7 Best Practices for Overcoming Teams Working in Silos – Planview AdaptiveWork

Across the enterprise work landscape, the idea of completely eliminating the existence of silos is more of an idealistic aspiration than a realistic goal. However, the good news is that there are practical ways to overcome teams working in silos. Here are seven best practices to keep in mind and apply as needed. Generally, a...

6 Things to Cover in Project Kick-off Meetings – Planview AdaptiveWork

Your project kick-off meeting is the best opportunity for project managers to set the right tone for the weeks and months ahead. There are no budgetary or scheduling issues to address (at least for now), and no change orders to create tension or confusion. The project team and other stakeholders are excited to see the...

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...