Your path to business agility
Since publishing Project to Product at the end of 2018, one of my biggest frustrations has been seeing organizations investing significant time and resources in reinventing the wheel. To those who considered the digital transformation failures summarized in the book, it was obvious back then that there was little runway left before we started seeing...
If your agile marketing team is struggling with chaos instead of taking advantage of clarity, then before you try and revert back to a conventional framework (which probably isn’t advisable and may not even be possible), here are five strategies, tactics and policies that can turn things around — and get everything and everyone back...
Researchers today anticipate a dramatic increase in employees working from home starting in the next two years — a trend that will likely accelerate given recent global events. With the shift towards remote work comes the need for organizations to engage their employees in different ways. A variety of tools, such as video conferencing, communications, and crowdsourcing software, exist to address...
When implementing Lean-Agile practices at scale, organizations quickly realize their push for agility conflicts with traditional budgeting and cost accounting practices. It’s challenging to truly achieve organizational agility without evolving these practices. Scaling Lean-Agile practices requires organizations to evolve the way progress is measured. Instead of focusing primarily on the completion of projects, many Lean...
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If you’ve been a marketing project manager for years, but are looking to take your efficiency to the next level, you may want to consider an Agile marketing approach. Agile marketing is a collaborative method of marketing that involves teams working together to complete high-level projects, analyze the impact, and then make measurable tweaks to...
If you’re searching for something positive to focus on during this extremely challenging time, then I have three words for you: virtual happy hour. Here at Planview AdaptiveWork, we had them every Friday (and will definitely resume in the future). You can enjoy them with your colleagues and especially expand them to your friends, in...
One of the most widespread project management trends in recent years has been the increased focus on risk management within a project. Enterprise project managers in every industry have recognized the importance of identifying and avoiding project risks, and have begun to take a more formal approach to risk management in every phase of the...
With a growing number of part-time or full-time virtual teams, many managers and team members must address a new concern: How do we collaborate and stay productive when working outside of a traditional office? Effective team tools — along with a few good routines and shared processes — can enable individuals and teams who are working remotely to stay productive, collaborate efficiently, and deliver work fast. Almost half of Planview’s employees work outside...
“Timesheets are passé.” “Nobody wants to do a timesheet!” “Agile teams don’t report time!” But… “All of this capitalization stuff is being pushed very hard by finance.” “[So we need] rigorous timekeeping against work.” You may be thinking that I’ve collected these quotes from a variety of Planview customers, but the reality is that these...
