Kevin ColemanSubject Matter Expert, Author, Speaker and Strategic Advisor| - InsightsPa, United States
Times are certainly changing. What do you think will be the top challenge project managers will likely face in the next 5 years? Saving Changes...
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John A. WilliamsOwner| JAW Consultancy | The PragmaticionerNootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Technology advances will give the project manager more room to concentrate on what really matters, the human factor. Being a project leader (again) instead of a project manager. Saving Changes...
I'd say the ever increasing complexity of projects will force PMs to double-down on stakeholder engagement, risk management and servant-leadership if they hope to deliver successfully.
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Michael ColemanChief Project Officer| CONDIFENTIALDc, United States
There are two areas that are tightly coupled. The first is -Keeping up with all that is changing and the second is - Working around the shortage of properly skilled workers. Saving Changes...
Vishal BhattProject Manager| Affinity WaterHemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
I think major issues will still be managing stakeholder expectations, inevitable changes that in turn impact other parameters and keeping up with advancement in technology in different fields. Saving Changes...
As long as you focus on people, you will always have a job. Even if your whole team was robots, you still have stakeholders to handle: clients, customers, public, ... Saving Changes...
One of the biggest challenges appears to be digital transformation, as the failures far exceed the successes. Part of that seems to be a lot of confusion as to how to blend a Systems Engineering approach, with the new agile trend. It tends to illustrate the difference between velocity and speed...velocity has a direction.
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1 reply by Ivo Essenberg
Oct 30, 2018 6:05 AM
Ivo Essenberg
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To add to this, one of the main challenges in digital transformation projects is that the end user is often neglected.
If you look at Office 365 projects, the biggest struggle is around adoption, much more than technology.
As such, getting the right sponsorship for such projects (hint: not your IT leader in general) is key to striving towards success. If the sponsorship cannot be influenced, then stakeholder management will be crucial.
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Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I concur with Kiron on this. Saving Changes...
Ivo EssenbergSenior Program Manager| IDEXXHoofddorp, Netherlands
Oct 29, 2018 11:15 AM
Replying to Keith Novak
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One of the biggest challenges appears to be digital transformation, as the failures far exceed the successes. Part of that seems to be a lot of confusion as to how to blend a Systems Engineering approach, with the new agile trend. It tends to illustrate the difference between velocity and speed...velocity has a direction.
To add to this, one of the main challenges in digital transformation projects is that the end user is often neglected.
If you look at Office 365 projects, the biggest struggle is around adoption, much more than technology.
As such, getting the right sponsorship for such projects (hint: not your IT leader in general) is key to striving towards success. If the sponsorship cannot be influenced, then stakeholder management will be crucial. Saving Changes...
