In light of this week's Independence Day celebration, I thought it would be fun to use a sprinkle of parody as a declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Microsoft.
Read MoreThere are hundreds of books and articles about personal productivity. To be honest, I may have read only a few even though I know I would benefit from them. Over the past year I have slowly improved my approach and it seems to work pretty good. Here are my personal tips...
Read MoreWhat's the best way to implement Pie across your organization? Run it like a project in Pie of course.
Read MoreHave you ever gone to the help center and not find the answer? Wouldn't it be nice if you could instantly chat with a Pie support person on the spot? Now you can with the new chat feature built right into the Help Center window! If a support person is available, it will say "Click to chat with us!"
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You hear it all the time. “Small businesses create more jobs than medium to larger firms.” However, is that true? This article has the facts. Read the answer…
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Which to invest in first: process or people? Many said to first invest in people and others said to first invest in process. I suggested in the discussion to invest in both at the same time. Or better yet, why not make the investment in human resource a process in itself?
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The term "best practices" referred often. There can be best practices on finance planning, HR employ performance improvements, etc. Some argue best practices don't work. That's because the become stale and not improved.
Read MorePieMatrix will be exhibiting at the annual HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference in Orlando, Florida. Visit us at the HIMSS 2011 booth.
Read MoreDefining an ROI for a project tool is not easy. The challenge is that it's hard to capture quantitative value. Qualitative value is easier, but a bit more fuzzy. However, I think I have found a way to do both.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce an enterprise-wide contract with the State of Vermont government. The State's CIO office (enterprise PMO) has been a Pie customer for close to two years.
Read MoreWe often think of project management, portfolio governance, and project execution as doing a list of steps or tasks. The underlining work being done is really a process, which could be clunky or really smooth. Here's my question: what happens when we do our work one way compared with when we do it the absolute best way?
Read MoreProject management software tools are missing the core basic of executing and governing best practices that ensure project success. Read this post to learn about what they are missing and what they should have.
Read MoreTraditional PPM tools show us what has happened. Historical knowledge can have its purpose. However, getting improved direction from history data can fail. The main problem is that the data usually doesn't contain the process, or best practice process. Learn about a better solution.
Read MoreBanks are begging for more bail-outs and NPR is saying this recession may be as bad as the Great Depression. Okay, now what? Take three major actions to help survive the downturn…
Read MoreThe economy stinks and maybe your sales too. People get laid off and projects placed on hold. Many organizations are missing new opportunities. This is the time to take advantage of improving your processes.
Read MoreCompanies are tightening down budgets with cuts and freezes. Knee jerk reactions. Is that a good move? Maybe, maybe not. If the reaction is not thought through and implemented systematically, things could get worse in the longer run. I propose the strategy of getting new processes and procedures in place to ensure efficiencies.
Read MoreWhy are enterprise software tools hard to use? Why are their designs complex? Just because they have a lot of features, it doesn’t mean they have to be crammed. At Pie, we take a fresh approach with simplicity and sense of location even with a lot of features.
Read MorePie launches beta at TechCrunch50. Thanks to our beta customers for feedback as we get started. We were able to participate in the "demo pit". We got great feedback from all those who stopped by our booth.
Read MoreWe conducted a survey at the NorCal PMI Symposium 2008 hosted at Stanford University. The survey question was "What are your top three challenges in migrating to a more mature process organization?" Check out their answers. It may surprise you.
Read MoreThe CBP Summit 2008 in Scottsdale conference is one of the top PMO (Project Management Office) events. Most attendees where PMO directors. We conduct a survey asking, "what are the top 3 best practice needs for project implementation that you would like to discuss with your peers?". Read the results. They may surprise you.
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