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 Your IT Department Should Get Better at Product Management

Patrick Tickle wants your IT department to get better at product management. In this age of digital transformation, when we all want to get closer to the customer and make our products smarter and more digital, product management is imperative. It requires a product manager who is externally oriented but can still work closely with...

Planview and Planview AgilePlace Come Together, Extending WRM into Lean-Agile

It’s an exciting day for Planview and LeanKit as today we announced that we are coming together to launch the next phase of our work and resource management (WRM) vision. As I have been briefing industry analysts and customers on this news, I am struck by several overwhelmingly consistent reactions that are worth sharing. The first...

Hiring Issues Cost UK Employers $3 Billion a Year

Despite the growing uncertainty about Brexit and what it will mean for those working or looking to work in the UK, the country is experiencing an employment boom with its 4.3% unemployment rate the lowest it’s been since 2005. The result of this has been huge skills gaps being reported by businesses throughout the country,...

Demystifying Work and Resource Management

Jerry Manas, an internationally best-selling author, speaker, and consultant, knows a little bit about technology and the role it can play in helping organizations reach their full potential. In a recent whitepaper entitled “Charting Your Journey to Success in Today’s Technology Revolution,” he writes about the emerging concept of Work and Resource Management (WRM), which...

What Expats Need to Know About Working in England

Despite the continuing fallout from May 2016’s Brexit vote, which saw the UK vote to withdraw from the European Union, working in England is still one of the best options out there for anyone looking to relocate professionally. As the 5th largest economy in the world and a global leader in the finance, engineering and...

The World of Work Today: Embracing Different Types of Work

In my previous blog, The Workberg: Structured and Unstructured Work, I explain the concept of the Workberg to illustrate the different types of work going on in your organization. Above the waterline is where the formal, structured, process-driven projects get done. Meanwhile, below the waterline is where we find teams of people cranking out day-to-day...

The Rise of Insecure Work in the UK

A recent survey by the GMB Union of 3,500 working Britons revealed that nearly 61% of them suffer from anxiety about not having stable employment. Much like the rest of the modern world, the UK is going through a shift in the way it does business and most importantly, how it employs people. This is...

The Top UK Employers for Social Mobility

In an open system of social stratification, it’s important to have companies that are championing social mobility. The UK recently released the world’s first ever social mobility employer index and it’s doing incredible things. The index looks at which UK employers are the most open to assessing and progressing talent from a variety of backgrounds...

Leveraging GDPR to Transform Your Organization

The countdown to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline has begun in earnest. These sweeping regulations go into effect on May 25, 2018—less than one year away. Not only will these new laws impact consumers and businesses throughout Europe, but they will also impact any company doing business in Europe. At its core, GDPR...

What Project Managers Need to Know About the UK’s GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an agreement reached by the European Commission, Council and Parliament that provides data security for personal and corporate information throughout the European Union. Though the regulation does not take effect until May 2018, it is a good idea for all enterprises to prepare for the imminent change so...