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Hosted by Bret Piontek, Partner Solutions Consultant at Apptio, an IBM Company, Amplify Agile explores Strategic Portfolio Management and modern ways of working. Drawing on 15+ years of experience in portfolio management and technology delivery, Bret brings a real-world perspective on scaling agility from team to enterprise and aligning strategy to execution across Agile, waterfall, and hybrid models.
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The Need for Change – Getting Started with Strategic Portfolio Management
Learn how organizations take the first steps toward Strategic Portfolio Management – from closing the strategy-execution gap to aligning governance, funding, and prioritization.
The Need for Change – Getting Started with Strategic Portfolio Management
Learn how organizations take the first steps toward Strategic Portfolio Management – from closing the strategy-execution gap to aligning governance, funding, and prioritization.
Optimizing Budgeting for Strategic Portfolio Management
Learn how organizations can move beyond static annual budgeting cycles with value stream budgeting and modern SPM tools.
Optimizing Budgeting for Strategic Portfolio Management
Learn how organizations can move beyond static annual budgeting cycles with value stream budgeting and modern SPM tools.
Reshaping Strategic Portfolio Investments & Business Priorities with AI
How to balance innovation with operational demands, and what responsible AI adoption looks like across the enterprise
Reshaping Strategic Portfolio Investments & Business Priorities with AI
How to balance innovation with operational demands, and what responsible AI adoption looks like across the enterprise
How Cloud Marketplaces Fuel Enterprise Growth
Discover the drivers and benefits of adopting cloud marketplaces, enhancing enterprise agility, real-world impact of IBM Targetprocess, and more.
How Cloud Marketplaces Fuel Enterprise Growth
Discover the drivers and benefits of adopting cloud marketplaces, enhancing enterprise agility, real-world impact of IBM Targetprocess, and more.
2025 Predictions: Beyond Agile
Discover key 2025 predictions for portfolio and resource management and how organizations can improve planning, prioritization, and agility at scale.
2025 Predictions: Beyond Agile
Discover key 2025 predictions for portfolio and resource management and how organizations can improve planning, prioritization, and agility at scale.
Strategic Portfolio Management for Agile Leaders
Transforming organizations through strategy-execution alignment
Strategic Portfolio Management for Agile Leaders
Transforming organizations through strategy-execution alignment
Balancing Hybrid Agile for Better Project Outcomes
Blending Agile flexibility with Waterfall structure for better project outcomes
Balancing Hybrid Agile for Better Project Outcomes
Blending Agile flexibility with Waterfall structure for better project outcomes
Horizon-Based Planning Strategy for Agile Teams
Enhancing agility with strategic timelines and goals
Horizon-Based Planning Strategy for Agile Teams
Enhancing agility with strategic timelines and goals
Metrics that Matter: Agile Metrics for Financial Agility
Improving financial outcomes with Agile metrics
Metrics that Matter: Agile Metrics for Financial Agility
Improving financial outcomes with Agile metrics
Streamlining Time Tracking by Ditching Time Sheets
Shifting the focus from hours worked to value delivered
Streamlining Time Tracking by Ditching Time Sheets
Shifting the focus from hours worked to value delivered
Delivering Value with Program Management – Part 2
Successful implementations and the future of Agile program management
Delivering Value with Program Management – Part 2
Successful implementations and the future of Agile program management
Delivering Value with Program Management – Part 1
The fundamentals of Agile program management
Delivering Value with Program Management – Part 1
The fundamentals of Agile program management
Agile Labor Forecasting for Finance Teams
Planning and optimizing labor for rapidly changing projects
Agile Labor Forecasting for Finance Teams
Planning and optimizing labor for rapidly changing projects
Labor Financial Management
The ins and outs of Labor Financial Management
Principles of Lean Budgeting
The principles of lean budgeting: explained!
SAFe 6.0 Overview and Key Updates
The new updates and enhancements introduced in SAFe 6.0
SAFe 6.0 Overview and Key Updates
The new updates and enhancements introduced in SAFe 6.0
SAFe Fundamentals for Finance & Portfolio Teams
The significance of SAFe for finance and portfolio teams
SAFe Fundamentals for Finance & Portfolio Teams
The significance of SAFe for finance and portfolio teams
Labor & Headcount Demand Forecasting & Actuals for Agile Programs – Pt 2
Learn the ins and outs Headcount Capacity Forecasting and Labor Capitalization
Labor & Headcount Demand Forecasting & Actuals for Agile Programs – Pt 2
Learn the ins and outs Headcount Capacity Forecasting and Labor Capitalization
Sound Capacity Management and Allocation of Effort – Pt 1
Capacity planning: decoded!
Launching SAFe in Partnership with Finance Teams
Learn why a partnership with finance is crucial during adoption of SAFe and the best practices for doing so
Launching SAFe in Partnership with Finance Teams
Learn why a partnership with finance is crucial during adoption of SAFe and the best practices for doing so
Strategic Planning and OKR
Kick off strategic planning and OKRs at your organization
Portfolio Management
A quick rundown on Lean Portfolio Management to give your journey a fiery start
Portfolio Management
A quick rundown on Lean Portfolio Management to give your journey a fiery start
Capacity Management
The what, the why, and the how of Agile capacity planning
Annual Planning
Your turn: Craft an IT financial planning process that solves the challenges of continuous planning
Annual Planning
Your turn: Craft an IT financial planning process that solves the challenges of continuous planning
PI Planning
A breakdown of what happens in the PI planning event and how to get the most value out of it
PI Planning
A breakdown of what happens in the PI planning event and how to get the most value out of it
Digital Transformation Anti-Patterns
Mayday! Mayday! These anti-patterns are slowing down your digital transformation journey
Digital Transformation Anti-Patterns
Mayday! Mayday! These anti-patterns are slowing down your digital transformation journey
Catalysts for Digital Transformation
Think your Agile journey could use a booster? Here is how to step on the gas and achieve digital transformation faster.
Catalysts for Digital Transformation
Think your Agile journey could use a booster? Here is how to step on the gas and achieve digital transformation faster.
Hosted by Bret Piontek
Bret Piontek is a Partner Solutions Consultant, at Apptio, an IBM Company. With over 15 years of experience in portfolio management and technology delivery, he brings a real-world perspective in leading agility as a practice from team to enterprise.
On Amplify Agile, Bret and expert guests explore how organizations use Strategic Portfolio Management and modern ways of working to align strategy to execution across Agile, waterfall, and hybrid models.
Hosted by Bret Piontek
Bret Piontek is a Partner Solutions Consultant, at Apptio, an IBM Company. With over 15 years of experience in portfolio management and technology delivery, he brings a real-world perspective in leading agility as a practice from team to enterprise.
On Amplify Agile, Bret and expert guests explore how organizations use Strategic Portfolio Management and modern ways of working to align strategy to execution across Agile, waterfall, and hybrid models.
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Greg Shield
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Bjorn Deiss
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Jeff Barschaw
Director of Agile Practices
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Peter van Loon
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John Tanner
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Abhi Chaturvedi
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David Taylor
Vice President
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Wilkie McKelvey
Technology Business Management (TBM) Expert
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Ken France
VP Enterprise Agility Center of Excellence
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Kathy Marshak
Principal Business Agility Transformation Coach
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Tina Behers
VP Enterprise Agility, Aligned Agility
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Jean Henson
Director of Business Agility, Aligned Agility
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Dr. Steve Mayner
VP Framework, Methodologist and SAFe Fellow
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Konstantin Popov
Head of Strategic Portfolio & Financial Management
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