Vision and Trends

At Planview, our vision is simple: to help organizations realize their resource potential. This PPM Vision and Trends category is all about thought leadership. Read about what Planview thought leaders are saying about the work and resource management market as it relates to PPM, work collaboration, and enterprise architecture. We’ll also provide information on industry news, trends, and company stewardship. Whether you are seeking a sneak peek at our product lineup or curious about our latest innovation push, Visions and Trends contain a wide range of information. We’ll help you get your arms around the changing landscape and how to better understand the forces at work and the pace of disruption. We can even help you re-assess how to attack your toughest resource challenges and how to stay on top of new certifications.  

Why So Many UK Women Are Working Beyond Retirement

Despite the problems caused by Brexit, such as legislative inaction, lost growth and economic uncertainty, business in the UK still seems to be booming. This can be ascertained from its employment figures which continue to break records and show no sign of slowing down. Figures show that there are now 32.7 million people working in...

Gender Pay Gap Is Growing Despite Declaration Obligation

The lack of transparency across many businesses means that major problems can go unnoticed and undealt with for a long time. On a project level this could be solved by getting better project management software, but on a national level it requires a much broader solution. The gender pay gap is just one such issue...

The Four Flow items as explained by my car

We have a long drive ahead, 12 hours in fact, and it will only take us a short way along the Eastern coastline of Australia. Having just arrived back from Tasktop HQ in Vancouver, BC where we have been discussing the Flow Framework™, I’m excited to tell my passengers (my wife and family) about the...

Another Record High for UK Employment

Despite the continued uncertainty and political stasis brought about by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, or Brexit as it is known, the country’s economy is bucking all trends and going from strength to strength, with one of the biggest signifiers of this being the fact that unemployment in the UK is at all-time...

Massive Possible Food Price Rises After Brexit

The huge consequences for Britain’s decision to pull out of the European Union are becoming more apparent and worrying as time passes. Brexit, as Britain’s withdrawal from the EU is known, will quite likely have very extreme effects on the everyday lives of all British citizens. This will be especially true in a situation where...

Why Your Organization needs a Value Stream Architect … TODAY!

“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets” – W. Edwards Deming Technology in business allows organizations to improve both the performance and overall effectiveness of products, systems and services, which, in turn, enables businesses to meet anticipated goals more quickly and efficiently. Tech, coupled with the right minds and culture, is also the linchpin of innovation, enabling traditional...

UK Running Out of Stockpiling Space as Brexit Nears

So far there have been a huge number of issues arising from the decision of Britain to leave the EU (known as “Brexit”), the world’s largest trading bloc. From the removal of free medical care for UK residents living abroad and the need for visas to go on holiday to the loss of “passporting rights”...

Efficiency by Design

Efficiency has come a long way since the days of Henry Ford’s conveyor belt. Yes, Ford revolutionized the manufacturing process at the time, but at the modern world’s pace of innovation and production, efficiency is not just about engineering the most powerful machines. It’s about a simplicity of design that permeates every level of a...