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The negative impact of scope creep on projects is a well-documented fact. Scope changes – no matter how small or large – can affect the timeline and cost of a project. Whether it’s new requirements being added or modifications of existing requirements, scope creep is the source of a lot of project management headaches. But how does scope creep impact...
Have you ever looked at a body of work and wondered how you would get it all done? They say the best way to eat an elephant is to take one bite at a time.* This analogy does a great job of explaining why it is a good idea to break down your work into...
Dr. Phil has the most awesome one-liners. “No matter how flat you make a pancake, it’s always got two sides.” This is so true. “If you’re gonna debate me, you better not let your alligator mouth overload your hummingbird ass.” I can’t interpret this one, but I’m sure it was spot on at the time....
If part of being an effective manager is understanding who you’re managing, it makes sense to learn about the generation that identifies those workers. There are now three distinct generations in the workforce: Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers. Each of these generations was raised in a different period of time, has a different view...
“Didn’t you get the memo?” First widely popularized by Mike Judge’s cult classic Office Space, the phrase ‘didn’t you get the memo’ is most often said to those who find themselves out-of-the-loop. The movie itself does an excellent job of illustrating how static and impersonal communication breeds dissatisfaction, distrust, frustration and can eventually engulf your office...
‘Collaboration’ is almost becoming one of those over-used marketing terms. These days it seems like every tool out there claims to solve enterprise collaboration challenges one way or another. Which begs the question, if it’s just a matter of picking the right tool how come we’re not all working in a nirvana of collaborative harmony? For the sake of...
When practicing Lean Project Planning with Planview AgilePlace, have you ever created cards on a board and then realized that they belong on a card’s taskboard? Or, conversely, have you ever created cards on a taskboard that really belong on a board? Well, we have good news for you: Now you can move cards in and out of a...
Search Across All of Your Work With a Single Click Is your work spread across multiple boards, making effective project management a complete pain? If so, you’ll love Planview AgilePlace’s powerful new Global Search. Don’t spend any more time navigating from board to board to find the cards you’re looking for. Get a combined view of all your...
Just as we powered up the TARDIS for Agile2013, the BBC announced the 12th Doctor in the long-running television program, “Doctor Who.” (Well played, BBC. Your timing couldn’t have been better.) For those who are unfamiliar with the Doctor Who character, here’s a sky-high overview: Doctor Who is a Time Lord who travels through time in his...
At Planview AgilePlace, we’re firm believers in practicing what we preach. The core product that we build is software that allows our customers to create kanban-style boards for managing teams and projects. We think it’s a pretty great tool, and we’re always working to make it better. But, we know that a tool is only as good...
