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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Project Prioritization in Meisterplan
Project Prioritization: Make Your Choice

Decisions can be hard. Project prioritization can be even harder. Each project has different pros and cons and can be evaluated against differing sets of criteria. This article explores the benefits of letting each business group handle their own project prioritization.

4 min read
Fractal Organizations
The Fractal Organization: What Complex Systems Have To Do with PPM

In today's world, organizations need to adapt quickly to changes in external parameters and to process environmental impacts as quickly as possible. What does a modern "PPM ecosystem" look like? In this blog post, we take a look at fractal organizations.

8 min read
Lean Production
The 7 Forms of Waste in Project Portfolio Management

It's the focus on the creation of value that has finally carried the concept of lean far beyond the production floor. In this article Dr. Jörg Leute applies the seven forms of waste to project portfolio management.

5 min read
The Perfect Project Portfolio vs. Agile Teams
8 Problems with Traditional Project Portfolio Management

Unfortunately, the traditional process for project portfolio management does not work well in the real world. In this article we analyse the most common problems with traditional PPM.

6 min read
Traditional Project Portfolio Management
Project Portfolio Management – What Is That?

In this first entry in a two-part series, we explore the traditional project portfolio management (PPM) process. Read on to get acquainted with some of the most positive aspects of traditional PPM.

5 min read
Meisterplan Auto-Schedule
Let Meisterplan Find Your Optimal Project Plan with the Improved Auto-Schedule

Meisterplan Auto-Schedule is now even smarter at automatically scheduling your projects. Learn about the new features in detail.

2 min read
Looking like histograms: Mountains
Using Histograms to Get an Overview of your Resources

Histograms are used in traditional and agile project processes to obtain the necessary overview of capacities and requirements. Learn more about the compressed display format for resource management.

6 min read
Meisterplan Inc. Launches North American Office in Toronto, Canada
Meisterplan Inc. Launches North American Office in Toronto, Canada

Meisterplan has expanded to Toronto, Canada. Read on to learn about how one of the leading Project Portfolio and Resource Management solutions has found a new home in North America.

2 min read
Resource Planning at Trafag with Meisterplan and Smartsheet
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.

2 min read