Project management is for everyone

Results from the 2015 Work Management Survey Report Everyone’s a Project Manager Even if You Don’t Admit It... We surveyed 1,464 workers on their productivity, work management, & overa

Results from the

2015 Work Management Survey Report

Everyone’s a Project Manager

(Even if You Don’t Admit It)

It's not uncommon for people to tune out the

second they hear “project management”

“I'm not a project

We surveyed

1,464 workers on their productivity, work

management, & overall workflow to discover who is actually managing

projects

Here are some of our key

findings:

EVERYONE’S A PROJECT MANAGER

YES

YES

NO

YES NO

94%

6%

94% of respondents manage projects, but less than half have "project manager” in their title

MOST COMPANIES DON’T USE A STANDARD APPROACH

51% of

respondents

report that

their company

doesn’t use a

standard

project

management

approach

LESS THAN HALF OF WORKERS ARE HAPPY

WITH HOW THEY MANAGE WORK

Only 44% of respondents claim they are happy with their company's current work management process

PROCESSES:

22%

34%

44%

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WORKERS TRACK PROJECT STATUS

IN A VARIETY OF WAYS

• 23% of teams track progress

using project management

tools

• 41% report using a mix of

methods (email, shared

documents, notes, etc.)

4%

9%

10%

13%

23%

41%

PM

Guide

MISSING INFORMATION IS A HUGE

PAIN POINT FOR WORKERS

Top 3 Stressors at Work:

Missing information Problems with prioritizing Unrealistic project goals

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STATUS MEETINGS EAT UP TIME

5%

49% 35%

11%

Nearly half of all workers report

that “all” or “most” meetings

are just status updates

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Overall, it's clear that

facing productivity hurdles that are affecting their

It's important to remember that project managers aren't the only ones who need tools to plan projects more efficiently

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By recognizing when there is a need to improve the alignment

of your work management process , and then taking action,

you can save time & keep your employees happy

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Interested in seeing all the results from

our survey?