RFP Project Planning Doesn’t Have to be Deadly

The request for proposal (RFP) process often requires collecting answers from multiple subject matter experts to produce a complete deliverable to the prospect—and in my experience, this project planning can get messy, fast, turning your seemingly normal day into a Freddy Kruger nightmare you can’t wake from. Tracking who owns what, making sure you deliver...

Optimizing Customer Project Management

If you have worked in a customer-facing position, you know how difficult it can be to effectively allocate the finite resources you have across a myriad of customers. Support tickets that customers submit obviously need to be handled quickly and efficiently, but overall customer project management and success is a delicate balancing act that must...

The Top UK Employers for Social Mobility

In an open system of social stratification, it’s important to have companies that are championing social mobility. The UK recently released the world’s first ever social mobility employer index and it’s doing incredible things. The index looks at which UK employers are the most open to assessing and progressing talent from a variety of backgrounds...

Leveraging GDPR to Transform Your Organization

The countdown to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline has begun in earnest. These sweeping regulations go into effect on May 25, 2018—less than one year away. Not only will these new laws impact consumers and businesses throughout Europe, but they will also impact any company doing business in Europe. At its core, GDPR...

New Tasktop Integration Hub release includes new codeBeamer connector and provides deeper ‘integration sophistication’

The new release (17.4) for Tasktop Integration Hub – out today – includes a new connector with Intland’s codeBeamer ALM, and provides our customers with enhanced control of increasingly complex integration scenarios. codeBeamer ALM Tasktop now integrates codeBeamer ALM with all other leading best-of-breed tools for planning, building and delivering software, including leading DevOps systems....

Planview IdeaPlace Launches Fall Innovation Forum Series to Create a Gathering Place for the World’s Innovation Leaders

IBM, Pepperdine University, Pfizer, MetLife and more join us to share their experiences and key learnings around innovation.   Today we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Planview IdeaPlace’s Fall Innovation Forum series! Following the huge success of Planview IdeaPlace events earlier in the year, this is the next evolution of Innovation Forums, hosted with...

What Project Managers Need to Know About the UK’s GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an agreement reached by the European Commission, Council and Parliament that provides data security for personal and corporate information throughout the European Union. Though the regulation does not take effect until May 2018, it is a good idea for all enterprises to prepare for the imminent change so...

Take control of your Requirements Management by integrating Jira and Jama

Looking to connect Jira and Jama? Want to improve your Requirements Management process? Seeking better collaboration, visibility, traceability and control over your software value stream? You’ve come to the right place. Your Problem If you’re a product manager or business analyst, you know exactly how much time and effort it takes to turn a customer’s...

Digital Marketing Project Management in Action

Digital marketing project management can be challenging because we constantly have an ongoing, lengthy to-do list. We add to the list within our own department, but we also receive website update requests from other departments. Our to-do list grows daily and is difficult to manage, with priorities constantly shifting and schedules having to be rearranged....

Event Management – Are You Managing It or is It Managing You?

The nature of event management involves lots of moving parts: dates, people, deliverables, activities, deadlines, and more deadlines. Trying to keep track of everything can be complicated and challenging. How do you ensure what you need to have done is getting done by the people you are counting on to get it done within the...