975

The second quarter of 2017 saw the UK unemployment rate drop to 4.4%, the lowest it has been since 1975. Additionally, the Office for National Statistics stated that employees’ total earnings (including bonuses) rose by 2.1% in a three-month period until June. Despite what financial analysts forecasted with last year’s Brexit, employment in the UK...

We Got a PPM Solution – Why Isn’t Everyone on Board?

OK, so you’ve rolled out a powerful new PPM solution. It’s a beautiful thing ready to be that single source of truth your organization needs. While PPM software is designed to improve portfolio planning and project execution, it needs quality data to work. For project team members, this equates to a weekly timecard. What’s in...

Nine Key Ingredients for Driving Value for PMO Success

PMO success is no longer just about project execution. Today’s project and program management offices (PMOs) are tasked with driving strategic value to grow revenue along with improving the customer experience and products and services. Instead of being narrowly focused on facilitating portfolio management capabilities, they must also strive to deliver on an organization’s most...

Why all CIOs should be prioritizing Software Delivery Value Stream Integration

Waiting 12 months to integrate your software delivery value stream can actually cost an organization up to $10 million a year in productivity overhead The modern enterprise has to consider and prioritize a dizzying array of IT business initiatives. Many of these decisions fall to the CIO – after all, they’re responsible for leading an...