Triple Constraint in Project Management: the Basics

What is Triple Constraint? One of the oldest and most useful concepts in project management is triple constraint. Sometimes referred to as iron triangle or project triangle, triple constraint captures the reality that in order for a project to achieve its required objectives and meet quality expectations, it must successfully operate within three boundaries: scope,...

Project to Product: The Best of Mik + One Served up All Summer

Looking for something edifying to listen to while you’re tanning on the beach, cruising on a long road trip, or mid-air on a flight on your way to finally reunite with some friends and family that you haven’t seen in a while? Look no further as we serve up some of our favorite bits from...

Reignite Your SAFe® Journey with Flow Metrics and Program Predictability Measures

“Business agility is the ability to compete and thrive in the digital age by quickly responding to market changes and emerging opportunities with innovative, digitally-enabled business solutions” – Scaled Agile  Kate Chajka has been working on the frontline of Agile transformations for over 15 years. To say she has seen it all is an understatement....

Product Release: Planview Hub 21.3 — Simplifying the Lives of Software Delivery Teams

The latest product release from the Tasktop Value Stream Management (VSM) platform—Planview Hub 21.3—is out today. The latest evolution of our enterprise toolchain integration solution further optimizes the day-to-day lives of software delivery teams, creating a seamless workflow that maximizes efficiency. New noteworthy features include: Migrating configuration changes between environments Protection against connection lockouts and errors...

Advanced Kanban Board Templates for Agile Marketing

In my last post, 8 Kanban Board Templates for Agile Marketing, I discussed several common marketing functions — content marketing, demand generation, marketing operations, product marketing, events, and PR and social media – and provided Kanban board templates from Planview AgilePlace™ to help marketing teams and their stakeholders plan, track, and manage their work more...

Work Breakdown Structure: The Basics & Best Practices

A work breakdown structure (WBS) is an essential project management tool that is used for planning, scheduling, control, resource management, risk management, and communications. This informative and easy-to-read article explores the basics of a work breakdown structure, and offers valuable WBS best practices for new and experienced project managers alike. What is a Work Breakdown...

What Does a Project Manager Do?

If you ask an experienced project manager “what does a project manager do?”, then be prepared to have your inquiry answered with another question: “well, what doesn’t a project manager do?” Indeed, the responsibilities of a project manager are broad, and range from performing tactical and technical tasks, to carrying out strategic and executive functions...

Scrum or Classic Project Management: Which is Better?

Scrum project management is rooted in Agile methodology, which is a framework in which small teams carry out the incremental and iterative delivery of a product. This informative and easy-to-read article explores similarities and differences between scrum project management and classic project management. Project management methodologies are as plentiful as there are problems to solve,...

Interactive Value Stream Management Guide: How VSM Helps Your Role in Software Delivery

“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!” — Stuart Smalley, Daily Affirmation Folks, let me start by paying you a compliment: You are good at what you do.  You’re smart, you’re hard-working, and you’re a good team player.   You probably don’t hear that enough. I’m sorry about that. Between putting...