What Are Project Objectives in Project Management?

Managing a project involves a wide variety of tangible and intangible components. Few, however, are as important as project objectives. What is a project objective? Project objectives in project management are the specific, tangible outcomes that will be produced and delivered by the project. They identify and describe the concrete actions or deliverables that will...

What is a Cost Management Plan?

In simple words, a cost management plan is the outline of the project’s estimation, allocation and control of costs for the required resources to complete all project activities. The project’s cost plan configuration is one of the most essential parts of a project’s planning phase, and effectively serves as a safety net that guarantees that...

Choosing Enterprise Task Management Software: 10 Questions to Answer

At the heart of all work — regardless of whether the goal is to build a robot, construct a building, launch a marketing campaign, or anything else — are tasks, tasks, and yet more tasks. When tasks are organized and executed correctly, they support optimized workflows, engaged workers, and successful outcomes. On the other end...

New Product Release: Planview Hub 21.2 – Design Facelift, Enhanced Support for Jira, GitLab, BMC Remedy

The latest product release from the Tasktop Value Stream Management (VSM) platform—Planview Hub 21.2—is out today. The latest updates and optimizes make end-to-end enterprise toolchain integration even easier and impactful. Our customers—Fortune 500 companies and other large-scale organizations across major industries such as manufacturing, finance, healthcare and government—can further boost their business agility as they...

Leadership Insights to Track Your Project to Product Journey, Step By Step

The recent success of TUI Group’s migration to the cloud is a powerful example of what is possible by adopting a project to product mindset. With planes grounded and hotels closed due to the pandemic, the global travel company took proactive steps to refine the digital experience for employees and customers. Recognizing that the customer...

Web Collaboration Software: Basics and Best Practices

It is widely understood — in fact, by now it is axiomatic — that collaboration (and web collaboration software) is important for organizational success. However, what can get overlooked is just how massive an impact collaboration has on performance. One study found that organizations that practice effective collaboration are five times more productive than their...

Role of the PMO: How It’s Currently Evolving

Q&A from an on-demand webinar featuring Forrester Guest Speaker, Margo Visitacion and Planview’s Solution Marketing Director, Linda Roach The role of the PMO is changing. We recently got an in-depth look into this new face of the PMO during our webinar – “What’s Ahead for the PMO?” Our featured speaker was Margo Visitacion, Vice President...

Lean Coffee Format for Virtual Teams

What is a Lean Coffee?   The Lean Coffee format is a structured, but agenda-less, meeting designed to facilitate collaborative group discussions. “How can you have structure without an agenda?” you might ask. Allow me to explain.  Seattle-based Lean thinkers Jim Benson and Jeremy Lightsmith are credited with the invention of Lean Coffee. They wanted to start a regular discussion...

Discover the power of engagement and our newly re-imagined website

At Planview AdaptiveWork, we’ve always known that the world’s most successful organizations also have the most engaged workforce. Companies that set the bar, bring new ideas, take risks and enjoy rapid growth. They all have one thing in common: people are fully engaged. But a recent Gallup study tells us that only 13% of today’s...

Product Portfolio Management Software: Basics and Best Practices

Before looking at product portfolio management software and highlighting some key best practices, it is helpful to take a step back and look at the concept of product portfolio management, highlight some examples, and look at the differences between project management, program management, and portfolio management.  What is Product Portfolio Management?  Product portfolio management is...