Leading the conversation on digital connected work
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.
With the variety of different methodologies in project management and with new ones being created all the time, it can be difficult to keep track of what exactly they all are and how they are implemented. Here we’re going to look at one of the most popular Agile methodologies and answer that burning question: Just...
Task management is basically identifying and monitoring the progress of the various tasks that make up a specific task strand, work package or overall project. The tasks can therefore run from half a dozen to potentially thousands. One thing that stays constant in task management theory however is the focus on clear information and how...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How vital is a comprehensive, flexible and functional time management planner? Consider this: for project managers, the most precious resource they have is typically not budget – it is time. And unfortunately for many of them, time is not on their side. For example, Harvard Business Review analyzed nearly 1,500 IT projects, and found that...
