Project management is an arena where negotiations are largely about making deals, resolving resource conflicts, and creating win-win outcomes. Whether you’re a project manager or a CEO, you should alw...

Do you know what Abraham Lincoln used to say about planning? “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Planning is and will always be vital to reach d...

Critical chain project management (CCPM) assumes a static bottleneck in an organization, called the drum. In reality, these organizations are hard to find. In multi-project environments, the bottlenec...

Most portfolio dashboards answer only “what is happening,” cluttering screens with historical actuals and lagging KPIs. But static visibility alone does not show leaders where intervention can still c...

The aerospace and defence industry is a space where giant  corporations manage multi-billion portfolios and deal with challenges that many other industries have the privilege not to encounter. With mu...

Portfolio and project management tools have similar features, but ultimately, some might be more suitable than the others for specific use cases. For many Smartsheet users, their current tool of choic...

Implementing new technology is an important part of business growth and one that allows organizations to greatly improve efficiency, increase revenue, and reach long-term goals faster. But measuring t...

Focusing on simply delivering projects can lead a company to a place where productivity is commendable, but the actual achievement of business benefits is low. Strategic portfolio management (SPM) see...

Portfolio management systems may provide similar features, but not all of them are right for every company. Plainview may be a great choice for some organizations, while others might benefit from impl...

Microsoft Project Online is retiring on September 30, 2026. After that date, organizations will no longer be able to access Project Online or the project data stored inside the service. For PMOs, CIOs...

Capacity planning is a high-level resource management technique that can improve resource utilization and planning capabilities across multiple projects and help it achieve more with less resources. S...

In large organizations with multiple diversified resources and multiple projects running in parallel, managing resources can be problematic. With no framework, resources can become overloaded and stop...