UK Business Schools Attracting Foreign Talent

Brexit has had a massive impact on nearly all parts of the UK’s economy and society since its decision to leave the world’s largest trading bloc, the EU, in 2016. There is at least one sector, however, where it seems to be having little impact: the country’s business schools. In fact, according to recent figures...

Enterprise Agility in Financial Services

We facilitated a roundtable discussion of our customers at the 2019 Planview Horizons Customer Conference where enterprise agility in financial services organizations was discussed. We learned more about some of the biggest struggles financial institutions face with a focus on capacity planning, funding models, and digital transformation. The topic discussed for most of the roundtable...

Top 5 Criteria for Selecting Winning Innovation Ideas

As the leader of an innovation program, your role is about generating business value from the spark of an idea. But how can you tell which innovation ideas from your latest brainstorming session will deliver results? One way is to leverage the collective intelligence of your employees. Many of our clients use a technique known...

7 Agile Team Predictions for 2020

What does 2020 hold in store for agile teams? According to our crystal ball (actually, it’s a discussion thread and Kanban board), here are 7 bold predictions for the year ahead: Sprints will stop being exhaustive, and start being energizing. More agile teams will look forward to them vs. dread them. See? We told you...

How to Take Criticism Like a Champ

Feedback and criticism are not always easy to take. They can be seen as attacks on our way of working or a public revelation of how incompetent we always secretly felt we were. Whether we like it or not, though, we’re always going to face feedback from somewhere as we progress professionally, as any time...

UK Workers Miss Out on Holiday Pay

Workers’ rights have been one of the main sticking points of opposition to Britain’s 2016 decision to leave the EU. It is feared by many that the strong employment safeguards guaranteed under EU law will be under threat from a new, stripped-down and deregulated employment regime once the country exits the trading bloc. According to...

Project Prioritization as a Savvy PMO

In our previous post on prioritization, we talked about the importance of prioritizing your work. We also covered the groundwork you’ll need to know before implementing project prioritization methodologies of your own. Today, we’re going to take it a step further. If you’re new to prioritization, this post will help you learn how to identify...

How to Get Started with Agile HR – Part III

If you read the first two posts in this series, you know why many HR departments are looking to become more Agile, and the benefits they’re experiencing after doing so. To review, Agile HR is simply the application of Agile methodology in the HR department. In practice, it usually means more collaboration, less linear planning,...

Lessons in Agility from ASOS’s Drop in Profits

ASOS, one of the world’s leading online fashion retailers, has been a trailblazer for the possibilities of e-commerce in the UK. It took advantage of technological improvements to offer customers a speedy, holistic and trustworthy shopping platform, while also harnessing improvements in stock control and algorithmic planning to build an international business that sells to...

The Solution to UK Economy Problems? More Robots

Britain has so far ably navigated the uncertain waters created by its 2016 decision to leave the EU, with its economy boasting record unemployment and considerable real wage growth. However, as the country gets closer to a deal on Brexit and its future trading relationship with its European neighbors, there is another major issue facing...