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As companies grow, employees find themselves working not only with the people who sit nearby, but with people who might work in other cities, live in other countries, report to different managers or, in some cases, all of the above. In these cases, collaboration becomes simultaneously more important and more difficult. Why Is Collaboration...
Should your project management software live in the cloud? In a word, yes. The dominant trend in the software industry for the past several years has been the move from traditional on-premise licensed software to cloud-based software as a service. InformationWeek predicts that cloud-based solutions will continue to gain popularity in 2016 and beyond, as...
Philosophers believe that the question “what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” is hypothetical, and therefore destined for the realm of speculation instead of analysis. However, if these same philosophers trade in their chair at the neighborhood café for a seat in the enterprise boardroom, they’ll quickly realize that this paradox does...
While all enterprises strive to “elevate to the next level,” when the scene shifts to project management in IT organizations, the discussion is more about how to avoid “descending to lower depths” – because the performance statistics for IT initiatives are anything but uplifting. For example: • IAG Consulting surveyed over 100 companies, and found...
Workplace collaboration is one of the hottest topics in business today, and for good reason. Companies that prioritize collaboration, especially those that take advantage of online tools, are rapidly outpacing competitors that fall behind the trend. When an organization makes collaboration a priority, it can expect to see improvements in a variety of areas, from...
Interviewing for your first project manager position can be an exciting and rewarding experience. At the same time, it can also be stressful and time-consuming. Despite the steadily increasing demand for project managers in every industry, competition for PM roles is always fierce. When you’ve polished your resume, bought a new outfit and are starting...
As professional services organizations (PSOs) know all-too-well, there are several worrisome statements that customers can utter, and quite a few alarming ones as well. However, there’s one announcement in particular that’s enough to send chills up and down the spine of even the hardiest, most battle-tested executive or project manager: “We don’t understand this invoice.”...
My name is Ariel Klontz, and I have been working at Planview AgilePlace for the past few months as an intern alongside Andy Hoover on the Customer Documentation team. When I first started here, I was nervous about how much work I could really accomplish on a part-time basis; but working at Planview AgilePlace opened...
Since 1989, Planview has been on a mission to help every one of our customers realize their resource potential. In the early days this vision translated to a fairly simplistic formula. Resources were typically people and financial in nature, projects were what the resources delivered, and the goal was to ensure the projects were aligned...
With the launch of Custom Fields, you can now capture additional information in your Kanban cards that’s unique to your organization or team. This gives you greater flexibility to tailor Planview AgilePlace to meet the needs of your business as your Lean initiative grows. Whether you’re in IT operations, software development, project management, marketing or HR,...
