The Manager - Issue 23_preview

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09 08 I I INFOGRAPHICS
TIME TO WORK SMARTER
Europe has been slow to adapt to modern working practices and the increasingly
global nature of business, putting revenue, data and reputation at risk.
“OLD HABITS KILL
PRODUCTIVITY AND
ARE HARD TO GET
RID OF. PROJECT
SUCCESS REQUIRES A
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS,
INCLUDING BUILDING
A MOTIVATED TEAM,
EASY COLLABORATION
AND GETTING THINGS
DONE ON TIME AND
WITHIN BUDGET. WHEN
THAT BALANCE IS
ACHIEVED, PROJECTS
RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK”
Tobias Andersson, COO of
Projectplace
COLLABORATION CHAOS
TIME IS MONEYDue to inefficient practices, project
managers waste:
2 hours and 45
minutes a week
20 working days a year
OR
19% of projects
run late 14% run
over budget
TECHNOLOGY –
HELP OR HINDRANCE?
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100% 52% of project managers
have adopted new tools. Why?
Save
time
Control
costs
Lower
stress
Strengthen
team bonds
AT RISK
...but only 1/2 can
see who has read,
changed or downloaded
a shared document
2/3
of project
managers can
access sensitive
data in their
organisation...
WATCH YOURWORK-LIFE BALANCE
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
work on their days off or during weekends
can't complete their work during working hours
respond to emails outside of working hours
feel their personal life is often affected by work-related stress
Data is taken from an independent study commissioned by Projectplace.
37% of teams working across
geographies and time zones say
communication is a headache