The great divide in project execution

In most organizations, project management is a game played in two different ways. On one side, you have Project Management Professional (PMP)-certified veterans managing critical paths. On the other, you have business leads and marketing teams who just need to manage deliverables without the overhead of complex scheduling theory.

Unifying strategy and chaos

The challenge isn't just managing the work. It's maintaining governance and strategic alignment across both groups in a unified way.

Therefore, the key question becomes, “How can we manage the work of both PMP professionals and non-technical project leads in one system?” The answer? Clarity by Broadcom.

High-fidelity planning for pros

For the PMP experts, Clarity provides the robust structure expected from a professional solution, including critical path management and resource modeling. One of the solution’s key differentiators is its ability to run tentative schedules, so you can see how resource changes will affect your financial and total cost of ownership (TCO) constraints. (See a prior post to find out how roadmaps in Clarity are much more than timelines.)

Simplicity for collaborative teams

Clarity also equips collaborative teams with these key capabilities:

  • Consolidated deliverables: Team members can manage high-level work without affecting the PMP’s rigorous project schedules.

  • Flexible checklists: Marketing or sales teams can capture their own efforts—like press releases or new SKUs—alongside traditional project plans.

  • Unified reporting: All of these disparate efforts roll up into the same status narratives and executive views.

Adapting governance to real change

Moving away from boilerplate project management means acknowledging that organizational change requires flexibility. By enabling both high-level governance and “project-lite” capabilities, you ensure that every task contributes to the final delivery.

To continue the discussion, please contact us for a demo or conversation.

Frequently asked questions

Q: How does Clarity accommodate team members who aren't trained in project management?

A: The platform offers "project-lite" capabilities like flexible checklists. This enables a range of teams, such as sales and marketing, to manage deliverables without needing to understand complex scheduling theory.

Q: Can I see the financial impact of project schedule changes before committing to them?

A: With Clarity, you can. The solution allows you to run tentative schedules to see how resource changes affect your financial constraints.

Q: Will high-level collaborative tasks interfere with the rigorous schedule maintained by PMPs?

A: No, the solution is designed so team members can manage high-level work and deliverables without having any impact on PMPs’ project schedules.

Q: How does this approach improve organizational reporting for executives?

A: This approach ensures that all efforts—from critical path tasks to simple press releases—roll up into the same status narratives and executive views.