Crowdsourcing 2015: Consumer Creativity and Open Innovation

Crowdsourcing, like innovation, is a term both heavy with meaning and shrouded in ambiguity. Knowing the general stuff — like that it’s somehow connected to business or that it has something to do with ideas — isn’t enough to use crowdsourcing as a strategy. But that’s what’s necessary in current markets, where competitive companies need to...

Is the Internet of Things Impacting Your Product Strategy? If It Isn’t Yet, It Will!

Wikipedia defines The Internet of Things (IoT) as the network of physical objects or “things” with embedded electronics, software, sensors, and connectivity to enable it to achieve greater value and service by exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices. Here’s more about the Internet of Things and product strategy. When I think...

Waterfall or Agile?

Agile project management is a hotly debated topic and has left some of us wondering “what’s so great about Agile?” and “what can it do for me?” Agile portfolios are trending right now, and it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach. As Agile popularity grows and demand for Agile teams increases, it is important to understand the...

IBM and Planview IdeaPlace: Why Better Development Means Better Business

If there’s one thing that developers like more than solving a problem it’s not having to encounter operational issues that stifle their creativity and output. With startups, scale is the name of the game. But frankly, any company committed to innovation and customer satisfaction, whether large enterprise or nascent mobile app developer, should be thinking...

IdeaPlace: Giving Amway Business Owners a “Voice” in Innovation

Michael Edwards and his team of global digital experts spend a lot of time determining what Amway distributors need to support their growing ventures. Like teams all across the company, helping distributors – Amway calls them Amway Business Owners – succeed is their total focus. But something was missing. “We had a bunch of corporate...

How Kanban Can Help Your Team

Is your team overburdened with too much work? Are there too many conflicting priorities? Watch this webinar to find out how Kanban can help your team. About This Webinar In this webinar, I’ll recall my experiences getting started with Kanban, sharing stories and lessons learned. You’ll also get tips on how to: Make your work visible...

Is Your PMO a Value Center? 3 Ways to Ensure Value-Centric Project Delivery

PMOs, IT leaders and CIOs are commonly measured on their ability to complete projects on-time and on-budget. This is no longer enough. In today’s world, IT has a seat at the business strategy table, so we must look beyond our traditional metrics and challenge ourselves to ensure we are providing business value. There is a...

Customer Showcase: LifeWay Christian Resources

LifeWay Christian Resources was established in 1891 as a way to supply theological content for churches that were in high demand of teaching materials for Southern Baptist Churches. Since then, LifeWay has developed over 186 storefronts and continued to provide teaching materials for students in a way that utilizes modern technology and encompasses an extended...

Dress Up Your Data: Custom Reporting

A picture’s worth a thousand words — unless, of course, it conveys outdated or incomplete data. With Planview AgilePlace’s new Custom Reporting, you can answer your burning questions faster — and more accurately. AgilePlace’s Custom Reporting solution offers quick insight to help you: Highlight organizational trends withcross-board reporting Meet your unique needs with custom reports, charts, and...

The eHealth Initiative iThrive Innovation Challenge

Today’s healthcare industry is in a constant state of evolution. As research unearths disruptive findings, patient demographics become more diverse, and technologies advance at an increasingly rapid pace, groundbreaking ideas are crucial to effecting positive change. The eHealth Initiative iThrive Innovation Challenge The team at eHealth has just launched an exciting new open innovation challenge...