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Spigit’s full lifecycle idea management software takes a monumental step forward today capping off another year of record customer growth. We’re thrilled to announce the latest product release that boasts enhancements and industry-first capabilities that will enable Planview IdeaPlace clients to take their ideation programs to the next level. Here’s a closer look. Full lifecycle...
When it comes to an enterprise architecture framework, there are a wide range available to use. Horizontal ones such as TOGAF or Zachman, and vertically flavoured ones such as eTOM for the telecoms industry and BIAN for the banking industry. In all cases, they are useful and can provide value, but in every case, they...
Recently, we had an opportunity to catch up with Chris Morris, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Herbalife, who will be sharing his insights at Spigit’s Ignite conference on May 1st and 2nd. With Ignite just months away, we wanted to get Morris’ views on the latest innovation trends that are on his...
Enabling and ensuring that organisations are delivering against their corporate strategy is the common goal for both enterprise architecture and the PMO, but both seem to be missing the goal, and executives agree. A 2014 survey by The Economist suggested executives believe that activities that support their strategy goals are vital. But 60% of them...
Happy New Year to you! The time is ripe for big dreams, high hopes, and well-intentioned resolutions for what we’re going to set out and achieve in the coming year. One popular New Year’s Resolution is getting fit – so here at Planview IdeaPlace, we wanted to share with you a series about how to...
Many of the greatest challenges surrounding the discipline of Enterprise Architecture stem from the idea that it takes too long, costs too much, and does not seem to add value. In short, EA is seen as something that adds cost and complexity to our organisations rather than making life easier or enabling new and innovative...
MIT’s Sloan Management Review recently published a story that focuses on the research Planview IdeaPlace conducted with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management around quantifying a culture of innovation. In other words, we set out to move beyond the why behind creating a culture of innovation and look at the how. In doing so, we...
You don’t have to be a pirate to find hidden treasure—although it may give you the upper hand. With the right information, anyone can become the hero or heroine to unlock secrets to success—in this case, secrets to work and resource management. While the benefits of work and resource management are (not-so-hidden) jewels, there is...
Defining goals is critical to running successful ideation challenges. This may seem like an obvious statement, but it’s not uncommon to skip or rush through this crucial step when creating challenges. I’ve been working with several ideation program managers recently to launch their first crowdsourcing challenge and noticed that many try to bypass the step...
The relationship between enterprise architecture and the CIO has always been difficult. Depending on the background of the CIO, they typically either throw up their hands in horror or relegate the enterprise architecture team to focusing on IT architecture. Usually it is not because they don’t understand the value of enterprise architecture, but because they...
