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Value stream management (VSM) in software delivery is a critical approach to success in today's digital landscape. Its systematic approach to measuring and improving flow helps organizations shorten time-to-market, increase throughput, and improve product quality. This VSM blog category provides educational insights, best practices, and real-world advice from Planview and industry experts on how to address the constraints or problems you face in your software delivery lifecycle in order to achieve better business outcomes.
Digital product development has transformed dramatically over the past decade. What once followed a linear, predictable path has become a network of cross-functional teams, cloud-native platforms, and specialized tools. This evolution has opened the door to faster innovation, but it’s also introduced a new level of complexity. One of the most persistent and underestimated challenges...
Modern CTOs need clarity to move fast and stay aligned. Discover how unified insights turn uncertainty into momentum and drive impact.
Forrester rigorously evaluated 11 vendors across 21 criteria, and Planview received the highest scores possible in eight criteria, which we believe are the areas that matter most when navigating economic volatility. Read this blog to learn which features are the most critical when choosing a VSM solution.
Markets can shift overnight, and budgets shrink without warning. For technology leaders expected to do more with less, one powerful but often overlooked opportunity stands out: toolchain integration. Read this blog to learn how to future-proof your software delivery in a volatile market.
At the inaugural Project to Product (P2P) Summit in 2024, Greschen Powell, a seasoned leader with over 26 years at FedEx, delivered an insightful presentation on how organizations can accelerate value delivery using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Value Stream Management (VSM). Powell’s talk provides a clear roadmap for boosting speed-to-market while staying aligned...
At the 2024 Project to Product Summit, Sue Schweitzer, Senior Flow Advisor at The Vanguard Group, shared how Vanguard scaled flow across 750+ IT teams, transforming their way of working. What began as a small pilot to improve developer experience grew into an enterprise-wide program, tackling work-in-progress (WIP) overload, fragmented workflows, and alignment challenges. By...
Explore how Value Stream Management is transforming financial services, helping banks and fintechs streamline operations, enhance agility, and drive customer-centric innovation for a more competitive future.
In Agile environments, leadership often comes without formal authority. Agile coaches are tasked with guiding teams through complex transformations, but they must do so without the traditional power to enforce changes. Instead, they rely on influence, collaboration, and data to inspire continuous improvement. This article explores how Agile coaches can successfully lead change without formal...
Uncover the top productivity challenges in financial software development and learn five actionable strategies to overcome them.
What if the principles that transformed software development over the last decade could be the key to successfully implementing AI in your organization? In the latest Mik + One podcast, Dr. Mik Kersten, Chief Technology Officer at Planview, sat down with Patrick Debois, known as the "godfather of DevOps," to explore this question.
