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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80/20 Rule for Projects
Project Portfolio Management and the 80/20 Rule

Applying the 80/20 rule to your project portfolio management may force you to ask the question: if 20% of the process and functions bring 80% of the results, then why should we make everything so complicated? Learn more in this blogpost.

5 min read
An Effective PMO Ensures Success
An Effective PMO Guarantees Project Success

Whether a project is considered successful or not differs from company to company, and sometimes even within departments. Marco Weiss from Eurogroup Consulting explains six characteristics of an effective PMO for increased project success.

4 min read
Realistic Project Portfolio Planning
Detailed Planning for the Perfect Project Portfolio – Let’s Get Real!

In this blogpost, Dr. Joerg Leute makes the argument against super-algorithms, and instead suggests focusing on agile methods and Project Management Offices to manage your organization's initiatives.

6 min read
Legibility in Project Portfolio Management
Why a Lean PPM Tool Is the Smart Way of Increasing Legibility

People who are responsible for project planning want to be in the know. In this post, Matthias Gidda argues for using a Lean PPM tool to share information, instead of a Swiss Army Knife-type software.

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Project Prioritization
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 Awards
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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PPM Change
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.

4 min read
Lean PPM method
The Secret Recipe for Project Portfolio Management

You can now find our project portfolio management method on our website – no vault door, no password, no conditions. This article is a quick run-through of our Lean PPM Method.

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Lean Project Portfolio Management™
Lean Project Portfolio Management for Organizations

Based on a brief description of lean production, Dr. Jörg Leute explains what “lean project portfolio management” means and what effects it can have on your organization.

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