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Karoline Holicky

Karoline Holicky brings not only her southern charm and Cajun cooking (Louisiana born and Texas raised), but as the Marketing Director at Meisterplan, she also brings more than 15 years of professional experience in many industries including financial services, engineering, oil & gas and the software industry. Karoline watches for best practices and trends in project portfolio management because her main goal is to ensure companies are ready for anything and thrive in times of change.

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5 Things a PMO Manager Should Never Say

There are things a PMO Manager should avoid saying or doing to increase support, respect, and cooperation with project teams. Here is my list of five things a PMO manager shouldn't say or do, and possible alternatives to ensure the success of your PMO.

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Improve Employee Utilization to Increase Productivity and Job Satisfaction

Simply adding more employees to a project team doesn't mean the project will be completed better or faster. Learn ways to improve employee utilization in this blogpost!

5 min read
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Six Reasons Why Project Managers Need PPM

The last thing project managers need is more work, more reporting, and more processes. Although it may seem counterintuitive, project portfolio management actually helps project managers. Here are six reasons why.

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The 5 Most Common Resource Management Mistakes

Resource management requires a clear head and a strategic approach. In this article, we discuss the five most common resource management mistakes and how you can avoid them.

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Prioritize Your Projects with the Meisterplan Project Score Feature

With the new project score feature in Meisterplan, it’s easier than ever to design a portfolio where the most important projects are completed first. Read this blog post and watch the video to learn more about this new feature.

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Meisterplan Wins 2017 Rising Star and Great User Experience Awards

FinancesOnline has awarded Meisterplan with the 2017 Rising Star and Great User Experience Awards. Learn more about these accomplishments here!

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Don’t Watch These Ted Talks If You’re a PMO Pro That Hates Change

In this blog post, we list our five favorite Ted Talks for Project Management Office (PMO) professionals, which will inspire you to look at things from a different perspective, and possibly find changes that need to be made to your project teams or project planning.

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The Trafag Success Story with Meisterplan and Smartsheet

Learn how Trafag found the perfect combination of project management and strategic PPM with Meisterplan and Smartsheet.

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5 Ways to Lead by Example

We know that a good team lead successfully inspires and motivates their people. In this blog post, you'll learn five ways to lead by example so that you can have full trust that your team will get the job done.

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