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The PMO is under constant pressure. From maintaining standards for project management practices to planning and delivering projects – the PMO needs to be in constant sync with strategy and business outcomes. This PMO blog category provides numerous recommendations from experts to encourage top down and bottom up planning, improve processes, promote stakeholder satisfaction, and ultimately eliminate silos to advance the PMO function. Get expert advice on the pros and cons of adopting a continuous planning model. Experts will also share real-world advice on choosing your next Project Portfolio Management tool and how to #BeThatPMO your business needs.
Those of you who know me will recognize that I’m not always one to play by the rules. So, when Planview invited me to collaborate with them on a webinar focused on going rogue, well, they didn’t need to ask twice! Now, no matter how rebellious I thought I was, I still had to make...
Digital product teams face constant pressure to innovate quickly and collaborate across functions, but growing complexity in tools and workflows often slows them down. Instead of accelerating delivery, disconnected systems and competing demands create friction that diverts focus from high-impact work. Valuable time is spent chasing updates, managing tools, and working across silos. This leaves...
Remember when road trips meant unfolding paper maps and arguing over missed turns? Today’s navigation apps have transformed that experience, providing real-time guidance that adapts to traffic, construction, and changing destinations. Product portfolio management is undergoing a similar transformation. While technology has made business more complex, the right integrated solution can simplify your product development...
When companies value stability over innovation, some risks increase: they risk slowly losing market share and fading into the background of their industry. So what do we do? The solution lies in the understanding that effective R&D governance cannot, and should not, distill projects into a single number. Here are five ways to assess and communicate risk in your portfolio.
As AI rapidly transforms from a niche capability to an essential component of modern project management, organizations face a critical question: how can we leverage AI as a true team member rather than just another tool? In a recent webinar, “AI Team Members: How to Form a More Effective Partnership in Value Delivery,” Andy Jordan...
With business disruptions now constant, organizations must continuously evolve how they deliver projects to anticipate market shifts. To explore this challenge, I sat down with Andy Jordan, President of Roffensian Consulting S.A., to discuss the key project management focus areas for 2025. In this article, I offer a quick glimpse into that discussion and some...
Discover how Athena Smith’s strategies can transform your PMO into a true partner that empowers teams. Learn to drive people-centric change and use AI for smarter prioritization.
Today’s professional landscape is a tapestry of new possibilities, unique challenges, and a myriad of solutions to address those challenges. In this environment, the key to success is adaptability. Organizations need solutions that can bend without breaking. Solutions that can adapt to address challenges like economic uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, and new and disruptive technologies....
A common problem in both portfolio management and sales and operational planning (S&OP) is reconciling product revenue forecasts between a company’s regional sales analysts and its corporate decision-makers. Typically, regional sales analysts focus on short-term objectives, and their forecasts must align with targets or commitments set by regional heads. By contrast, corporate staff tend to...
This blog post examines how to efficiently turn strategies into actions, highlighting Value Stream Management (VSM) as a critical method to streamline work from conception to delivery, ensuring strategies get executed effectively.
