Stop Stressing Over Unrealistic Project Deadlines

Your team missed another projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. deadline, but that’s not a surprise for you. You knew the project plan wasn’t realistic. Many factors were overlooked including other projects being worked on simultaneously, planned vacation and everyday distractions that always come up. The problem is that the people setting the project timelines don’t have a clear picture of all those factors.

The First Step is Project Portfolio Management

The answer isn’t that your team should work overtime to ensure the deadline is met. Your organization needs more than just project managementProject ManagementProject management is the planning, steering, and monitoring of projects to achieve specific objectives within a given timeframe and budget.. It needs project portfolio management (PPMPPMSynonym for → Project Portfolio ManagementProject portfolio management (PPM) is a process that seeks to select, prioritize, monitor and analyze a company’s projects.). With project portfolio management, your company can identify the most strategic projectsProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks., prioritize them and realistically plan based on available capacity. Project portfolio management can be summed up as doing the most important projects at the best possible time with the most skilled and available people.

Project Portfolio Management is Simple with Lean PPM™ & Meisterplan

Lean PPM™ is a framework developed by Meisterplan that makes portfolio management easy. Included in the Lean PPMLean PPMSynonym for → Lean Project Portfolio ManagementLean Project Portfolio Management (Lean PPM) is a lightweight framework for managing an organization’s project portfolio. It helps determine which projects to run, when to run them, and with which…™ framework are all the roles, tools and meetings your organization needs to complete projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. plans on time and ensure your entire portfolio is successful. Meisterplan’s cloud-based software was designed to support Lean PPMPPMSynonym for → Project Portfolio ManagementProject portfolio management (PPM) is a process that seeks to select, prioritize, monitor and analyze a company’s projects.™ and when used together, you get a visual roadmapRoadmapA roadmap is a strategic overview of one or more projects, their progress, milestones, and objectives. that allows you to optimize the amount of work you can achieve.

“Meisterplan filled a significant gap for us in understanding how we are utilizing our capacity. We now have a much better idea when we need to either say no to new projects or adjust timelines and team members assigned to projects. No other tool gave us this high-level view. It brought our stress level down.”

– Bredon Jones, Vice President Operations, Giant Hat

Improve Project Plans for Your Entire Organization

When PPMPPMSynonym for → Project Portfolio ManagementProject portfolio management (PPM) is a process that seeks to select, prioritize, monitor and analyze a company’s projects. is done right, decision-makers understand the benefits, tradeoffs, and investments of each projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks., and can make informed decisions about what work can realistically get done. By using Meisterplan and the Lean PPMLean PPMSynonym for → Lean Project Portfolio ManagementLean Project Portfolio Management (Lean PPM) is a lightweight framework for managing an organization’s project portfolio. It helps determine which projects to run, when to run them, and with which…™ framework, you can continue to use the project managementProject ManagementProject management is the planning, steering, and monitoring of projects to achieve specific objectives within a given timeframe and budget. tools and methods that work best for you, while management gets a clear visual representation of your organization’s projects as well as employeeEmployeeSynonym for → ResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! workloads and their actual capacities. This means they can quickly and easily detect any issues that come up and find new solutions when it’s impossible to complete projects as planned.

Feasible Project Plans Equals Less Stress For You

Facing looming projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. deadlines that are impossible to meet and the struggle to accomplish unrealistic project plans is now a thing of the past. At Meisterplan, we understand the effort that goes into executing a successful project portfolio, which is why we developed a software and framework that keep project portfolio managementProject Portfolio ManagementProject portfolio management (PPM) is a process that seeks to select, prioritize, monitor and analyze a company’s projects. lean and easily achievable. This allows organizations to scale quickly and gives management the transparency needed to set realistic project plans. To see how Meisterplan can help your organization complete more projects on time, start a free 30 day trial or request a personal one-on-one demo with one of our experts today.