Leading the conversation on digital connected work
MIT’s Sloan Management Review recently published a story that focuses on the research Planview IdeaPlace conducted with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management around quantifying a culture of innovation. In other words, we set out to move beyond the why behind creating a culture of innovation and look at the how. In doing so, we...
You don’t have to be a pirate to find hidden treasure—although it may give you the upper hand. With the right information, anyone can become the hero or heroine to unlock secrets to success—in this case, secrets to work and resource management. While the benefits of work and resource management are (not-so-hidden) jewels, there is...
Let’s imagine a student, a university, an employer and the British Government all wanting to boost employment in the UK. What type of four-part formula could deliver the best possible outcome for all the constants of the equation? The answer seems to lie in the degree Apprenticeships that, as recent surveys indicate, are in for...
Not surprisingly, the success of the project portfolio is truly in the eye of the beholder – the stakeholder (execs, customers, the board, etc.). Whether those stakeholders view your projects as successful will likely be based upon the PMOs ability to deliver on its commitments as well as what you can measure. How can you...
Are you a sales manager that has no idea where a customer feature request is? Are you fed up with chaser phone calls and firing off countless emails to get a status update? Are you afraid of letting your customer down? Then you’ve come to the right place. The problem Once you’ve made a sale,...
As you take another look at your priorities for this brave, new year, Planview CEO Greg Gilmore encourages you to step out of the confines of the annual strategic plan and step into continuous planning to truly deliver on your highest-priority commitments. In his latest CIO.com blog, Greg reminds us all that “success isn’t a...
Defining goals is critical to running successful ideation challenges. This may seem like an obvious statement, but it’s not uncommon to skip or rush through this crucial step when creating challenges. I’ve been working with several ideation program managers recently to launch their first crowdsourcing challenge and noticed that many try to bypass the step...
Planview AgilePlace is a powerful Lean-Kanban tool that enables teams to visualize and manage their work processes. It is popular with IT Operations teams because it allows more flexibility than a traditional software development tool. Meanwhile, many development teams use JIRA, an Agile tool, for issue and project tracking. Integrating Planview AgilePlace with JIRA can...
How do you feel about New Year’s resolutions? Do you have some of your own, and do you stick to them? Many chose to forgo the tradition of making resolutions for one of two reasons: 1) they’re simply too easy to break, or 2) life is already pretty great. Those who feel the latter adopt...
We’ve all attended professional conferences over the years. And while the topics and venues may change, the format remains the same: An awesome keynote that sets the tone A promise of networking, but no real structure to support attendee interaction Death by PowerPoint Scrambling to take as many notes as possible to share back at...
