The brains behind Epicflow, Albert Ponsteen and Jan Willem Tromp, are convinced that dynamic work environments require a new project planning paradigm. With extensive experience in multi-project manag...

Schedule variance is a specific project management metric that quantifies project progress by subtracting planned value (PV) from earned value (EV) at a reporting cutoff date. If you get a negative re...

The best Planview alternative depends less on how many Planview features another platform can reproduce and more on what is actually limiting your portfolio. Planview spans strategic portfolio managem...

In larger companies that have a large pool of distributed resources and execute multiple projects simultaneously, scheduling resources without running into performance issues can be a struggle. A stru...

Jira’s basic features perform well in managing projects, but once an organization hits certain growth goals, these functions become insufficient to accomplish strategic objectives. Projects need to be...

A project management office (PMO) has a lot of responsibilities at any given organization, from portfolio rationalization to performance analytics. One of its crucial functions is resource management ...

A PMO’s job is seldom easy. As incentives and projects pile up and resources remain limited, delivering everything on time, balancing resource capacity, and delivering tangible business value becomes ...

The role of a project management office (PMO) in organizations is evolving now: it can become a strategic partner that drives organizational performance, improves decision-making, and ensures wise dis...

It has become obvious that the current business landscape demands redefining the traditional approaches to project portfolio management.  “Deliver more with less” – this is becoming the guiding princi...

In today’s dynamic manufacturing industry, effective production management has become increasingly challenging. However, proper production planning and scheduling is a must for manufacturers that stri...

What are the key characteristics of high-performing companies in the manufacturing sector? First, it’s the adoption of automation technologies (Industry 4.0) and implementation of advanced software so...

To make your team members work efficiently on their project tasks, it’s not enough to assign tasks to them and track their completion. You need to ensure that your people have a balanced workload, i.e...