Six Steps to Resource Management

We’re at the homestretch! This series features the most popular resources for IT and EPMO professionals of 2014 has so far included: insightful research on the state of resource management and capacity planning as well as a best-practice video on four key strategies for managing resource and capacity when rolling out a new enterprise initiative....

Premium grade fuel for software lifecycle analytics engines

I’ve long taken inspiration from Peter Drucker’s caution that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Technological progress has been punctuated by advances in measurement, ranging from Galileo’s telescope to Intel’s obsession with nanometers. Our industry is starting to go through a profound transformation in measuring how software is built, but only after...

3 Reasons IT Ops Uses Lean Flow (Kanban for DevOps part 2 of 3)

In this three-part series on Kanban for DevOps, Dominica DeGrandis, Director of Training and Coaching at Planview AgilePlace, explains three key reasons why IT Ops teams and those implementing a DevOps value chain use a lean flow approach to product development. If you’re just jumping in, here’s a link to part one; otherwise, read on for part two. Reason...

Australia Forum Wrap-Up: Designing the Future Through Collaborative Innovation

Innovation has always been a driver of advancement, competitive edge and ultimately global change. No matter the industry, a company that consistently innovates defines the bar by which success is measured. This February, Mindjet hosted an exclusive Innovation Forum in Sydney, Australia, featuring a presentation from AMP’s Director of Design and Innovation,Munib Karavdic. Karavdic leads...

Four Key Strategies on Managing Resource Capacity for Enterprise Executives

Last week I introduced a 4-part blog series for IT and EMPO professionals that features our most popular resources of 2014. We started by looking at The 2014 State of Resource Management and Capacity Planning Report and interactive website which provides insight into how you can work towards maturing your organization’s resource and capacity management...

Wrap-Up: Innovation at the 2015 Australia CSO Summit

For some, networking is a dirty word that conjures up images of awkward conversations and handshakes that last too long. But happily, the meaning of the word is evolving. Business leaders continue to see increasing value in collaborative ideation, and are reaping the many benefits that result from cultivating both internal and external innovation networks....

Lean Change Method: Enabling Lean and Agile Transformations at Scale

  Jeff Anderson, Lean-Agile Advisory Practice Lead at Deloitte Canada, explains how the Lean Change method helps organizations manage agile transformations at scale through co-creation and validated learning. About This Webinar Watch this webinar recording to learn how to: – Collaboratively design a potential Agile change using a Change Canvas – Build a feedback-rich change plan...

The Secret Behind Selecting the Right Enterprise Architecture Tool

Implementing an effective enterprise architecture program is about more than just selecting a tool to aggregate and visualize data. As an EA solutions provider, we talk to a lot of organizations in the early stages of implementation, which gives us a unique, clean-slate perspective on the selection process. Frankly, the most obvious misstep that we...

2/25 Innovation Cafe Webinars: UK and US Sessions with Siemens Mobility

Despite its recent elevation to popular-business-initiative-meets-buzzword, innovation isn’t just about companies staying competitive and boosting returns. At its heart, innovation is a global altruistic initiative to drive technological breakthroughs, revamp inefficiencies, and overall, improve the lives of people throughout the world. Siemens Mobility, an internationally-known enterprise company dedicated to advancing transportation services and technology, will join us...

Get Rid of Project Management Chaos with Technology

The growing role of technology in organizations is changing how people collaborate, and how projects are managed. Mobile and wearable technologies are paving the way for true mobility, and – together with cloud and collaboration technologies – enabling leaner, more productive workspaces. Yet, our research project, the Chaos Theory, revealed that despite many technologies that...