Tech trends shaping 2015: make them work for you part 2

We have asked four of our experts in management, security, technology and project management to present their top trends for 2015, and how to take action on them today. In our first blog post we explored the importance for true mobility and ensuring the data that sits in the cloud is safe. In this one we’ll continue...

IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation: 9 Innovation Thought Leaders from Around the Globe

Happy holidays, innovation enthusiasts, and welcome to Planview IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation! This 2014 spotlight series features hand-picked resources, upcoming events, webcasts, thought leadership pieces, and more to give you an inspirational boost for the coming year. Enjoy! *** On the 9th day of innovation, we’d like to share with you: nine compelling innovation thought leaders worth knowing...

IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation: 8 of Our Favorite 2014 Blog Posts

Happy holidays, innovation enthusiasts, and welcome to Planview IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation! This 2014 spotlight series features hand-picked resources, upcoming events, webcasts, thought leadership pieces, and more to give you an inspirational boost for the coming year. Enjoy! *** On the 8th day of innovation, we’d like to share with you: eight of our favorite innovation blogs we’ve...

IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation: 7 Favorite Features

Happy holidays, innovation enthusiasts, and welcome to Planview IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation! This 2014 spotlight series features hand-picked resources, upcoming events, webcasts, thought leadership pieces, and more to give you an inspirational boost for the coming year. Enjoy! *** On the 7th day of innovation, we’d like to share with you: our seven favorite features offered in our...

What is Top Down PPM and Why is it Important?

What is Top Down Portfolio Management? Top down portfolio management is an approach to implementing project portfolio management software that helps to minimize organizational change and promote solution adoption.  Opposed to the bottom up approach to PPM which focuses on improving individual project execution through detailed task management, top down portfolio management focuses on improving...

IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation: 4 Customer Stories

Happy holidays, innovation enthusiasts, and welcome to Planview IdeaPlace’s 12 Days of Innovation! This 2014 spotlight series features hand-picked resources, upcoming events, webcasts, thought leadership pieces, and more to give you an inspirational boost for the coming year. Enjoy! *** On the fourth day of innovation, we’d like to share with you: four of our favorite customer stories —...

Innovating with Purpose

Let’s talk about an oft-maligned buzzword…innovation. By definition, it’s “a new method, idea, product, etc.” Be honest, how difficult do you find it to innovate and truly create something new and impactful in today’s world? If you feel like you’re lagging, you are not alone. The reality is that it takes time and resources to...

How Visuals Make Complex Projects Simple

The complex, digital world of business makes us often feel like we’re being bombarded with information. By visualizing your workload, you’ll take a huge leap from complexity to simplicity. Whether you like it or not, thousands of messages demand our attention each day. In fact, the average person has between 50,000–70,000 thoughts per day. At...

The Closed-Loop Product Development Network: A Discussion on How to Get There

The Planview Horizons Annual Customer Conference recently wrapped up after three incredible days of all things Portfolio Management. A record number of Planview customers attended this year, deepening their knowledge of how they can further leverage Planview solutions while networking with others in the Planview Customer Community, and of course, having fun in Austin. At...

In the Spotlight: How Project Managers Use Tech to Reach Goals

Managing a team effectively requires the right people and the right tools. An easy rule that is hard to follow. In the spotlight this time is Maria Nordborg, Projectplace’s customer relationship manager. We discuss in this post the challenges facing project managers when it comes to retaining control over planning and project deliverables, while empowering teams...