Enterprises: 3 resolutions for the year ahead

It’s that time of year again when millions of people around the world pledge to do all kinds of positive things over the next 12 months, such as eat more kale and grapefruit, do yoga 2 hours a day, spend more time with family, reduce their carbon footprint, focus more on experiences and less on...

Workforce or zombie squad? Signs that disengaged employees roam your enterprise

Hang on Millennials and hold on Generation Z. There’s another demographic that seems to be taking over the workplace landscape, except their influence and impact isn’t profound; it’s profane. We’re talking about disengaged employees (AKA zombies) who can mutate a high-performance workforce into a frightening zombie squad. However, before dealing with the zombies who roam...

Essential guide to making your goals S.M.A.R.T.

Whether you work on projects, manage projects or manage people, setting goals is an essential part of your job. An employee’s goals define his or her role within the organization and demonstrate the employee’s value to senior leaders. At the project level, goals define the purpose of each project and determine how success and failure...

Project management conferences to look forward to in 2017

The world of project management is constantly evolving. Every year, new methodologies are developed, new standards are proposed and project management principles are applied to business challenges in new and exciting ways. Project management conferences provide a great opportunity to learn about these industry developments before they become common knowledge, while having the chance to...

Mentor Graphics Receives Ventana Research Leadership Award

Planview customer Mentor Graphics was named one of Ventana Research’s 28 Leadership Award winners for 2016. They received the CIO/IT Leadership Award for their use of Planview to manage projects and people for the best possible outcomes and accountability. I cover the details on our sister blog, Project Lab and take a deep dive into how...

Time Theft: How Hidden and Unplanned Work Commit the Perfect Crime

How many times have you finished a long day at work, exhausted, yet unable to cross anything off your list of high-priority to-dos? You feel robbed. Where did all your time go? Unfortunately, you feel this way more days than not. What’s going on? You’re likely falling victim to the biggest culprits of time theft:...

What’s New: Analyze Your Data, Your Way with New Options for Advanced Reporting

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve expanded our Advanced Reporting capabilities so that you can easily analyze your Planview AgilePlace data in your business intelligence system of choice. Discover new ways to access and visualize your Kanban board data with our new reporting API, which allows you to create the custom reports and dashboards you...

A Look Back at the 2016 Horizons Customer Conference

In case you haven’t heard – our Horizons Customer Conference was another rousing success in both Austin (Global) and London (Europe) this fall. With speakers from leading companies like ADP, Keurig Green Mountain, Miller Coors, and Siemens, more than 500 attendees got the chance to network with fellow Planview customers, listen to real-world presentations, and obtain...

Achieving Effective Collaboration in the Age of Dispersed Teams

Virtual teams are made up of people from different departments, organizations, geographies and time zones – and they are on the rise, creating challenges for effective project collaboration. According to our recent survey, 38% of participants work with team members across functions and departments; 70% collaborate with people inside and outside their organization; and 28%...

Adventist Health: Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Spirit to Drive Healthcare Innovation

In a recent issue of Healthcare IT News, Adventist Health – whose innovation program is powered by Planview IdeaPlace – was profiled for its ability to unleash their employee’s entrepreneurial spirit to drive innovation. Here’s the big takeaway from the story. Small improvements make a big impact Innovation isn’t always about the breakthrough ideas that...