Project Portfolio Management

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Should I Use Excel for Project Portfolio Management?

If your company is looking for a PPM tool, that fits your budget, is easy to use, and easily and quickly accomplishes the necessary functions, is Excel really the best choice?

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The Power of Project Strategy Alignment
The Power of Aligning Projects to Strategy

There’s one crucial question you should ask yourself about every project you commit to: why are we doing this project? You'll be surprised at where the answer might lead you...

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At the intersection of roads
What Reports are Beneficial for Decision-Makers?

No matter your industry or organization size, different people need access to different types of insights to be successful within their role. Consequently, reports are not one size fits all.

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Choosing the Right Reporting Solution for your Meisterplan Data

Meisterplan offers multiple reporting capabilities to power your data. Our Integrated Pivot Reports and Reporting API makes it easy to find and share relevant insights with everyone in your organization.

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PPM or PM
Which Came First: PPM or PM? The Classic Chicken or the Egg Question

Many organizations struggle to decide which processes should be implemented first: project portfolio management or project management? We're here to help.

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Building Trust Between Teams
How to Build Trust Between Project Teams and Upper Management

If you're looking to connect people in your organization so you can build trust, you’ll have to do a little more than practice some trust falls. Here’s how you can begin to build trust in your organization.

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Empower People in Your Organization
Power to the People: How to Empower Your Employees

Referring to people as resources has been, and always will be, a hot button topic. Here’s how the “people as a resource” mindset can plague your organization, and what you can do to empower employees.

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How to Build a Connected Organization and Break Down Silos
How PMOs Can Help Build a Connected Organization

We all know that silos are bad, but how do we overcome them and build a connected organization? The answer is simple: the project management office (PMO).

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The Importance of Knowing How Projects Went
How to Use Past Project Plans to Improve Future Planning

We all know the saying, "hindsight is 20/20". This is true even in PPM! Knowing how well our past projects and initiatives went can be incredibly powerful for making plans for the future.

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