Articles about Project Portfolio Management and Resource Management
Meisterplan Blog
Portfolios and Scenarios in Meisterplan – What’s the Difference?
Many new Meisterplanners have questions about the difference between portfolios and scenarios and how to use them effectively. In this article, Kevin Johnson, from our partner Sandhill Consulting explains the difference between portfolios and scenarios and offers some best practices on how to use these two features in Meisterplan.
Meisterplan Gets an A+ for Project Timeline Modifications and Resourcing
Learn more about the recent Meisterplan review by Info-Tech analyst, Barry Cousins, including his first impression, how Meisterplan is different from the competition, and his recommendation on who should try Meisterplan.
Simplified IT Portfolio and Resource Planning Webinar
Jon Furner, CEO of ResultsPositive and Brian Hintz, VP of Business Development and Alliances at Meisterplan discussed how companies can use Meisterplan to simplify their portfolio and resource planning and also gave a quick demo of the tool in an webinar on August 8th. Watch the video of the webinar to learn how you can simplify your planning.
How to Make Difficult Portfolio Management Decisions
Fear of better options (FOBO) is common when managing a portfolio, but how can you make project portfolio management decisions without big regrets? This article gives tips on how to make even the most difficult portfolio management decisions.
Traditional and Agile Product Management with Meisterplan
Here at Meisterplan, agile software development meets traditional project management. This doesn't have to cause major conflicts. Our product manager Stefan Schneider explains how we handle waterfall and agile project management methods being used simultaneously at Meisterplan.
Product Management and Agile – Agile Misunderstood
Introducing Scrum meant introducing a culture change. Moving away from waterfall planning with big concepts to small iterations. But we can't ignore the big concepts and milestones, especially not from the management perspective. Product management falls right in the middle of this gap. On one hand, there are the benefits of agile, and on the other hand, the importance of reliable planning. How do we bring this together? Our product manager, Stefan Schneider, tells his thoughts on the topic.
How Mapping Our Customer Journey Led to a New UI
Meisterplan has a new look, the new user interface (UI) is beautiful! Yay! But to be honest, getting there was quite a challenge. Our UXdesigner Simone Liegl tells how Customer Journey Mapping and User Experience led to the new Meisterplan UI.