Thomas Quandt

Thomas Quandt

Thomas learned the meaning of managing scarce resources during his time as an organizational sciences student – usually around the middle of the month when, once again, there was more month left than money. In the ensuing 10 years as a customer service representative and project manager in the financial services sector, he came to realize that not every call (for more time and capacity) produces an echo. Today, Thomas is a customer success manager responsible for advising Meisterplan customers on lean PPM.

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A Productive Start to Project Portfolio Management

These are twelve of the most common reasons why the introduction of project portfolio management fails in many companies. Read also what tips you can use to avoid them.
10 min read
Agile Project Management

Reinventing How A Hospital Operates With Agile Project Portfolio Management

Despite the traditional project management methods used in the healthcare industry, Munich Hospital managed to adopt the Agile method through a stringent but dynamic process. Here are some interesting insights from Munich Hospital's Marco Weidemeier on the process of changing the way the hospital works.
6 min read
Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions: No Time! We Are Merging

The merger of two companies turns the project portfolios of both companies upside down or at least shakes them up properly. The role that project portfolio management plays in mergers & acquisitions is therefore huge.
4 min read
Formula for Resource Planning

7 Signs It’s Time for a New Project Portfolio Management Software

It is important to take a look at the software and tools you are using to make sure that they are effectively accomplishing what you need. In this post, we discuss 7 signs that it's time for a new project portfolio management software.
5 min read
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