Your path to business agility
Current events paint a picture of a finance sector plagued with “Technical Debt” resulting in security breaches, ATM lockouts, blocked debit and credit cards, and more. It often feels like as consumers we have little choice but to accept these faulty systems. But, the more I read about these challenges, the more the enterprise architecture...
It sounds counter-intuitive, but limiting your work in process (WIP) actually improves your flow — and your team’s productivity. In this three-part series, Stephen Franklin, CIO at Planview AgilePlace, draws from experience to explain the common obstacles you’ll face when setting WIP limits, and tips for overcoming them. Missed deadlines, constant task switching and inefficient handoffs are...
Results of SPI Research’s 2014 Professional Services Maturity Benchmark™ Reveals Capacity Concerns: Find a Cure in Information Infrastructure With near record growth rates, professional services (PS) executives continue their emphasis on increasing both revenue and profit. In SPI Research’s recent benchmark (the 2014 Professional Services Maturity Benchmark is available for free here) we have seen...
An article published by CIO.com about the modern day CIO and the challenges that they face resonated with us for several reasons. First, the talent pool for the position as ascribed in the article differs a bit from years past. Secondly, the characteristics and requirements for this role are shifting and lastly, the expectations for...
If you’re a fan of Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry’s Personal Kanban writings, you’ll know that they have two basic rules: Visualize your work Limit your Work-in-Progress Being relatively new to Kanban, the first rule instantly made a lot of sense to me — particularly in the context of using Planview AgilePlace. Being able to see the...
We’ve been busy delivering some important enhancements over the past few months to improve your Planview AgilePlace experience. We’ve announced some of these separately, but wanted to give you a roundup of all the latest and greatest Planview AgilePlace features. Save time with automated updates Integration Service Don’t mess around with duplicate entry. Our new...
An Interview with Association for Financial Professionals’ Brian Kalish (Part 2) In part one of this two-part interview, we learned what the first FP&A Certification program is and what it is designed to benchmark. Three years in the making, the Association for Financial Professionals’ (AFP) director, finance practice, Brian Kalish, has received a lot of advice and...
Another holiday is upon us and retail stores everywhere are filling up with a variety of red and pink keepsakes for loved ones. I was recently at a Hallmark store stocking up on my own Valentine’s Day gifts and stumbled upon their latest product, Magic Message Reveal Heart. I was automatically impressed because I know...
The last year was a growth year for many professional services organizations and 2014 will continue to be so, especially in the USA and South America, driven by the improving economic environment. With year-over-year growth measurably beginning at the turn of the 21st century, certain topics often surface with regularity. Below are the three most...
Organizations increasingly seek new forms of innovation—and, for themselves, transformation—by engaging in co-creation with the suppliers, clients, and consumers that comprise their value streams. What insights might be gained from organizations that have begun to realize their potential for leadership by embracing openness as a core element of their charter? In this article innovation architect...
