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                                            <![CDATA[Learn how organizations take the first steps toward Strategic Portfolio Management – from closing the strategy-execution gap to aligning governance, funding, and prioritization.]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Learn how organizations can move beyond static annual budgeting cycles with value stream budgeting and modern SPM tools.]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[How to balance innovation with operational demands, and what responsible AI adoption looks like across the enterprise]]>
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                    <![CDATA[How Cloud Marketplaces Fuel Enterprise Growth]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Discover the drivers and benefits of adopting cloud marketplaces, enhancing enterprise agility, real-world impact of IBM Targetprocess, and more.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[2025 Predictions: Beyond Agile]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Discover key 2025 predictions for portfolio and resource management and how organizations can improve planning, prioritization, and agility at scale.]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Transforming organizations through strategy-execution alignment]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Balancing Hybrid Agile for Better Project Outcomes]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Blending Agile flexibility with Waterfall structure for better project outcomes]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Enhancing agility with strategic timelines and goals]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Metrics that Matter: Agile Metrics for Financial Agility]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Improving financial outcomes with Agile metrics]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Improving financial outcomes with Agile metrics]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Shifting the focus from hours worked to value delivered]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Shifting the focus from hours worked to value delivered]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Delivering Value with Program Management - Part 2]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Successful implementations and the future of Agile program management]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Successful implementations and the future of Agile program management]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[The fundamentals of Agile program management]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The fundamentals of Agile program management]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Planning and optimizing labor for rapidly changing projects]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:17:33</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Labor Financial Management]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[The ins and outs of Labor Financial Management]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The ins and outs of Labor Financial Management]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:11:23</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Principles of Lean Budgeting]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[The principles of lean budgeting: explained!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The principles of lean budgeting: explained!]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Principles of Lean Budgeting]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[The principles of lean budgeting: explained!]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:22:24</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                    <![CDATA[SAFe 6.0 Overview and Key Updates]]>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The new updates and enhancements introduced in SAFe 6.0]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The new updates and enhancements introduced in SAFe 6.0]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[SAFe 6.0 Overview and Key Updates]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[The new updates and enhancements introduced in SAFe 6.0]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:46:29</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                    <![CDATA[SAFe Fundamentals for Finance & Portfolio Teams]]>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The significance of SAFe for finance and portfolio teams]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[The significance of SAFe for finance and portfolio teams]]>
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                    <![CDATA[SAFe Fundamentals for Finance & Portfolio Teams]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The significance of SAFe for finance and portfolio teams]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The significance of SAFe for finance and portfolio teams]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:19:25</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Labor & Headcount Demand Forecasting & Actuals for Agile Programs - Pt 2]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Learn the ins and outs Headcount Capacity Forecasting and Labor Capitalization]]>
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                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Learn the ins and outs Headcount Capacity Forecasting and Labor Capitalization]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Labor & Headcount Demand Forecasting & Actuals for Agile Programs - Pt 2]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Learn the ins and outs Headcount Capacity Forecasting and Labor Capitalization]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Learn the ins and outs Headcount Capacity Forecasting and Labor Capitalization]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:22:01</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Sound Capacity Management and Allocation of Effort - Pt 1]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Apptio, an IBM Company</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Capacity planning: decoded!]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[Capacity planning: decoded!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Sound Capacity Management and Allocation of Effort - Pt 1]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Capacity planning: decoded!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Capacity planning: decoded!]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:19:56</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Launching SAFe in Partnership with Finance Teams]]>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 18:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[Learn why a partnership with finance is crucial during adoption of SAFe and the best practices for doing so]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Learn why a partnership with finance is crucial during adoption of SAFe and the best practices for doing so]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Launching SAFe in Partnership with Finance Teams]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Learn why a partnership with finance is crucial during adoption of SAFe and the best practices for doing so]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:23</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Strategic Planning and OKR]]>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Apptio, an IBM Company</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Kick off strategic planning and OKRs at your organization]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Kick off strategic planning and OKRs at your organization]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Strategic Planning and OKR]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Kick off strategic planning and OKRs at your organization]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Kick off strategic planning and OKRs at your organization]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:18:12</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Portfolio Management]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 21:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Apptio, an IBM Company</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[A quick rundown on Lean Portfolio Management to give your journey a fiery start]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[A quick rundown on Lean Portfolio Management to give your journey a fiery start]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Portfolio Management]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A quick rundown on Lean Portfolio Management to give your journey a fiery start]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[A quick rundown on Lean Portfolio Management to give your journey a fiery start]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:11:08</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Capacity Management]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Apptio, an IBM Company</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/44054/episode/1454264</guid>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The what, the why, and the how of Agile capacity planning]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[The what, the why, and the how of Agile capacity planning]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Capacity Management]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The what, the why, and the how of Agile capacity planning]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[The what, the why, and the how of Agile capacity planning]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:17:41</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Annual Planning]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Apptio, an IBM Company</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/44054/episode/1454263</guid>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Your turn: Craft an IT financial planning process that solves the challenges of continuous planning]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Your turn: Craft an IT financial planning process that solves the challenges of continuous planning]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Annual Planning]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Your turn: Craft an IT financial planning process that solves the challenges of continuous planning]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Your turn: Craft an IT financial planning process that solves the challenges of continuous planning]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:39</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[PI Planning]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Apptio, an IBM Company</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[A breakdown of what happens in the PI planning event and how to get the most value out of it]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[A breakdown of what happens in the PI planning event and how to get the most value out of it]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[PI Planning]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A breakdown of what happens in the PI planning event and how to get the most value out of it]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[A breakdown of what happens in the PI planning event and how to get the most value out of it]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:13:09</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Apptio, an IBM Company]]>
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