File Sharing in Project Management: A Quick Guide

A big part of being an effective project manager is being able to streamline file sharing in project management. A file sharing system can go a long way in minimizing bottlenecks and other setbacks. It gives team members and external collaborators access to up-to-date information, while also providing an avenue for management and stakeholders to contribute to the project. In other words, the system keeps everyone on the same page by ensuring...

Identifying Your Value Streams: Frequently Asked Questions

Contributors: Jon Terry, Susan Gibson, Siraj Sirajuddin We recently hosted a webinar titled, “How to Identify Your Value Streams” with Jon Terry from Planview and Siraj Sirajuddin and Susan Gibson from Temenos+Agility. During the webinar, we shared the importance of identifying value streams and how to do so in a responsible and virtual manner. Throughout...

Finding a Consistent Measure of Value across Different Frameworks and Ways of Working

Moving fast is a necessity for enterprises looking to stand the pace with the tech giant oligopoly and other startup technologies disrupting most industries. This need for speed has resulted in the adoption of various ways of working to accelerate the flow of work across the software delivery value stream, from Agile fram­­eworks such as...

“Anything is Possible in the Novel Economy” – Brian Solis

Following the disruption wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, global businesses are squinting their eyes through the dust of the aftermath. Little has prepared them for what Brian Solis calls the “Novel Economy”. Yet despite all the uncertainty and hardship, Brian—Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce—remains upbeat that opportunity abounds, and that “anything is possible” — especially...

Do’s and Don’ts for Agile Team Success

Some organizations are better prepared, equipped and determined than others to unleash their agile teams and put them in a position to succeed. They’re wisely doing the right things, and they’re just as wisely not doing the wrong things — which can be a tougher challenge and a greater accomplishment, since old habits die hard...

Agile Transformation: Mid-range Planning [Videos]

Executives and team members offer perspectives Agile transformation is a journey. Planview has been on that journey doing mid-range aka PI Planning for more than a year. To help customers understand how far we’ve come, we conducted a series of video interviews with different people in the organization – executives, product owners, and team members...

Migrating to Daimler/Mercedes-Benz AG’s New E/E System

By October 2020, Daimler/Mercedes-Benz AG will replace its supplier defect and test management tool for its internal E/E system. If you are a supplier working with the automotive giant and connected to its existing defect management and ALM systems, you will need to migrate or change projects to the new system (Intland codeBeamer ALM) as...

Best Practices In Using Planview AdaptiveWork Go to Manage Remote IT Teams

In recent weeks, organizations of all shapes & sizes were forced to transition part or all of their business operations to be conducted remotely.  For most companies, this was a drastic transition which had to be done quickly & efficiently, and the challenge to execute this transition typically fell on the shoulders of each organization’s...

Parkinson’s Law: What It Is and How to Use it to Your Advantage

If you work in project management, without question, one of the biggest hurdles you face on a daily basis is time management. Your job is reliant on making sure tasks are completed within a timeline, which means efficiency and productivity are key. To be a successful project manager, you need to be continuously learning and...

What Is a Pure-Play PSA Solution and Is It Right for My Services Organization?

The emergence of new platforms and tools continues to grow as our world digitally transforms. These tools are targeted at every industry—including professional services. In recent years, professional services automation (PSA) solutions have become more widely adopted. In fact, the PSA software market brought in $8.27 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $16...