Illustration High Level Planning

Why Too Much Detail Too Soon Backfires

In the third post of this five-part series on portfolio planning with Jira data, we look at why asking teams for too much detail too soon can create false confidence before key portfolio decisions have been made.

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Making Project Portfolio Decisions
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.

5 min read
How to Start Your 2020 Plan
Traditional and Agile Product Management with Meisterplan

Here at Meisterplan, agile software development meets traditional project management. Product manager Stefan Schneider explains how we handle waterfall and agile project management methods being used simultaneously.

4 min read
Meisterplan Agile Product Manager, Stefan Schneider
Product Management and Agile – Agile Misunderstood

Introducing Scrum meant introducing a culture change. But we can't ignore the big concepts and milestones, especially not from the management perspective. Our product manager, Stefan Schneider, tells his thoughts on the topic.

5 min read
Simone Liegl, UX designer at Meisterplan
How Mapping Our Customer Journey Led to a New UI

Developing Meisterplan's new User Interface (UI) was quite the challenge. Our Head of UX, Simone Liegl, guides us through the process of how we got to the stage we're finally at today in this blogpost.

5 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
Meisterplan CEO Christoph Hirnle
What If Our Plans Actually Worked?

Wouldn't it be awesome if our plans actually worked? To make this happen, we need a portfolio management method that is easy to understand, learn, and maintain. Let's work together to make this a reality.

4 min read
Motivation for Resource Managers
8 Quotes to Make You a Better Resource Manager

We may avoid the cliches of a "Hang in There!" poster, but we still 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!

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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
PPM in IT
Project Portfolio Management Works for More Than Just IT

There is no reason portfolio management principles should only be applied to the IT sector. In this blog post, we discuss why project portfolio management makes sense for multiple areas of business, and not just IT.

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