https://www.wrike.com/work-management-report-2015 - You may not be a project manager, but that doesn't mean you don't manage projects. As the task of managing projects spans across all departments, we wanted to find out how non-project managers are handling it. Are people practicing standard approaches? Or is it all ad-hoc? And how is that affecting work management? Check out this SlideShare to find out how these "accidental project managers" are dealing with this role and how it's affecting their workplace satisfaction and productivity.

1. Results from the
2015 Work Management Survey Report
Everyone’s a Project Manager
(Even if You Don’t Admit It)

2. It's not uncommon for people to tune out the
second they hear “project management”

3. “I'm not a project
manager. Why do I care
about project
management?”

4. 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:

5. EVERYONE’S A PROJECT MANAGER
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
WORKERS
WHO
MANAGE
PROJECTS:
Yes
94%
No
6%
WORKERS
WHO
ARE
“PROJECT
MANAGERS”:
Yes
47%
No
53%
94% of respondents manage projects,
but less than half have "project manager” in their title

6. MOST COMPANIES DON’T
USE A STANDARD APPROACH
51% of
respondents
report that
their company
doesn’t use a
standard
project
management
approach

7. 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
WORKER
SATISFACTION
WITH
PROCESSES:
Neutral
22%
Unhappy
34%
Happy
44%
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8. 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.)
Don't
track
status
at
all
4%
Via
face-­‐to-­‐face
discussions
9%
Via
shared
document
10%
Via
email
13%
Via
project
management
tool
23%
A
mix
of
all
the
above
41%
PM
Guide

9. 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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10. STATUS MEETINGS EAT UP TIME
How
many
mee>ngs
focus
on
status
updates?
None
5%
Some
49%
Most
35%
All
11%
Nearly half of all workers report
that “all” or “most” meetings
are just status updates
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11. Overall, it's clear that
non-project managers are
facing productivity hurdles
that are affecting their
workplace satisfaction.

12. 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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13. 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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14. Interested in seeing all the results from
our survey?