With enterprises striving to keep up with the constantly-accelerating digital business environment, traditional methods of planning and executing can no longer satisfy their needs. ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) is an all-inclusive solution that not only grants organizations access to valuable resources for IT change initiatives but also ensures a smoother transition in adapting this kind of transformation within their structure. 

ServiceNow SPM was named a leader in the EAP tooling space in 2022, for the 2nd year in a row. 

As enterprise agile continues to become an ever-more popular business practice, organizations are facing the challenge of harmonizing multiple teams and adapting their processes in order to best accommodate the new methodology.  

This blog delves into how Strategic Program Management (SPM) tools can provide indispensable aid for companies going through this transformation process–from basic scrum combined with Waterfall development all the way up to SAFe(ServiceNow® Scaled Agile Framework) frameworks. Furthermore, it is a valuable guide for team members looking for a dependable platform that will support them on this journey now and far into the future. 

Shift Towards Agility  

Agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban have been made famous by the successes of giant companies like Toyota, Spotify, and Netflix – where traditional planning methods proved to be too slow for their fast-paced environments. To support this move towards an agile way of working a variety of tools have become available on the market – with Atlassian Jira or Microsoft Azure at its forefront. However, despite providing strong solutions there still remain some gaps in terms of alignment visibility between strategy, plans, and delivery making it impossible for large enterprises to break down silos completely. 

One platform to strategize, plan, deliver, and track  

ServiceNow provides a revolutionary platform that helps organizations streamline their operations. With powerful capabilities integrated into the system – combined with integrations to popular Agile tools such as Jira and Azure-ServiceNow SPM offers an all-inclusive solution to eliminate siloed teams by allowing them to orchestrate from strategy through delivery on one unified platform. 

ServiceNow is the ideal leader to help teams reach their greatest potential and achieve their goals. It’s Strategic Planning Module (SPM) offers a comprehensive platform that enables businesses to define objectives, align plans with strategies, and empower agile teams to bring those dreams into execution. SPM combines robust portfolio management features alongside capabilities from solutions like Jira and Azure – all in line with popular lean frameworks such as SAFe! 

Three key functionalities and ServiceNow  

ServiceNow is more than just a growth partner on your Agile transformation journey; it provides three key functionalities that can help you mature as an organization. Start small with the versatile Agile boards, Scrum Programs and take things to even further heights through the SAFe application in order to bring out higher levels of productivity. With ServiceNow’s capabilities, you have all the possibilities for reaching new milestones no matter where your specific needs may lie! 

Key Features & Capabilities  

ServiceNow SPM is having a growing impact on organizations across the globe, enabling them to plan, align, deliver, and track from one platform. ServiceNow offers a variety of features that cover all aspects- from performance analytics to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe); resource management to roadmap planning; project portfolios & innovation management – so they never miss out on an opportunity for growth! 

ServiceNow’s SPM solution is a game-changing tool set to revolutionize how organizations approach strategic investments and workflow optimization. Its numerous features are designed with scalability in mind, so whether you’re working on an ambitious global system development or something more modestly sized, it has precisely what you need: SAFe board for planning & collaboration; essential SAFe for tracking program efforts; portfolio SAfe for comprehensive project analysis; scrum program boards & agile dashboards provide real-time analytics of progress releases – all neatly managed through unified sprinting backlogs! 

The ServiceNow SPM advantage: 

• Get strategic insights and recommendations to improve performance 
• Prioritize projects and initiatives using an outcomes-based approach 
• Communicate your strategy with dashboards and reports 
• Optimize project delivery using any methodology, including agile and waterfall 

SPM allows you to: 

1. Project portfolio management for better visibility into projects 

1. Structure work based on your organization’s needs 

1. Understand the status of projects at any time 

1. Leverage executive-level dashboarding and reporting 

Why MERGEN IT for ServiceNow SPM 

– Get started on your agile transformation journey with ServiceNow SPM 

– Transition to a future-proofed platform that will scale with your organization 

– Work with highly experienced ServiceNow consultants who will focus on your needs 

– Receive tailored recommendations based on your business objectives 

We hope that with this blog, more organizations and their business leaders become aware of the possibilities of ServiceNow SPM and the power of the NOW platform. Mergen IT and ServiceNow SPM can assist organizations in transitioning to a more agile way of working. We will be there for you every step of the way, whether you are planning for or in the midst of an agile transformation journey, or whether you are a business leader seeking a sustainable and future-proof solution to help your organization.