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...

A company’s strategic goals are big-picture ideas. Those ideas need to be pursued through specific measurable actions to be realized. This is what operational planning does: finds a way to achieve one...

Managing multiple projects is a uniquely challenging task because on top of regular project management workflows, you need to manage interproject dependencies and ensure an optimal resource load. A pr...

Microsoft’s decision to retire Project Online has left many organizations searching for Microsoft Project alternatives. But what if we look at this not only as a forced migration but as an opportunity...

What projects should you accept and which ones can you decline? Many companies take every project that comes their way, and that might be a good solution in some situations. But at some point, you’ll ...

What if I tell you that in project management, predicting the future isn’t about magic or guesswork? It may sound weird, yet, that’s exactly what modern scenario planning tools can do.  They don’t wor...

In a great number of modern companies, especially large enterprises, running multiple projects simultaneously is an ordinary practice and a part of their business strategy. However, managing such a bi...

When an organization doesn’t have a clear way to prioritize projects in a large portfolio, either prioritization happens arbitrarily or every project seems equally important. This often leads to a cha...

Some decades ago, when the manufacturing market was much less competitive, it was a common practice for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) just to operate costs and ensure project delivery within the bud...

Delivering projects for the sake of projects is no longer enough for business organizations these days. Every project executed should deliver value to the end customer and the organization.  Value eng...

Juggling multiple simultaneous projects is never easy. But what if these projects are interconnected, interdependent, and share the same resources? In this case, this task becomes twice as challenging...

When you work on projects in a large enterprise, just delivering them on time and within budget isn’t enough. Though it’s also important, in large organizations running multiple projects, it’s critica...