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As companies strive to differentiate and disrupt their markets, there’s a surge in digitalization and transformation initiatives. Unfortunately, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their intended outcomes. Learn more about how to survive and thrive in the digital age.
Editor’s Note: This blog post launches a new series on software implementation. We’re sharing these insights – gleaned from years of working alongside Planview customers on hundreds of unique implementations – to support leaders and teams in finding lasting software success. Today, we hear from Amichai Faran, Director, Planview Evolve Advisory Services.
The most powerful metaphor for modern leadership comes from the symphony orchestra. When you watch a conductor at work, they guide the flow of music with their baton. If a musician makes a mistake, they give a subtle tap to get them back on track. What they never do is jump down, grab the instrument,...
According to McKinsey Partner Megha Sinha, who counsels Fortune 500 C-suites on AI and product transformation, companies can’t be AI-first without being product-first.
Since ChatGPT’s debut three years ago, generative AI has evolved from niche experimentation to near-universal enterprise adoption. Consider the latest data from McKinsey. Their November State of AI Report states that 88% of organizations now report regular AI use in at least one business function. That’s up from 78% a year ago, signaling a significant...
Here's what most transformation leaders discover the hard way—agile methodology alone hits a ceiling. The real breakthrough happens when you pair a product operating model with your agile practices.
"Garbage in, garbage out" has long been a reality in enterprise data management. But with the rise of autonomous AI agents in the enterprise, the consequences of poor data have never been greater.
Your teams are brilliant. They're solving complex customer problems, building innovative solutions, and creating real value every day. But they're fighting your organizational structure to do it.
If you’ve already started to shift from project to product, you may feel stuck. You’ve made changes and introduced new ways of working, but maybe the outcomes haven’t changed in kind. In reality, many organizations report these kinds of results. The first sign of friction is often felt in the delivery pipeline: progress slows, feedback loops break down, and teams operate at odds with business goals.
Alan Manuel, GVP, Product Management at Planview, explains how your mindset factors into the success of your transformation. "One of the biggest lessons in trying to achieve a product operating model is that approaching change from the perspective of a change agent alone almost never works," he explains. Put another way, you need to think like a player and a coach to be an effective leader.
When Abby Knowles stepped in to lead Verizon’s software engineering product model transformation, the leadership transition could have derailed the initiative. Without genuine buy-in from new leadership, teams seldom fully commit to change. Half-hearted commitment at any level can stall or undermine an entire initiative. In fact, it’s one of the primary reasons why roughly 70% of transformation efforts ultimately fail. This article reveals the essential factors Abby and her colleague, Archana Prabhu, credit for securing buy-in, maintaining momentum in their product model transformation, and delivering impressive results.
