{"id":1242,"date":"2015-09-23T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2017-12-14T15:12:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T21:12:53","slug":"accidental-project-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/accidental-project-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"The Accidental Project Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology and globalization are driving a need for improved collaboration<\/a> and project management across teams, but what about those individuals who must keep track of project status, timelines, and documents and ensure projects are seen through to completion? How is the typical accidental project manager\u00a0dealing with the \u201cget more done with less\u201d concept? And who\u2019s really affected?<\/p>\n

The truth is, everyone is a project manager these days, so it affects a good majority of team members.<\/p>\n

\"Everyone<\/a>
Trying to manage numerous projects, deadlines and tasks while maintaining visibility into status gets complicated.<\/em><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In fact, an Appleseed Partners survey of 200 people based in North America who manage or participate in projects found that 2 out of 3 participants may not be project management certified. Of those, 30 percent were \u201caccidental project managers,\u201d<\/strong> managing projects even though it was not in their primary role. Another 62 percent were uncertified, but lead or participated in projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collaboration is king<\/a> \u2013 no matter how many complex projects, the majority of us need technology that will help support our project management efforts to get work done.<\/p>\n

The bottom-line: staying focused on key priorities will always be risky for the accidental project manager, especially when juggling multiple projects and large assignments. Further complicating this issue is a lack of workload visibility and confusing cross-functional team collaboration.<\/p>\n

Check out Jason Morio<\/a>\u2019s blog on Projectlab titled, The Accidental Project Manager<\/a> and take a deeper dive into our survey results to learn more about tackling your biggest collaboration hurdles.<\/p>\n

Are you surprised by these stats? Share by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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