Project Portfolio Management

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.

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...

3 Ways You Might Be Over-Collaborating (and How to Fix It)

At the core of any successful business is collaboration. Brainstorming sessions, working together towards a common goal, weekly happy hours… They all play an important role in innovating new ideas and then carrying them out effectively. In fact, Steve Jobs famously said, “Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you...

Best Practices in Using Planview AdaptiveWork for Remote Marketing Teams

Many Marketing Departments and smaller functional groups are in the process of optimizing their processes for remote working.  They are in an introspective mode, assessing how they can continue being productive and stay connected without a HQ Office, conference rooms, or break room.  The transition to a more remote workforce is not a new concept,...

How Savvy PMOs Actualize Project Visibility

Does your PMO provide the project visibility and insights required to help the organization deliver on strategy? For some PMOs, project visibility is limited to just project status. This two-part blog series outlines how to design our own set of reports, analytics, dashboards, and KPIs to elevate visibility and provide the strategic insights your multiple...

Five Ways to Develop Your Leadership Skills

One of the strongest qualities of a project manager is the fact that they know how to get things done, while one of the best qualities of a good leader is the fact that they know how to get people to do things. When it comes to project management and leadership it all comes down...

3 Tips for Improving Collaboration in Marketing Projects

Effective marketing, without question, is a collaborative effort. To be successful, your campaign must be a 360-degree strategy incorporating research, graphics, copy, user experience, analytics, and more. Because each of these functions requires a very different kind of brain, an effective marketing team generally has several people involved in any given project. So if you’re...

Automate Cross-Application Workflows with Planview AdaptiveWork Go & Zapier

There’s an application for everything these days, and in fact  Enterprises have so many systems and tools installed that this environment has spawned a whole new marketplace for Application Integration Platforms. Companies like Zapier, Workato, Jitterbit, MuleSoft and Informatica (just to name a few) have stepped in and offer a way for organizations to easily...

PMs Who Procrastinate: Here’s Why and How to Stop

Many people associate procrastination with laziness. There’s a misconception that procrastinators are inherently less driven or ambitious than others, because they can’t seem to sit down and get done what they need to get done. The truth is procrastination has many causes that far exceed laziness. One of the greatest time management tips for work...