{"id":16335,"date":"2018-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/solve-1-challenge-project-management\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:49:13","slug":"solve-1-challenge-project-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/solve-1-challenge-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Solve the #1 Challenge in Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- .post-meta --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not trying to optimize resource utilization, manage customer expectations or handle change requests; although these are certainly thorny issues. No, the number one challenge in project management is \u2014 always has been, and always will be \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"\/how-to-make-a-project-plan-that-works\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">getting the project plan right the first time<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2018\/03\/number-one-problem.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, enterprises that want to improve project performance or overall portfolio health (or likely both) are well served to take a step back, and ask a pivotal question: is our project planning an asset or a liability? It\u2019s the former when all of the following pieces are part of the ecosystem: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Collaborative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/work-management\/\">Work Management<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project planning cannot be done on an island or in a vacuum. <\/span><a href=\"\/top-benefits-of-collaborative-work-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborative work management <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enables relevant planning stakeholders to efficiently and effectively contribute through easy-to-use tools, dashboards and apps. Not only does this dramatically improve the robustness and reliability of all plan elements (e.g. scope, size, budget, scheduling, staffing, etc.), but it generates awareness, engagement and buy-in \u2014 which is critical for project success.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Automated Demand Management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project planning is often bogged down by administration, administration and yet more administration \u2014 which inevitably leads to troubled implementations and plenty of double work (or sometimes triple and quadruple work). Through automated demand management, enterprises automate repeatable tasks related to creating projects, planning initiatives and capturing ideas. The result is that project managers and other team members spend much less time on administration, and more time on strategy and analysis. \u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Advanced Resource Planning Tools<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced resource planning tools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> deliver full visibility into all available resources, schedules and tasks, and makes it simple to deploy resources based on desired parameters (e.g. skills, availability, location, cost, etc.). In addition, project managers can access a roll-up of all assigned tasks, in order to optimize resource utilization before and after a project starts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Bottom Line <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many factors that contribute to project underperformance \u2014 or outright failure. But the overwhelming majority of bad initiatives can be traced back to flawed planning. Conversely, most projects that reach the finish line on time, on schedule and in budget can largely credit a robust, reliable plan built by collaborative work management, automated demand management, and advanced resource planning tools. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Clarizen: Plan to Succeed<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarizen\u2019s award winning <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cloud-based portfolio and project management (PPM) solution <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">turns project planning from a risky, costly and tedious challenge into a core competence and competitive advantage. Discover the measurable rewards of collaborative work management, automated demand management, and advanced resource planning tools in your enterprise. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/free-trial-form-left\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch you fully-fledged 30-days trial of Planview AdaptiveWork today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/live-demos\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule your live guided demo. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"client-logo\"><a title=\"Siemens Energy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Siemens Energy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/08\/siemens_energy-200x100.png\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"IIROC Success\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"IIROC Success\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/07\/IIROC_logo-200x100.gif\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Financial Services Institution\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Financial Services Institution\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/04\/FINANCIAL-SERVICES-IMG-200x100.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"M Squared\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"M Squared\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/03\/m-squared-logo-200x100.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Aliancys Success\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Aliancys Success\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/12\/aoc_aliancys-logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Bonfiglioli Success\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Bonfiglioli Success\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/11\/bonfiglioli_logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not trying to optimize resource utilization, manage customer expectations or handle change requests; although these are certainly thorny issues. 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