Work Management for Teams

In today’s project-driven, 24/7 economy, collaborating is a way of life. Typically, modern teams, work with people both inside and outside the company and across the globe to meet deadlines and complete projects on time. Our work collaboration blog category shows you what to look for in a project/work collaboration solution to effectively execute projects and manage teams, tasks, and deadlines. Whether on a team of 5 or 25, learn how to use the best tools when trying to set goals, create a plan, track progress, share documents, and monitor progress. We can help you look for adaptable solutions that are closely related to enterprise social networking platforms.

All team members keep track of progress with new Dashboard section in Projectplace

Work has now become even more visualized in Projectplace. All team members can easily keep track of progress with a brand new Dashboard section.  Instant access to realtime status updates of your projects is invaluable information for teams and project managers. Planview is now releasing a new Dashboard section in Projectplace with widgets providing a clear visualization of how a project is...

Getting Started: Top 5 Kanban Resources

The Kanban technique emerged in the late 1940s as Toyota’s reimagined approach to manufacturing and engineering. The system’s highly visual nature allowed teams to communicate more easily on what work needed to be done and when. It also standardized cues and refined processes, which helped to reduce waste and maximize value. The application of Kanban to knowledge...

The 7 Deadly Wastes of Lean

Several of us among Planview AgilePlace’s founders and early employees first learned about Lean in the context of logistics and manufacturing. We wrote and implemented software that helped big companies buy and move and track physical goods. So we learned about the Lean concept of reducing waste in terms of inventory, transportation, motion, etc. It...

Do You Need Resource Management or Workload Management?

Whether you are managing day-to-day projects in a 20-person company or managing 20+ projects per year in a highly evolved enterprise, you know it’s essential to understand resource commitments and work across projects. But do you need resource management or workload management Depending on your organization’s size, project portfolio complexity, number of projects, and needs, there...

How a Consultancy Business Increased Productivity and Saved Thousands of Man-Hours

For a specialized international consultancy business, productivity and efficient teamwork is critical. TB Spirits Group, a boutique spirits consultancy, was looking to grow its geographically spread client base and launch projects faster. By adopting a cloud-based project collaboration tool, the firm managed to improve collaboration and productivity. The result has been a saving of over 1 000 man-hours...

Engaging Millennials Through Flexible Working

As the working environment becomes more and more complex, teams are pressured to be increasingly accountable, productive and collaborative. However this doesn’t mean that they’re willing to give up all of their time for the company. Instead, people are demanding flexible working hours which will allow them to continue living their life without the constraints...

Does This Fizz Good? [Webinar]

Watch this webinar to find out how asking a simple question can improve your delivery speed. About This Webinar To help teams make effective day-to-day decisions that support Lean-Agile principles, we’ve created a simple yardstick at Planview AgilePlace called FSGD — Frequent, Small, Good, Decoupled. Easy to remember and apply, “Fizz Good” is a way of breaking down...

Summertime and the Integration is Easy

There is a saying that the only things you can be certain of in life are death and taxes. At Tasktop there is another certainty, every three months we release software. Our regular delivery cadence has become a heartbeat for Tasktop, delivering innovation in regular, consumable chunks.  And today, July 28th 2015 we announced the next release of...

Project Collaboration Hurdles Revealed in Recent Survey of 200 Business Professionals

Are your project-collaboration efforts unraveling into an unorganized nightmare of missed deadlines, email overload, and cumbersome spreadsheets? If you’re dealing with project collaboration hurdles, you’re not alone. I recommend reading the interview with chief researcher, Maureen Carlson from Appleseed Partners where she highlights challenges and solutions you need to consider if you manage any type...

How Kanban Can Help Your Team

Is your team overburdened with too much work? Are there too many conflicting priorities? Watch this webinar to find out how Kanban can help your team. About This Webinar In this webinar, I’ll recall my experiences getting started with Kanban, sharing stories and lessons learned. You’ll also get tips on how to: Make your work visible...