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.  

The Rise of Degree Apprenticeships in the UK

Let’s imagine a student, a university, an employer and the British Government all wanting to boost employment in the UK. What type of four-part formula could deliver the best possible outcome for all the constants of the equation? The answer seems to lie in the degree Apprenticeships that, as recent surveys indicate, are in for...

Welcome to 2018 … Make This the Year You Ditch the Annual Strategic Plan

As you take another look at your priorities for this brave, new year, Planview CEO Greg Gilmore encourages you to step out of the confines of the annual strategic plan and step into continuous planning to truly deliver on your highest-priority commitments. In his latest CIO.com blog, Greg reminds us all that “success isn’t a...

Happy New Year! A Compilation of the Top Blogs of 2017

How do you feel about New Year’s resolutions? Do you have some of your own, and do you stick to them? Many chose to forgo the tradition of making resolutions for one of two reasons: 1) they’re simply too easy to break, or 2) life is already pretty great. Those who feel the latter adopt...

Why the UK is Top 3 For International Business

The UK continues to prove all the post-Brexit doom-mongers wrong by going from strength to strength in terms of production and factory orders. The confidence in this booming economy is shared by international business people from around the world, a third of whom recently named the UK as one of the top three countries for...

UK Employers Are Unhappy with Millennial Work Ethic

A recent survey of 334 companies for the CBI/Pearson education and skills survey has found that a third of UK employers were unhappy with how their young millennial recruits applied themselves to their roles. This could lead to big problems down the line for employers in the UK as in the same study 75% believed...

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...