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Recently, in our webinar, “The 7 Deadly Sins of Project Management” we learned from Justin Rowe, Practice Director at our consulting partner, Lewis Fowler. In the presentation, Justin discussed the sins of project management as well as how to recognize and correct them. This resulted in mass attendee participation in questions, many of them very...
Anyone who has worked as part of a team knows collaboration isn’t always easy. It requires communicating with others and having visibility into what’s happening, all while balancing changing requirements, shifting deadlines and varying execution styles. This becomes even more challenging when you consider that your average person works on more than one project at...
We’re excited to announce that Planview has been recognized as a “Leader” in the recently released Forrester Wave for Enterprise Collaborative Work Management report. This position validates Projectplace’s offerings, specifically citing “Planview balances work and collaboration for a well-designed experience.” Collaborative work management is a key element in successful project execution. This level of analyst...
Companies that use innovation management tools — such as Planview IdeaPlace — in conjunction with their collaborative innovation practices regularly come up with new and interesting use cases. Because organizations have begun to staff and fund internal business incubators, employees now have the tools, training, and space they need to pursue ideas. Collaborative Innovation and Authentic Breakthroughs...
We’ve all been there: the meeting, the hallway chat, the email that renders weeks or months of hard work moot. This is how things are, sometimes. Strategies shift. Priorities change. It’s frustrating, but it’s not like this is the only thing taking up a developer’s time. Consider the status reporting, emails, meetings, documentation, and so...
Traceability first requires the ability to connect SDLC artifacts. When tools are loosely stitched together, artifacts are not connected and there is no traceability. Without traceability, your software development process is likely cursed. We all want our teams using tooling that is optimal for each lifecycle stage, but if the tooling isn’t tightly integrated to support...
The technology world is changing fast, faster than ever. A few years ago, we thought that only the Amazons or Facebooks of this world would be able to do continuous delivery. Now, the phenomenon is getting traction, starting to become mainstream and before we know it, it will be commoditized. Everybody will do it. Why?...
Forgive me, for I have sinned. It started from decisions that no one could explain, direction no one understood. Innocent project managers were drowning from decisions made around them. Some disappeared and were never seen again. They had influence and experience, along with a false sense of security. Nothing was what it seemed. A Project Management Office that...
A compelling statistic emerged from the 2016 Resource Management and Capacity Planning benchmark study. Of organizations that considered themselves lower maturity when it comes to capacity planning, only 31% typically even consider capacity when deciding to take on new projects. In stark contrast, 72% of mature companies consider capacity most or all of the time....
At Planview AgilePlace, we have a very thorough process for quality assurance, but sometimes, issues with unforeseen or uncontrollable circumstances (such as DNS providers, hosting services, etc.) can result in a critical issue affecting our software, which can have a significant impact on our users. This is why we choose to stop the line when critical...
