An Executive’s Perspective on VSM: Best Practices for Moving from Project to Product
Learn how healthcare and financial services leaders began their journey from project to product and their recommendations for success.
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.
3 Things Organizations Can Do to Create an Ethos of Transformation
There’s no question that the last few years have had a tumultuous effect on businesses worldwide. Economic stimulus efforts, a global pandemic, global tensions and geopolitical issues, societal unrest – all of those events have altered how organizations bring their products, goods, and services to market. Many companies have responded to this era of intense...
7 Ways to Ensure Success When Shifting from Project to Product-Based Software Delivery
“The software delivery efficiency of [enterprise IT organizations] is abysmal when compared to that of digital startups or the tech giants” – Dr. Mik Kersten, Project to Product In an age where new software companies are popping up left, right, and center, traditional enterprises are ill-equipped to compete with these fast-paced digital natives. Most are...
The Four Types of Integration for Software Delivery: Pros and Cons
If you’re looking to improve efficiency in your software delivery organization, a good first step is to integrate your toolchain and automate workflows. The software delivery life cycle is complex and involves many specialists who each require specialized tools. Integration allows information to flow seamlessly from tool to tool, knitting your software delivery toolchain into...
3 Types of Business Transformation for Surviving Rapid Change
How can businesses stay relevant, prepare for future change, and survive in our rapidly changing world? Through transformation. Understanding the three different types of business transformation will help you choose the right transformation for your organization. Although business transformation is complex, its impact isn’t: Research from McKinsey clearly shows that the more transformation actions a...
The Digital Transformation in Banking Case Study Roundup
As the world grows more and more digital, customers across every industry are expecting digital-first, timely assistance and support. As shown in this digital transformation in banking case study roundup, all businesses — including banks — have been forced to change and evolve with the times. Digital transformation isn’t so much optional as it is...
Story Points and Flow Metrics: What’s the Difference?
Ron Jeffries, who helped coin the concept of story points back in the 2000s, said recently that he “deplore[s] their misuse.” In the early days of story points, developers “really only used the points to decide how much work to take into an iteration,” says Jeffries. But some organizations expanded their use, using story points...
Value Stream Management for CIOs: Maturing Technology at the Pace of the Business
The best-performing businesses are customer-obsessed — and it’s paying off. That’s according to research shared by Bobby Cameron, a Vice President and Principal Analyst serving CIOs at Forrester®. Technology is transforming in parallel with a firm’s level of customer obsession because traditional approaches to running IT simply can’t keep up with the rapid pace of...
OKRs Examples for Software Companies
Introduction Objective and Key Results (OKRs) were first implemented by Andy Grove at Intel in the 1970s. John Doerr, who had worked at Intel, brought OKRs to Google in 1999, where they helped fuel massive growth and raise employee morale. Since then, OKRs have become the choice goal-setting method for digital natives and traditional businesses...
4 Ways to Optimize OKRs
While OKRs are a popular framework for organizations trying to accelerate their digital transformations, traditional enterprises often face challenges when they try to translate their strategic high-level objectives into key results. Last week, Dr. Mik Kersten and Felipe Castro addressed these challenges head-on during a webinar on Transformative OKRs: Translating Business Strategy into Measurable Outcomes....
