Our current unprecedented times are also times of unprecedented uncertainty. Economic and market landscapes are almost unrecognizable compared to a few months ago. These changes are likely to continue well into the future. Now is the time to act fast, make the necessary strategy changes, and thoughtfully rationalize and rebalance your project and innovation portfolios.
The 13th annual Pharmaceutical Resource Planning and Portfolio Management conference explored industry standards for resource planning and governance processes as well as identifying new ways to maximize portfolio value.
When planning resources for a project, a resource’s time available is seldom 5-days-a-week, 8-hours-a-day of continuous productive work. So a task which in the absolute should take 10 days to perform will, in the real world, take a bit (or a lot) longer.
What should a good Innovation Project Manager do in this innovate or die world? At our recent PPM Best Practices tour in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in partnership with MI-GSO | PCUBED, speakers highlighted the different techniques, processes, and frameworks, along with the teams required for successful innovation project management.
Cross-functional planning streamlines the management of complex projects, reducing the risk of costly executional errors and increasing the odds of success. Still, many organizations hesitate to put cross-functional planning into action. Why? Here are the top 5 objections we hear.
The integration of the responsiveness of Agile with the governance of Stage-Gate just makes sense and it's a natural way of working. Even in our daily lives.
The 2019 Global SAFe Summit saw the introduction of the new 5.0 SAFe Framework, and emphasized the key role of Business Agility supported by Lean Portfolio Management (LPM).
