Think Resource Management and Create a Funnel, not a Tunnel

In the first part of this two-part series, “How to Get Away with Murder: Killing Projects Before They Ruin Your Portfolio” I encouraged innovators to courageously commit cold-blooded murder of the ideas and projects that do not achieve the objectives and strategies of the product portfolio based on thoughtful and calculated portfolio criteria all in...

3 Things Every Innovation Management Software Should Have…and Why

In the wake of new technological advances in pretty much every industry, a growing number companies have identified a new way to surface new opportunities for driving both business and societal value. What is it? Crowdsourced innovation, managed by innovation management software. Crowdsourced innovation is simply the process of gathering and surfacing ideas and solutions...

How to get projects done without authority

Guest Post by Arnon Yaffe Do you have the responsibility for a project, but little of the authority needed to make things happen? Every so often project managers are assigned to lead projects without being granted the formal authority to get the job done. More so, if you are managing complex, cross-department projects, then this...

An introduction and a farewell: continuing my passion as an entrepreneur

As the founder of Planview AdaptiveWork and as an entrepreneur, I have very much enjoyed growing this company over the past decade into the global organization it is today. Because you have been a very important part of this journey, I wanted to personally share with you today my decision to step down as CEO...

Clarizen’s future – an evolution, not a revolution

After my first week as Planview AdaptiveWork’s CEO, I can say I’m even more pleased to have joined the company.  I’m learning every day about the great foundation of customers, product and team on which we will build the Planview AdaptiveWork of the future. As I told the US team earlier this week, this is...

Companies Want to Improve Plan Accuracy

If your organization spends months on the annual planning process, it’s likely you are familiar with this scenario: After setting the annual plan, inevitable change happens…new information becomes available… projects are organically delayed and new projects are added without any prioritization or revisions to the annual plan or portfolio. There is general confusion over how to improve plan...

Partner Success = People, Process, and Technology Integration

To succeed in the software industry, you have to build, sell, and support your software better than others. Throw in a partner ecosystem and you have to ensure that all your partners have the same ability; at least to the extent that they can sell and support the product1. This increases the complexity of the...

Planview Annual Customer Conference to Broaden Horizons This Week

Today we are excited to welcome hundreds of the world’s best customers to Austin for Planview’s 19th annual Horizons customer conference! Customers are converging on the capitol of Texas for three days of networking, education and idea sharing.  We are always impressed with the enthusiasm and pro-tips provided by our innovative customers and we can’t...

The inherent value of enterprise project management

Change, even the good kind of change, can be scary for a large organization. Any time a large-scale initiative alters the way people do their jobs, the anxiety is often apparent from the executive suite down to the newest college intern. Perceived difficulties in change management, and a lack of clarity about expected benefits, can...

Upcoming Innovation and PPM Conferences – Enrich Consulting

It’s time to network and share best-practices!   The next six months is high season for conferences, and Enrich is excited to sponsor eight different events across North America and Europe between now and March 2017. While we recommend all of these conferences as excellent opportunities to network, learn from your peers, and share your...