A Guide to Navigating Integrations: Pros and Cautions

In 2007, Steve Jobs opened a keynote presentation promising the world three new products — a widescreen touch iPod, a revolutionary mobile phone and a breakthrough internet device. But in a twist of events he pulled out a single device, the Original iPhone. While this was a revolutionary, “one to rule them all” type of...

Beyond the Handshake: Realizing the Benefits of a Strategic Partnership

I get it. When it comes to adopting new software applications, the last thing on your mind is the provider’s other customers – establishing a strategic partnership doesn’t seem like a priority. You simply want the new software to work so your organization can be more nimble and agile. But who you are entering a...

The linchpin of large-scale software development? Communication

“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction.” – Anon Twelve months ago, I walked into Tasktop as a software rookie. I knew what software was, of course, and I knew of its importance in a digital world. But that was pretty much the extent of my knowledge. Much like the internet, free healthcare and air...

Stay Balanced with the Project Roadmap

A circus is a team effort. Let’s face it, it’d be pretty boring with just one person. But the performance is only possible after hours of rehearsal and making sure everyone is on the same page. Each moment must be planned to ensure safety, and every performer must share the same goal to put on...

Make Better Decisions with these Collaborative Work Management Reporting Features

Collaborative work management software isn’t just about communicating more effectively with your team. It’s also about having access to information that will help you make the best, most informed decisions about projects and team members while adjusting to incoming demand.  If you are looking for a collaborative work management solution, make sure it has these...

How Visibility Equals Product Acceleration

The acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon begs the question of whether or not the Amazon Go model will appear at Whole Foods Markets. In addition to watching a traditional sales model potentially evolve, or even become obsolete, we can see that marketplace differentiation is often becoming more dependent on technology in general and on...

What is Project Risk Intelligence?

Is there value in taking risks? Project managers often try to avoid risks that could be detrimental to project success, but are there cases in which the rewards potentially outweigh the risks? This is the crux of risk intelligence and here’s what you should know about utilizing this strategy for your projects. How It Varies...

ELK Stack for Improved Support

The ELK stack, composed of Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana, is world-class dashboarding for real-time monitoring of server environments, enabling sophisticated analysis and troubleshooting. Could we also leverage this great tooling to our advantage in situations where access to the server environment is an impossibility? Recently while investigating a customer support case, I looked into whether...

Public Relations Project Management

All public relations (PR) people, whether they work at an agency or on-staff with a company, must balance internal projects and expectations with external deadlines and requests, aka public relations project management. And everyone knows that in the digital age we live in, trying to manage your work day through email is a fool’s game....

Integration Across the HPE and Micro Focus Product Portfolio

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has just recently merged with Micro Focus to create the seventh largest pure-play software company under the Micro Focus brand. DevOps is a top solution area at Micro Focus, which is now supported by a much larger product portfolio. In addition to HPE’s products, the DevOps portfolio includes products from the...