Five What-If Questions for Fearless PMOs
Learn about the Question Burst method and 5 compelling questions that will open up new perspectives for your PMO.
What Is a Project Management Office (PMO) and Why Do I Need It?
Learn what a Project Management Office (PMO) does, what benefits it can bring and how you can best introduce a PMO in your organization.
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.
8 Quotes to Make You a Better Resource Manager
We don't have motivational posters hanging in our office, but we do like to be inspired and motivated by clever people. That's why we collect great quotes. To all resource managers out there: This collection is for you!
Use Resource Management for More than Just Putting Out Fires
Bad planning of employees and their capacities can quickly turn a company upside down, and suddenly everything is on fire. The result is often a firefighting mentality, where resource management is simply used to put out the fires with no long-term solution. How does this happen, and how can you turn things around?
8 Quotes That Make You a Better Project Portfolio Manager
Sometimes you stumble over a phrase that very aptly describes the day-to-day challenges of project portfolio management. The following compilation is really just a small selection of helpful quotes for those managing project portfolios. Time for some inspiration!
Agile Is Wishful Thinking – Hybrid Is the Reality
The term "agile" is still a buzzword, but very few companies actually use agile project management 100% of the time. Traditional project management is still around, but we are seeing more and more companies turn to hybrid project management methods. In this blog post, we explain why using 100% agile project management methods is wishful thinking and why a hybrid method is the reality.
Top Meisterplan Charts and Reports for PMOs
We at Meisterplan know which questions PMOs have to answer over and over again, so we have provided preconfigured reports in Meisterplan. In this post, we will briefly summarize the top reports for PMOs to best support management, resource managers and project managers.
How Start-Ups Are Transforming Traditional Project Portfolio Management
Traditional project portfolio management is not up to the demands of start-ups. It is too slow for quick decision-making and too complex for data management. Due to the way start-ups work, Lean PPM is now on the rise among these innovators.