{"id":7069,"date":"2016-10-07T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T20:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=7069"},"modified":"2019-11-18T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T21:45:16","slug":"everyone-is-a-project-manager-avoid-chaos-and-work-smarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/everyone-is-a-project-manager-avoid-chaos-and-work-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone is a Project Manager – Avoid Chaos and Work Smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teams are involved with work of all types, shapes and sizes. And an increasing number of us are finding ourselves having to lead these teams towards positive outcomes whether we chose to ascend to these positions of leadership or not, and with or without any formal background in \u201cproject management\u201d. In fact, we conducted a survey among 200 people based in North America who manage or participate in projects and found that two out of three participants lead projects, but are not project management certified. What\u2019s more, a third of participants manage projects even though it\u2019s not their primary role. Chances are, you\u2019re one of these \u201caccidental project managers\u201d and could use some project management tips.<\/p>\n

Being an accidental project manager\u00a0means you probably often find yourself responsible for managing an important body of work and tasks but don\u2019t really know how. No doubt, you feel more and more overwhelmed as your workload increases and you look at the hurdles you have to jump, the people you have to bring together and the tight deadlines you have to meet. The stress that comes as a result can lead to inefficient ways of working and these can have a notable impact on your productivity. You\u2019re not alone!<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s 24\/7 economy, just how many projects are accidental project managers juggling? The survey found:<\/p>\n