Strategic Planning

Operationalize strategic plans - from formulation to execution across the organization.

Scenario Analysis is Easy with Enrich Analytics – Enrich Consulting

In our latest video, we showcase how easy it is to compare projects and portfolios with Enrich Viewport and the Enrich Analytics Platform. The video covers: When scenario analysis should be used How to compare projects head-to-head How to compare portfolios head-to-head Using a waterfall diagram to summarize differences between two portfolios Tricks for selecting...

Adventist Health: Pioneering a New Era of Process Improvement

In May of this year, we had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Jill Waters, Lean Six Sigma Coordinator at Adventist Health, which is a not-for-profit healthcare organization comprised of over 20 hospitals and over 30 clinics in the U.S. Jill shared a ton of invaluable process improvement and innovation insights she has learned during...

How to Run Successful Corporate Hackathons with Ideation Software

“Every human being has a great idea.” This quote by Lale Kesebi, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Strategic Engagement at Li & Fung, perfectly sums up an opportunity that’s right in front of every company’s face. Whether your organization has 100 or 100,000 employees, each individual has ideas for new products or improvements, drawn...

5 Ways FinTech Will Disrupt Your Company

A thoroughly modern, hybrid fusion of Wall Street and Silicon Valley, FinTech – or financial technology – has often been hailed as the next big thing. Though the hype may have initially outpaced reality, the fledgling movement has rapidly evolved in recent years to become a force in the financial services space. Now, it promises...

Embracing a Continuous Improvement Practice for Effective Ideation

People who apply a practice to their work—a design thinking practice or a lean practice, for example—talk about being on a journey. By journey they mean that, wherever they are in their understanding and application of a practice, they can see the steps they will take to gain more proficiency. Practitioner communities at times identify...

Open Innovation: How the United Nations is Changing the World by Collaborating with It

What is the relationship between access to education and access to water sources in the developing world? How does an improvement in one influence the other? How does local rainfall affect child health and nutrition over time? To better understand complex and connected challenges in the developing world, the United Nations (UN), the international organization...

4 Myths About Crowdsourcing Innovation

You might have heard that crowdsourcing innovation is really hard to manage. Or that the business value won’t show itself right away, so it’s not worth the time and effort it takes to start a crowd-based innovation program. We’d like to set the record straight. Here are 4 crowdsourcing myths you’ve probably heard — and...

How Facebook Made Innovation a Daily Habit

Since its founding in 2005, Facebook has become one of the most innovative companies in the world. They’ve used their influence as the number one social network masterfully, evolving into an ecosystem of brands – Instagram, WhatsApp, Aquila (Facebook’s Internet plane), and others – all aligned to further the company’s mission of giving people the...

5 Customer Experience Must Do’s for SaaS Businesses

The views in this blog post represent the viewpoints of the guest author, and may or may not reflect the viewpoints of Planview IdeaPlace. ***** When it comes to providing value, SaaS businesses have it very different. Unlike their e-commerce counterparts (which provide value based on price), SaaS companies provide value with customer service experience....

3 Ingredients Every Innovation Management Software Should Have…And Why

In the wake of new technological advances in pretty much every industry, a growing number companies have identified a new way to surface new opportunities for driving both business and societal value. What is it? Crowdsourced innovation, managed by innovation management software. Crowdsourced innovation is simply the process of gathering and surfacing ideas and solutions...